NEWS: STUART TOWNSEND OUT AS THOR’S FANDRAL?

January 11, 2010 on 7:30 am | In All Posts, Comics, Movies | No Comments

Joshua Dallas steps in as Asgardian warrior for director Kenneth Branagh

Stuart Townsend won’t be one of the Warriors Three come next May.

According to the AP and AintItCoolNews.com, Townsend has been replace in the upcoming “Thor” film by relative newcomer Joshua Dallas.

Townsend, who was also replaced in “The Lord of Rings” trilogy by Viggo Mortensen just before those films began shooting, left the role of Fandral over creative differences according to the AP, but AICN’s Harry Knowles reports it was due to Townsend showing up six hours late for a screen test.

“Thor” begins shooting today, co-stars Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Renee Russo as Frigga and Tom Hiddleston as Loki and is planned for a May 6, 2011 release.

Read the AICN story here and the AP story here.