20 Fails That Nearly Killed The Marvel Film Universe

8. Brian Blessed Nearly Played Odin (Thor)

Prior to Anthony Hopkins snagging the role of Thor's daddy Odin, it was originally planned for Brian Blessed to take the part... Why It Would've Ruined The MCU: Though Blessed has the look and grand, booming voice to sell the character, the problem is that he'd also be absolutely impossible to take seriously in a movie that ultimately attempted to weave Shakespearean familial disarray into a daft fantasy story. If Blessed played Odin, we wouldn't be able to stop giggling as he screamed at Thor: the casting would be self-conscious to the point of parody. Blessed's personality is so well known and so difficult to separate from any character he plays that the dramatic scenes would have zero gravitas or emotional impact. Hopkins was a far more sensible choice in the long run.