Daniel Craig turned down Thor



As Quantum Of Solace heads for release, it seems that there's one blockbuster Daniel Craig won't be a part of...

As the promotional tour for Quantum of Solace continues, it's now emerged that Daniel Craig was offered the role of Thor in the upcoming movie adaptation. The film, which Kenneth Branagh is believed to be attached to direct, is set to go before the cameras next year, in time for a 2010 release date.

According to IESB, Marvel approached Craig to offer him the role, but the actor turned it down. You suspect that Craig is offered an abundance of such roles right now, and according to the report, the actor joked that the power trip of playing Bond and Thor would be a little too much.

Just like the teaser says, I received this image today from a source who has been consistently reliable in providing valid updates on Marvel Studios projects. It appears to be the logo for the Thor movie, starring Chris Hemsworth and Anthony Hopkins, which is due out in theaters May 6th, 2011:



The design for this logo has a heavy spacial influence, which does fall into line with the galactic undertone of the film that Kevin Feige has commented on, as opposed to the Nordic-style lettering usually associated with Thor comics. But what really caught my eye was the resemblance of the lettering's texture to the texture of Thor's Uru-metal hammer, Mjolnir, which was seen at the end of Iron Man 2.

Hopefully someone at Marvel Studios can either confirm or deny the validity of this image, and eager fans won't have to wait until San Diego Comic Con this July for an answer.

You can only watch one meh?