A First Look at ‘The Avengers’: What the F*ck Happened to Thor’s Hair?

30 September 2011 Eric Kwun | Posted in: Eye Candy

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The newest issue of Entertainment Weekly features an awesome cover and feature on the highly anticipated film, ‘The Avengers’ directed by Joss Whedon. When I saw the teaser after ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’, I was completely floored. I was amazed by how cool it all looked… That was until I saw the picture (above) of Chris Hemsworth as Thor. Holy shit man. Who the fuck, fucked up your hair? I hope this is just a bad picture, because right now, I am scared about what happened to the God of Thunder.

Also, what the fuck is up with Bruce Banner’s “duck face”. Is Ruffalo playing the Hulk or Derek Zoolander?

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Eye Candy: ‘The Avengers’ Assemble and Destroy a City for No Reason

31 August 2011 Eric Kwun | Posted in: Eye Candy

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The Avengers Check Off List:

Iron Man (May or may not be Robert Downey Jr. under the helmet) ☑
Chris Evan’s manly pecs ☑
Chris Hemsworth’s manly pecs ☑
The new, new Hulk ☑
Jeremy Renner AKA Hawkeye’s “I’m kind of a douche” expression ☑
Scarlett Johansson and her “girls” in a tight fitting costume ☑
Samuel L. Jackson as the “Bad Motherfucker” of S.H.I.E.L.D. □

Avengers Assembled? FUCK. YES. (kinda…)

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Chris Hemsworth’s Manly Pecs and Muscles Wouldn’t Fit Into His Thor Costume

30 March 2011 Eric Kwun | Posted in: Watch It!

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I’ve been talking about Chris Hemsworth’s manly pecs for quite some time now. At CinemaCon, Hemsworth spoke to Hero Complex about the daunting task of bulking up to play Thor.

I got the part and immediately started looking at the comic books, and the guy is 500 pounds or something and looks like Schwarzenegger. And I thought, ‘OK, I’m not gonna get to that.’ But I have to get bigger.

Hemsworth goes on to talk about how he bulked up so much that he actually didn’t fit into the Thor costume during the first fitting.

The filmmakers kept saying ‘Yeah, get as big as you can, as big as you can.’ And then I came back right before Christmas, just before we started the movie, and had a final sort of camera test and put the costume on and within a couple of minutes, my hands started going numb,” he recalled. “And everyone was like, ‘Yeah, that’s not cool.’ And I started getting pins and needles and you’d touch the skin and the blood wouldn’t return to that area so quick. And I thought, ‘OK, it doesn’t fit.’

Now that is dedication to the role! Putting on an insane amount of weight is not uncommon in Hollywood (look at ‘Christian Bale’ in ‘The Machinist’ and than ‘Batman Begins’), but I’m not sure if anyone went overboard and bulked up so much that they couldn’t fit into a costume that they got fitted for just few months before. I guess that’s the difference between being human and a Norse God. From what is being reported from CinemaCon, many movie bloggers are raving about the 20+ minutes of footage they saw of ‘Thor’. Apparently, the footage was so good that many are jumping on the Thor bandwagon. I wasn’t a believer, but had hopes. Now, I think I believe Thor indeed can be made into an entertaining and well done film. On that note, Chris Hemsworth is also being honored with the title of  “Male Star of Tomorrow” at CinemaCon.

Hit the jump and check out the video interview with Chris Hemsworth at CinemaCon with Hero Complex. Did you notice how the interviewer (Amy Kaufman) kind geeks out in front of Hemsworth? It seemed like she was about to pass out whenever Hemsworth was using words like bigger, thick, skin, size, big, etc. It was crackin’ me up!

