Anthony Hopkins (Thor and Thor: The Dark World)
The wonderful Anthony Hopkins is a veteran British actor who has won Emmys, BAFTAs, and an Academy Award. His film career includes classic movies like The Elephant Man, The Silence of the Lambs, Chaplin, and Hitchcock, but he has so far been sadly wasted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
He has played the Allfather Odin in Thor and Thor: The Dark World, which is a fairly prominent role, but he hasn’t been depicted as being anywhere near as powerful as the version in the comics (that version can destroy galaxies as a side effect of the battles in which he takes part).
Hopkins could make a mighty Odin, but he has been restricted to giving long speeches, having his power downplayed, and even being too weak to stand up, thanks to his need for the Odinsleep. In fact, he’s currently been usurped by Tom Hiddleston’s Loki, and his whereabouts are unknown. He might not even ever reappear.
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