“Thor” Casting: Dominic Cooper?

More “Thor”? Dominic Cooper auditions.

SuperheroHype pointed me towards an interview Dominic Cooper did with Movieline that revealed he’s auditioning for a role in Kenneth Branagh’s “Thor.”

(Okay, this is actually a few days old, but I just found it and think it’s interesting and hasn’t gone stale yet. I hope you agree.)

Cooper didn’t come out and say it, but the Movieline interviewer, Kyle Buchanan, noticed that the actor was studying ”Thor” sides. Here’s the exchange:

Finally, have you been approached to play a role in Thor?
Ummm…yeah. Kind of.

But nothing’s finalized?
No, absolutely not. Do you know much about Thor?

I know some.
Tell me: Is there a good part for me?

I know of a few that still need filling.
Which one would you see me as?

Fandral, maybe?
[Looking down at the script sides near him] You know! You’re looking at these very confidential pages!

I can read upside down, Dominic.
It says “confidential,” Kyle! [Laughs]

Dominic is quite a flirt. I saw him on Broadway in “The History Boys” and he was pretty fantastic in that; as good as he is on film, I hope he will take the opportunity to return to the stage every now and then. But yes, I’d approve of him in “Thor.”

If you can’t wait until “Thor” hits screens in summer 2011, then you can also catch Cooper in the critically acclaimed “An Education,” and the less acclaimed ”Brief Interviews With Hideous Men.”