THOR 2 (Josh Dallas Speaks)

• FANDRAL OF WARRIORS 3 TALKS THOR 2

A source at IGN managed to get an interview with JoshDallas, who was seen in Thor as Fandral the Dashing, one of Thor's allies inthe Warriors Three. With the Thor sequel set to go into production in 2012 fora 2013 release, I asked him about that project – which will have Patty Jenkins(Monster) taking over as a director.

The Warriors Three: Tadanobu Asano as Hogun, Josh Dallas as Fandral and Ray Stevenson as Volstagg

Q: So are youplanning your return to Asgard?

Dallas: We are! We are planning a return to Asgard, nextyear. Thor 2 is happening. A great director called Patty Jenkins is directingthe sequel. Ken [Branagh] is not directing, which is obviously a huge shame,because he came in and created that world and created the language and the lookof the whole thing. But he's kind of set it all up for us and I think he'sstaying on as a producer. But yeah, there's going to be some more adventures inthe Nine Realms.

Q: Have youtalked to Patty yet?

Dallas: “I haven't yet, no. But apparently Marvel are inlove with her and I'm sure she is going to be a really exciting and interestingchoice. She's done some great work before. Marvel always have a really goodidea for those directors that are going to come in and they may seem out ofleft field, but they always have a plan and they're always really smart. Andthat's what's so great about working for Marvel, because not only are theymovie producers and they make these great movies, but they're comic book guysand they love it and they love the characters and they love the stories.

As an actor, when you're coming in -- and particularlybecause I wasn't familiar with Thor, I didn't read it growing up, and I cameinto the movie quite late -- but you come in and you're playing thesecharacters and you think, kind of similar to [Once Upon a Time] too, that theseare characters that people have grown up with their whole lives. They've readthese comic books since they were children, so they're very attached. They'revery attached to these characters and they're very protective of them.

So as an actor coming in, you feel that and you know that.And that's what's also exciting about being a part of projects like that, thatpeople are so excited about seeing it before it even comes out, before it'seven done. That's really unique and special as an actor, to be part of projectslike that. You're like, "I'm playing these characters… I hope I get itright! I hope someone doesn't go, 'You destroyed my childhood!'" orwhatever. But the great thing about Marvel is that because they're comic bookguys and they love it as much as everybody else does, you feel totallysupported coming into that, so it's exciting. “

Thor goes into production in the 3^rd Quarter of2012 and will be released in May 2013.