Thor is the creation of Stan Lee who is noted for his work in the comic industry. He has created a number of characters over the years that have won the heart of readers worldwide. According to Stan, the idea for Thor dawned on him after he had finished working on Hulk. He wanted to make Thor, the most powerful being on the planet but the difficult part was how to make him a god.

The character of Thor was created keeping in mind the Greek gods. Although, there has not been much information released about the movie, yet the rumor is that the film will see Chris Hemsworth play the role of Thor. Chris Hemsworth starred in the recent Star Trek movie as the father of Captain Kirks. Tom Hiddlestone of Casualty will play Loki and Brian Blessed, the guy from Flash Gordon will play Thors father Odin.

The movie seems to be on similar lines to Lord of the Rings. It is set in a fantasy world where Thor who comes from Norse gods almost starts a war by breaking a truce with the Frost Giants who are old enemies of his family. So, Odin sends Thor to earth to teach him a lesson. Thor is sent to the earth without his memory. Thor lives as Donald Blake, a doctor and it is only after a decade that he gets transformed into Thor. However, he again has to assume the identity of Jake Olsen. Thor is forever caught between his divine and adopted home.