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| Malekith the Accursed |
It seems we now know who’ll be feeling the thud of
Thor’s hammer in Marvel’s upcoming sequel. In an interview with I Review Too, stuntman James Grogan spilled a
few choice beans about his experience of working on Thor: The Dark World...
“I had a load of stunt guys in and the director came in and he said ‘Look, we want you all to be elves,’ and I was like ‘What the hell is an elf anyway?’ and he said ‘I want you all to walk around like these supernatural animals,’ honestly it was the most ridiculous thing ever but you just have to not be self aware and get on with it.”
“I had a load of stunt guys in and the director came in and he said ‘Look, we want you all to be elves,’ and I was like ‘What the hell is an elf anyway?’ and he said ‘I want you all to walk around like these supernatural animals,’ honestly it was the most ridiculous thing ever but you just have to not be self aware and get on with it.”
The Marvel Universe features both good and bad
elves, but it seems a fair guess that Thor: The Dark World will
be more interested in the latter variety. There has also been speculation that
Mads Mikkelsen will play the
Dark Elf leader Malekith the Accursed, who is gifted with the powers of teleportation, energy projection and
shape-shifting.
The Dark Elves of the Marvel Universe are native to Svartalfheim
– the seventh world of Asgard. It exists on an
extradimensional plane that consists of major land masses which can be reached
via nexus portals.
Thor: The Dark World is currently in pre-production. The script has been penned by Robert
Rodat (Saving Private Ryan). Alan Taylor (Game of Thrones) is on
directing duties. The movie is slated for release on November 2013.
Malekith seems like it's derived from the Hebrew word Malkuth, which in the ancient Kabbalah depicts the 10th sephiroth at the bottom of the Tree of Life —a tree which was also indirectly connected to the previous Thor movie, although through the Norse mythology.
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"Malkuth means Kingdom. It is associated with the realm of matter/earth and relates to the physical world, the planets and the solar system. It is important not to think of this sephirah as merely "unspiritual," for even though it is the emanation furthest from the divine source, it is still on the Tree of Life. As the receiving sphere of all the other sephirot above it, Malkuth gives tangible form to the other emanations. It is like the negative node of an electrical circuit. The divine energy comes down and finds its expression in this plane, and our purpose as human beings is to bring that energy back around the circuit again and up the Tree."
And it seems Chris Hemsworth is gonna be battling both dark elves AND robots, if Spielberg gets away with it ;)
ReplyDeleteI know! Not sure about 'Robopocalypse' - sounds like 'I Robot' meets 'T2: Judgement Day'. The movie version of the former was rather forgettable, and topping Cameron's Terminator sequel will be a tall order, even for Spielberg. Then again, the Berg's last robot flick (A.I.) was a near masterpiece, in my opinion.
DeleteOh, it seems we're in total agreement about A.I.
DeleteFirst time I saw it the movie was stuck in my head for a whole week! It definitely touched a deep nerve inside me.
Robbie Graham wrote: "(...) the Berg's last robot flick (A.I.) was a near masterpiece, in my opinion."
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I agree completely. Peter Berg is an accomplished artist (hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi!) Writing a book praising his films would be a good idea... volunteers??? (This may be my next project for the Academy Film Scholars Program!!!)
By the way, the poster of "HANCOCK" depicts HUGE GLASSES with someone behind them, a HAWK and the sun. What does it mean? :-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_(film)
Jorge, when I wrote "the 'Berg", I was referring to Spielberg, who directed A.I., not Peter Berg, who didn't. As for the Hawk and the sun on the 'Hancock' poster, I've no idea... what do thay mean?
Delete>"As for the Hawk and the sun on the 'Hancock' poster, I've no idea... what do they mean?"
DeleteHorus? ;)
But it's not a hawk. It's an eagle.
Robbie, didn´t (Peter) Berg directed A.I.? Mmm... . Yes, you are right. I apologize. I thought he had directed Metropolis, too. These mistakes happen when someone (me) loves the supreme cinematic genius of a gifted movie director like Peter Berg. Writing a book on his movies seems to be a pleasure, specially from a extreme right viewpoint mixed with naive teenage excitement. Several scholars should pay attention to this subject. A compilation of essays on his movies may find a (rightist) editor.
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Red Pill Junkie, you are right and the "hawk" is an eagle.
Oh! So, it means Horus... thanks! What is the difference with Ra? Do the glasses mean something? Could they be the "eyes of Horus" or something like that?. Have you seen that kind of representation in other movies? Does it mean that Hollywood a place of worship?
@ Jorge:
DeleteYes, they could be an allegory to the Eye of Horus. The fact that the poster has a golden hue is kind of reminiscent of Ancient Egypt.
It is my suspicion (I hate to use the term 'belief') that movies are the new medium by which myths and religious themes are transmitted.
Do yourself a favor, and visit Chris Knowles The Secret Sun. You'll <3 it ;)
@ Red Pill Junkie:
ReplyDeleteThanks! Interesting, interesting, interesting.
I will visit http://secretsun.blogspot.mx/ .