'Thor' Trailer Debuts

The Thor trailer has premiered on Yahoo! Tonight and I am happy with much of what I see in terms of bringing the magical elements of the Thor comic books to the big screen, I still have one lingering fear that has hung with me since seeing the behind-the-scenes story on Entertainment Tonight earlier this year: the film may spend too much time on Midgard… err… Earth.

While this follows the original storyline of Thor—the God of Thunder stripped of his powers and banished to Earth by his father Odin—I’ve got my fingers crossed that most of the film is not Thor acclimating to life in New Mexico as he searches for a way back to Asgard. This is only a concern and not a complaint though. I have no evidence that Thor will take place primarily on Earth with little action actually taking place in Asgard.

I do like how faithful the film seems to the source material and I get the sense that director Kenneth Branagh has worked hard to maintain a serious tone for the film. Like the Green Lantern trailer before it, Thor appears to strongly embrace its sci-fi/fantasy roots.

Thor hits theaters on May 6^th, 2011 in 2D and 3D.