Looks like Thor has gone a bit Wimpy.
Don’t worry, folks – Marvel’s Norse God of Thunder hasn’t lost his fighting spirit. Instead, we’re referring to Thor Freudenthal, the director with the best name in the history of movies, who’s signed on to direct the kids’ movie, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, for Fox 2000.
Thor, who recently took time out from fighting with his evil half-brother Loki to direct the forthcoming Hotel For Dogs, will call the shots on the adaptation of Jeff Kinney’s comic book about pre-teen wiseguy Greg Heffley and the mad scrapes he gets into at school and at home.
Nina Jacobson will produce. Thor, meanwhile, is also attached to direct Measle And The Wrathmonk for Warner Bros .We’re not sure which one he’ll do first – that or Diary Of A Wimpy Kid – but there’s no real rush. After all, he is immortal…