Marvel announce another ‘Thor’ cast member

Marvel Studios have announced that actor Idris Elba (The Wire, The Losers) is joining the cast of the big screen adaptation of Thor, directed by Kenneth Branagh.

Elba, who already has experience in comic to movie adaptations following his work on DC Comics The Losers, is set to play Heimdall – the brother of the warrior Sif and the all-seeing and all-hearing guardian of Asgard who stands on the BiFrost Bridge ready to defend the city of Asgard from intruders.

He joins an ever-growing cast that already includes Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgård, Dominic Cooper, Jaimie Alexander, Colm Feore, Stuart Townsend, Ray Stevenson, and Tadanobu Asano.

Thor is scheduled to invade cinemas on May 20th, 2011…