Thor Has Gone Into Production Thor has gone into principal photography and will be in theaters May 6th, 2011. Can not wait to hear more about this film. This is a start to a exciting few year with this movie coming out in May 2011 and The First Avenger: Captain America on July 22, 2011, and The First Avenger :on May 4, 2012. Here is the press release from marvel: Marvel Studios has commenced principal photography on the highly anticipated feature film THOR directed by Kenneth Branagh. In THOR, Chris Hemsworth portrays the title character with Tom Hiddleston in the role of Thor’s brother Loki, and Natalie Portman as Jane Foster. Additionally, the studio has cast Academy Award® winning actor Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Renee Russo as Frigga, Ray Stevenson as Volstagg, Tadanobu Asano as Hogun, Josh Dallas as Fandral, Jaimie Alexander as Sif, Idris Elba as Heimdall, as well as Colm Feore, Kat Dennings and award-winning actor Stellan Skarsgård. The film is slated for release in theatres dome