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A Double Dose of ‘Thor’ Will Make You Feel Like Less of a Man

30 March 2011 Eric Kwun | Posted in: Watch It!

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Marvel is in high gear as there is a little over one month left before ‘Thor’ hits the big screen. This will be Marvel’s next big epic and only time will tell whether they have a blockbuster on their hands like ‘Iron Man’ or a hot mess like ‘Elektra’. However, it must be pleasing to Marvel to hear all the positive feedback from sites like /film and Collider after they got a small viewing during CinemaCon. After hearing about how awesome the movie, I can’t wait. I wasn’t a believer when Thor was announced, but now I am. With Marvel’s final push, we get two new Thor television spots that feature couple new scenes that we didn’t see in the theatrical trailer. The only thing I really didn’t like was the trailer narrator. That shit was pretty corny and lame.

Hit the jump and check out both Thor TV spots!

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The Second ‘Thor’ Theatrical Trailer is as Impressive as Chris Hemsworth with His Shirt Off

18 February 2011 Eric Kwun | Posted in: Watch It!

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Now I’m pretty excited. After checking out the first trailer for ‘Thor’, I was a bit worried whether the movie is going to be any good. It seemed a bit slow paced (from what I can tell), and compared to the action packed trailers of ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ and ‘X-Men: First Class’, it seemed a bit tame. Well, last night, Marvel released the second official trailer for Thor and it is amazing. We finally get to see the baddies in action like Loki (played by Tom Hiddleston) and the Destroyer. I can’t help, but be awe struck with the crazy God-action going on in this trailer. If it wasn’t for Kat Denning’s showing her face in the trailer, the trailer would have been spectacular. Also, the second Thor trailer did not fail to show Chris Hemsworth without his shirt. Damn him and his impressive pecs!

Hit the jump to check out the trailer!

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The Official Thor Trailer is Out! Again…

10 December 2010 Eric Kwun | Posted in: Current Events, This is Epic!, Watch It!

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A few months back after San Diego Comic Con 2010, Marvel Studio and Paramount Picture’s official trailer for Thor leaked online due to grubby fans and their digital cameras who all decided to upload their shaky and blurry trailer footage obtained during an exclusive screening onto YouTube. Well, after months of work by the studios to take down any existence of thistrailer, it is now available on Yahoo! officially released by the Marvel and Paramount.

Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the epic adventure, “Thor,” which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. A beautiful, young scientist, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), has a profound effect on Thor, as she ultimately becomes his first love. It’s while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

As you may guess it, it is no different from what was shown at SDCC. Well, the only difference will probably be that the trailer is available in HD and won’t cause motion sickness after viewing. If you still get motion sickness, than you are a sissy and you mind as well stay home when Thor opens in theatres on May 6th 2011. Hit the jump to check out the official movie poster (released yesterday) and the “official trailer” for Thor.

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Both Chris’s Gets the Superhero Treatment. Captain America & Thor Costumes Revealed (Kinda…)

3 June 2010 Eric Kwun | Posted in: Eye Candy, Illustrations, This is Epic!

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Yesterday, AICN revealed what may be the conceptual artwork of actor Chris Evans in the Captain America suit for the movie. Many have speculate whether these were legit or not, but even with AICN claiming it is, there is still much to debate about. One thing fans are not debating over is how fucking rad the costume really looks. Staying true to the comics, the conceptual art of Cap sports the patriotic red, white, blue. Unlike, the X-Men movies, the costume designs were not “reimagined” for the big screen. Even after all that hub-bub regarding the legitimacy of the art, Collider dropped the conceptual art of actor Chris Hemsworth in the Thor costume. CRAZY! Comparing the two, it is obvious that the art was done by the same group and there is still no real official word coming from the studios or Marvel whether these are real, but you can only hope.

Iron Man can be a great example of a truly beautiful recreation of a costume from the comics. Adi Granov modern Iron Man artwork has been responsible for what we see in the theatres today. Of course an red and gold Iron Man suit seems a bit more realistic than a red, white and blue tights or a hammer wielding dude in a cape and helmet, but you have to believe that the creative minds behind these movies are going to do their best to make the films right. On the other hand, there was Elektra, Daredevil, Punisher War Zone, etc. etc. etc….. Orz.

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