Thor: Tales of Asgard (2011) (V)

Director:

Sam Liu

Writers:

Greg Johnson (screen story) &
Craig Kyle (screen story) ...
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Release Date:

17 May 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Before the hammer...came the sword.

Plot:

The young Norse god Thor embarks on a quest with his brother Loki to find and recover a legendary sword. |

Plot Keywords:

Quest | Gods | Thor | Sword | Greco Roman Wrestling

Cast

Matthew Wolf	...	Thor (voice) (as Matt Wolf)
Rick Gomez	...	Loki (voice)
Tara Strong	...	Sif (voice)
Alistair Abell	...	Fandral (voice)
Paul Dobson	...	Hogun (voice)
Brent Chapman	...	Volstagg (voice)
Chris Britton	...	Odin (voice)
Ron Halder	...	Algrim (voice)
Cathy Weseluck	...	Brunhilde / Additional Voice (voice)
Michael Dobson	...	Geirmarr / Additional Voice (voice)
John Novak	...	Thrym / Additional Voice (voice)
Mark Acheson	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Ashleigh Ball	...	Amora / Additional Voice (voice)
Brian Drummond	...	Fenris / Additional Voice (voice)
Mark Gibbon	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Jillian Michaels	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Ty Olsson	...	Additional Voice (voice) (as Ty Olson)
Venus Terzo	...	dditional Voice (voice)

Directed by
Sam Liu

Writing credits
Greg Johnson		(screen story) &
Craig Kyle		(screen story)
Greg Johnson		(screenplay)
Jack Kirby		characters
Stan Lee		characters

Produced by
Kevin Feige	....	executive producer
Joshua Fine	....	associate producer
Gary Hartle	....	producer
Craig Kyle	....	supervising producer
Stan Lee	....	co-executive producer
Eric S. Rollman	....	executive producer
Carrie Wassenaar	....	line producer

Original Music by
Guy Michelmore		(music composed by)

Film Editing by
George Rizkallah		(as George P. Rizkallah)

Casting by
Jamie Simone

Production Management
Meryl Friedenthal	....	production management: Lionsgate
Cory Gustke	....	production manager
Ken Katsumoto	....	executive in charge of production: Lionsgate

Art Department
Nollan Obena	....	background designer
James Peters	....	color designer
Adam Van Wyk	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
David W. Barr	....	adr recording engineer (as David Barr)
Mike Draghi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mike Draghi	....	supervising sound editor
Chris Egert	....	adr recordist
Diana Gage	....	recording producer: Vancouver
Sean Kelley	....	assistant dialogue recording engineer
Melissa Kennelly	....	foley artist
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
Eric Lewis	....	dialogue recording engineer
Laura Lopez	....	sound production coordinator
Laura Macias	....	foley artist (as Laura Macia)
Vince Nicastro	....	foley artist
Terry Reiff	....	dialogue editor
Derek Seaborn	....	recording engineer: Vancouver
Derek Simpson	....	recording engineer: Vancouver

Visual Effects by
Thomas D. Moser	....	visual effects

Animation Department
Phillip Bourassa	....	character designer (as Phil Bourassa)
Kimberly Bowles	....	character design assist (as Kim Bowles)
Geitta Chiba	....	key animator
Atsuhiko Hara	....	key animator
Shinji Matsuda	....	key animator
Kirk Tingblad	....	animation director
Kenichi Watanabe	....	key animator
Shinichi Yoshikawa	....	key animator

Casting Department
Diana Gage	....	casting: Vancouver
Theresa MacFarlane	....	casting: InterPacific Productions

Editorial Department
Ken Cravens	....	additional editing

Music Department
James Fitzpatrick	....	music contractor
Jan Holzner	....	score recording engineer
Rachel James	....	copyist (as Rachel Grave)
Rachel James	....	orchestrator (as Rachel Grave)
Rachel James	....	score preparation (as Rachel Grave)
David Ari Leon	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Richard W. Densmore	....	technical advisor
Jamie Simone	....	voice director

Production Companies

• Lionsgate (presents)
• Marvel Animation (production)
• MLG Productions 7 (in association with)
• Marvel Studios

Distributors

• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Hungary) (all media)
• Eagle Films (20011) (Non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Panorama Distributions (2013) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Panorama Distributions (2013) (Hong Kong) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Other Companies

• Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company  music publisher: o/b/o Marvel Comics Music, Inc. [ASCAP] (as Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc. [ASCAP])
• Inter Pacific Productions  casting (as InterPacific Productions)
• Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor LLP  legal services provided by (as Liner, Yankelevitz, Sunshine & Regenstreif LLP)
• My Eye Media  technical services
• Ocean Studios  recorded at: Vancouver (as Ocean Studios Vancouver, Canada)
• Studiopolis  recorded at (as Studiopolis, Inc. Studio City, CA USA)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:77 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:6 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12

Company:

Lionsgate

Movie Connections:

Version of "Mighty Thor" (1966)

Quite fun and a nice 'bromance'

This film was much better than I expected. True, it does have some anime influence (like slim bodies and expressive eyes) but most contemporary cartoons have that anyway.

In short, this movie is about a teenage Thor embarking on a quest to prove his manhood to his father, who still considers him immature. With the aid of his brother Loki and the Warriors Three he travels through different realms to complete his quest.

What I liked in this film was that it showed a different, refreshing perspective on Thor and Loki's relationship. In this film we actually see Loki as a caring brother who is a loyal Asgardian. He and Thor share a special bond, trust each other and, when times get tough, provide each other with support. Seeing this just makes it even more heartbreaking as the viewers know that in the future these two would become mortal enemies.

Some dialogues were actually funny without relying on simple humor - even giving room to a bit adult humor when it came to Fandral. There is romance (concerning both brothers), and there are notable number of dark scenes and dialogues which concentrate on the topics of genocide (yes, genocide!) and character death. Unlike most children's cartoons nowadays, it has quite a few mature themes which adults may like.

All in all, it was a pleasant surprise and more mature than I expected. I warmly recommend this film.

PS - the music was epic!