Okay, I'm just trying to establish if this is accurate... and, I'll be damned it is! Kenneth Branagh is going to direct the Thor movie, with Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Idris Elba as Heimdall, Tom Hiddleston as Loki and freakin' Rene Russo as Frigga.

Fair enough, Kenneth Branagh may take a more classical approach to the whole story (provided he doesn't get too carried away like he did with Hamlet). His involvement could actually be a good thing considering his style of movie-making and the type of story-telling we see in Thor comics. It's the cast that worries me. Although I'm still not 100% sure if the cast list is official, I have to say that many of these actors and actresses simply aren't suited for the characters they are supposed to portray (possibly with Hopkins as Odin being the only real exception).

Time will tell.