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There’s been a lot of talk with the upcoming Marvel comic adaptation of the winged-helmet hero, hammer wielding, Thor. Actor/director Kenneth Branagh (who acted as Professor Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter: Chamber of Secrets),  is directing his first comic adaptation and it seems to be attracting a lot of attention.

The latest casting news for Thor, include Kat Dennings, although it’s not clear what role she will play.. There was a recent casting call for the role of “Marcy Lewis” though. Could this possibly be it?

Thor - Official Casting Call

[MARCY LEWIS]

(20) Is a college student. Aloof, jaded beyond her years, she thought her internship with scientist Kate Spelling would be an easy 6 college credits. However, she’s been stuck for months in this small New Mexico town and relegated to a wide range of unglamorous activities. Kate has been particularly hard on Marcy, making it her personal project to see that Marcy lives up to her potential. Marcy deals with her situation both by using subtle irony and by being an overt wiseass.

So far the cast of Thor are:

Chris Hemsworth as Thor.

Anthony Hopkins as Thor’s father, Odin. The gorgeous Natalie Portman will play Thor’s love interest, Jane Foster.

More on the cast of Thor after the jump!

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Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth in The Last Song

The Last Song is a drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect.

As I mentioned previously, The Last Song, Nicholas Sparks, author of The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, Nights in Rodanthe and the upcoming Dear John, was hired to write both the novel by the same name and the screenplay adaptation with Cyrus in mind for the lead role.

Check out the Last Song movie trailer after the jump.

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From the creators of Shrek, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda, comes How To Train Your Dragon - a 3D animation by DreamWorks Animation. In How To Train Your Dragon, the story centers around a viking teenager named Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), who lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. The teens smarts and offbeat sense of humor is disliked by his tribe and its chief, Hiccups father.

However, when Hiccup is included in Dragon Training with the other viking teens, he sees his chance to prove he has what it takes to be a fighter. But when he encounters (and ultimately befriends) an injured dragon, his world is flipped upside down.

Check out the first official trailer for How To Train Your Dragon after the jump. 

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