If you were to make a norse mythology accurate movie who would you cast in the roles of the main gods?
Just so you know, I don't watch a lot of recent movies because I cancelled subscriptions and sail the seas if something interests me enough (So I am not familiar with a lot of younger actors; I barely know who Chalamet is).
Also, I don't know how old you'd want them to appear or be relative to each other because they eat apples that give them back their youth, and technically they've all lived past mortal lifespans based on the myth with Thiazi. So would they have multiple actors for different stages? Or can we just assume some ate an apple more recently? Those would be important questions to ask beforehand.
TBH, the GOW Thor depiction (Ryan Hurst) is possibly the best depiction of myth!Thor to this day. But other than that, for Thor, I'd go with Kristofer Hivju. Dude's a Scandinavian ginger already.
For Balder, it'd be some guy that's very conventionally good-looking. Can't think of a specific one at the top of my head, but not hard to find.
For Loki, I have a variety of actors. Loki has the widest choice in actors as a shapeshifter. I want someone that is kinda weird looking but scrunkly (suggestions are welcome).
IF there's anything an actor that has portrayed a depiction of Loki has in common with the rest is that they're usually scrunkly-looking.
Options:
Cameron Monaghan because he was batshit enough in Gotham (I know the ginger hair is a misconception based on the incorrect assumption that he's a fire God, but there's a ginger (most common depiction) and might be too young compared to Hivju but maybe he just ate an apple more recently like in the Thiazi myth).
I love David Dastmalchian and he's scrunkly so I am including him here (and he's closer in age to Hivju).
I think on anon asks with hypothetical casting choices, we've mentioned though unlikely, Tilda Swinton, David Tennant or Kieran Culkin would kill it.
I also love Patrick Fischler. He's so likeable even when he plays violent murderers that seem to have sprouted from Hell (and for some weird reason I'm convinced that had the Avengers movie been developed in the 90s he'd have been MCU!Loki, arguably in a more villainous direction but very likeable).
EDIT: Forgot to mention Robert Carlyle. He'd be perfect in that role.
For Odin, Claes Bang, Willem Dafoe, or Mads Mikkelsen. Needs to be kinda aloof but also a shifty bastard.
Not sure who I'd pick for Heimdall, maybe the guy that plays Tyrell Wellick in Mr. Robot (he could also work for other roles tho; and is weird-enough to be Loki too)? IDK this is hard ! D:
Happy Five/Nine! I want to draw Mr. Robot fanart but I don't have the time :( anyways here's an edit I made (you can also see it on my ig cornetnspinett and tiktok cornetnspinet)