Favourite Movie Friday with Jaimie Alexander

This week Thor star Jaimie Alexander shares her Favourite Movie picks. I don't usually run this segment with posters, but her character one as Sif is so bad-ass I had to include it.

“I like Midnight Cowboy, which I watched to prepare for Loosies. I’m a huge fan of animated movies. I’ll go to the theatre to see them above anything. I like Ice Age and Despicable Me. I also really like sci-fi adventure films, I enjoy that genre.”

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Sif you want to scream for me . . .Jaimie Alexander on the horror genre

With Thor giving Fast and Furious 5 a panel beating at the global box office, what better time to look back on my chat with one of the films stars; Jaimie Alexander. The US actress is becoming a bit of a genre superstar, getting her start in horror flicks such as Rest Stop, Hallowed Ground and The Other Side before heading over into equally fanatic fan territory with sci-fi work in cult show Kyle XY and now Thor. But Alexander hasn’t forgotten her roots and the starlet was more than happy to give the horror genre the kudos it deserves. She also didn’t rule out a return to scare-fests, once she finishes up work on dramas Loosies and Savannah that is. Here’s what she had to say:

“They’re almost superheroish characters and the leads in the films…they’re looking for someone to carry that. It’s a good starting ground and because they’re made for not a lot of money, they take a risk on actors without much on their resumes. I never say never and if I thought the script was decent, then I’d say yeah (to being in another horror).”

There you have it. To read my exclusive chat with Alexander where we talk girl power, body image and she-warriors click here. For my Thor review, here, and the best Thor poster you will ever see, here.

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Stop, Mjöllnir time

If for some miraculous reason you haven’t heard the news you must be a) deaf or b) Osama Bin Laden. Anyway, the exciting juice is that I’m going to be quoted on the Thor movie poster! FREAKIN’ THOR! Paramount contacted me about it last week and after I hastily gave my approval (which went something like Me: “Of course you fucking can!” Them: *chuckle*) I wen t about shouting the news to the world. I tried getting it on News Of The World, but they didn't bite. I don’t know what exact quote they’re going to use or when the new praise posters are going up and out . . .but I will keep you posted. I always thought my first time quoted on a movie poster would be for some indie horror film only I liked, so there you go. I give good quote.


















In the meantime, this gives me the perfect excuse to share the above genius piece of poster art from Dave Williams. It’s a minimalist version of the Thor poster and put simply, it rocks.

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Sif only

She might wield a sword and dress in extravagant armour, but Jaimie Alexander ain't no warrior princess. The American actress plays Sif, Goddess Of War, in Marvel's new blockbuster Thor, out in cinemas now. The film follows powerful and arrogant warrior Thor (Aussie Chris Hemsworth), who's cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard and sent to live among humans on Earth, where he becomes a defender of both worlds.

Alexander said director Kenneth Branagh had been busy looking for a real woman - "not a waif''- to play Thor's only female warrior and was struck by Alexander's likeness to the character in the comic books.
``It wasn't necessary to put me in short hot pants, with stilettos and a big fake chest,'' said Alexander.
``He made her really tough, but she has a very feminie quality about her too, which is great.
``I tried to make her my own and did research with the comic books, but I didn't want her to be Xena or Wonder Woman-ish; I wanted her to be really Sif.''

Amidst an industry surrounded by "a lot'' of pressure on body image, Alexander said she wanted the character of Sif to be an example to young girls.
``I want all the little girls who watch this to see that it's you as an individual that's appealing, not having a waifish body and starving yourself,'' she said.

Sif is one of Thor's closest friends in the film and part of a group of Asgardian warriors, each with their own unique weapons talent. After landing the coveted role, Alexander said she jumped straight into three months of intensive training with her male co-stars, including an incredibly buff Hemsworth who put on around 35 kilos to fill out Thor's frame.
``We did stunt training five days a week and running and lifting three days a week in the three months before we started shooting,'' said Alexander.
``I was the only girl, which was awesome because they would tease me all the time and it was like going back to highshool.
``I had the furtherest to go physically and I dropped 20 pounds unintentionally as I was working out so much to get muscle tone.
``And Chris . . .geez man, he was huge.
``His neck was as big as my hips and he had to eat heaps and work out.''

Alexander made her first trip to Australia last weekend for the Thor world premiere in Sydney and said Hemsworth had been busy showing her, Branagh and co-star Tom Hiddleston around the ``Sydney bar scene.''
``He's a true gentleman with a very sick sense of humour, a booming voice and biceps the size of my entire head,'' she said.
``We were able to meet his brother Liam (Hemsworth) and his parents too, and they're just good people.
``I feel like you're all doing something right down there.''

Thor is out in cinemas now. Read my review below.

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