At the end of last week, it was revealed that Marvel has pencilled in July 26th, 2013 as the release date for Thor 2, ensuring that after 2012’s The Avenger’s we’ll have more of the Asgardian warrior, as well as another Iron Man movie, in 2013. Now Deadline has added that Don Payne has been hired to write the script.
You’ll be thrilled to hear that he was one of the masterminds behind cinematic superhero milestones that were My Super Ex-Girlfriend and Fantastic 4: Rise Of The Silver Surfer. However before you already write Thor 2 off, Payne did also do some work on the first Thor movie, and has also written numerous episodes of The Simpsons, so perhaps things will be okay (and considering how Hollywood works these day, Payne will be the first of a whole host of writers who’ll tinker with Thor 2).
As yet, Thor 2 has no director (and Kenneth Branagh won’t be back), but Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman are both contracted to return.