Thor actually made his live-action debut in one of The Incredible Hulk's TV movies (in which his Viking attributes were very much the focus), but there were also plans in 2000 for a TV special to air featuring another take on the popular Marvel character. US network UPN were set to produce the movie, and wrestler turned actor Tyler Mane looked set to take on the role of the God of Thunder. However, the project never really got off the ground and soon fell apart. Mane played Sabretooth in X-Men (a movie which squandered the character's potential), and despite lobbying for the role years later, Marvel didn't even consider him.