Brian Kirk In Talks To Direct THOR 2
Marvel is looking to TV for a director on Thor 2.
Variety reports that Brian Kirk is currently in talks to direct the sequel to this summer's hit movie, Marvel no doubt drawn in by his work on both Boardwalk Empire and Game Of Thrones. And given that Kirk's three episodes of Game Of Thrones include two of my favorites - those being Lord Snow and Cripples, Bastards And Broken Things - I have no issue with that at all. Looking back farther in his filmography and seeing episodes of Dexter, Idris Elba starring UK hit Luther, The Tudors, The Riches and about half of League Of Gentlemen alumni project Funland certainly doesn't hurt, either.
This strikes me as an uncommonly savvy move by Marvel. High end television is increasingly becoming a holding ground for high end talent from the world outside the USA, HBO in particular having a strong track record of scooping up stellar talent from Canada and the UK - Kirk is Irish, for the record - where there is talent o'plenty but frequently not a significant enough industry to sustain them. There is a host of untapped and unrecognized talent lurking in the wings at HBO and Showtime and Kirk proved with his Game Of Thrones work that he can handle both the action and the period fantasy sensibility that is required to make Thor work. Plus he'll come cheap. Smart move.
Variety reports that Brian Kirk is currently in talks to direct the sequel to this summer's hit movie, Marvel no doubt drawn in by his work on both Boardwalk Empire and Game Of Thrones. And given that Kirk's three episodes of Game Of Thrones include two of my favorites - those being Lord Snow and Cripples, Bastards And Broken Things - I have no issue with that at all. Looking back farther in his filmography and seeing episodes of Dexter, Idris Elba starring UK hit Luther, The Tudors, The Riches and about half of League Of Gentlemen alumni project Funland certainly doesn't hurt, either.
This strikes me as an uncommonly savvy move by Marvel. High end television is increasingly becoming a holding ground for high end talent from the world outside the USA, HBO in particular having a strong track record of scooping up stellar talent from Canada and the UK - Kirk is Irish, for the record - where there is talent o'plenty but frequently not a significant enough industry to sustain them. There is a host of untapped and unrecognized talent lurking in the wings at HBO and Showtime and Kirk proved with his Game Of Thrones work that he can handle both the action and the period fantasy sensibility that is required to make Thor work. Plus he'll come cheap. Smart move.
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