Recently, some excitement centered on the Marvel project “Thor” when it was rumored that Jude Law and Robert De Niro were up for roles in the comics adaptation.
The rumor stemmed from quotes in a German issue of GQ that were passed on second hand to AICN. Allegedly, actor Matthias Schweighöfer (“Valkyrie,” “Red Baron”), who was auditioning for a role in the film (and likely just blew his chances) said that Robert DeNiro and Jude Law had joined the cast of Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation.
Now with a name like GossipCop, they might not be the greatest source in the world (though actually, their whole deal is debunking fake rumors so maybe this fits), but this site says they reached out to Jude Law’s representatives who said the rumors of his appearance in the picture were “untrue.” The publication also says upon further digging it appears that DeNiro won’t be in the picture either.
Rumor quashed? We never really did buy it in the first place, so we’re more than happy to believe this was all just B.S.
