Canadian actor James Preston Rogers is vying with Hollywood stars (Brad Pitt and Viggo Mortensen) to play the mythological Norse superhero in the 2011 Marvel Studios film Thor.
…Rogers has the support of hundreds of hardcore fans on MySpace, YouTube, petitiononline.com, and Facebook.
“You have to really be willing to accept the role of Thor with more comfort than just playing in a movie – it’s massive,” said Rogers.
…The six-foot-six blonde plays Bjorn in the recently released sci-fi film Outlander starring James Caviezel.
His acting experience also includes multiple TV roles and currently, a part alongside Woody Harrelson and Canadian actress, Sandra Oh in Defendor.
…Landing the lead in Thor, said Rogers, would give him the opportunity to step out of the “background” as the “big bad guy role.”
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