“Thor” – Start Shooting in January 2010

Marvel Studios’ President of Production, Kevin Feige, while attending San Diego Comic Con, has revealed when the principal photography of Kenneth Branagh-directed “Thor” takes place.

The movie will start shooting in early 2010, so claimed the president of production for Marvel Studio, Kevin Feige. In an interview with Movies Online at San Diego Comic Con 2009, Feige gave one big update for the superhero movie, informing “We’re about halfway through prep. We start filming in January.”

The start of filming aside, Feige also revealed that he believes they are close to find the cast for other characters to join Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston and Natalie Portman. “Natalie Portman’s on board which we’ve mentioned,” he first noted about the actress who recently was announced to star as Thor’s first love Jane Foster, before stating “I think we’re nearing, closing in on Odins and Heindels and the Warriors Three which we’re excited about.”

“Thor” is another superhero movie adapted from Marvel comics. Set in present-day Earth as well as the realm of Asgard, it centers its story on Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Punished for his faults, he is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans but once here, he learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

Paramount Pictures is set to distribute it in U.S. theaters on May 20, 2011.