I expect it's a lot like Snow White: the basic story is public domain, but you can't use anything that is unique to the Disney version.
I expect it's a lot like Snow White: the basic story is public domain, but you can't use anything that is unique to the Disney version.
I'd suggest doing a bit of research on this one yourself. Go look up some old myths with the guy.
I don't see the problem with either of these.[*]So if I mixed Thor with Medieval Britain, would that be okay? [*]What if it is Thor in the future in the year 3000?
This one may give you issues, but that's only if you play Thor up as being too close to the Marvel version. Nobody should give you any hassel over Thor in modern times if you play him up as a savage viking warrior, but if you play him up as a superhero, you're asking for trouble.[*]What if it was modern times, would that be too similar to the Marvel movie "Thor" as that is set in the 21st century?
1. I'm not an expert, but the short version is "yes". (For one thing, Loki isn't Odin's adopted son in Norse mythology.)
2. Sure.
3. Sure.
4. "Thor in the modern world" is far too nebulous a concept to be protected by copyright. Some people might call you unoriginal, but you'd be protected legally. Bonus points if your Thor is working as a bartender in Minneapolis while helping a single mom retain custody of her kids or something sufficiently dissimilar to the plot of Marvel's Thor.
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A Thor/Jesus team-up movie, like a supernatural, godly buddy-cop flick, would be amazing.
Far as I know the people are fine:
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Marvel/Disney may own the look they give Thor (blond hair and a red cape) as WB (who owns Turner who bought the rights from MGM) claims ownership over the specific shade of green the Wicked Witch has along with the mole on her chin. But other than that, the character (including other shades of green) is fair game.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/mo...z-prequel.html
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Not necessarily. Almighty Johnsons has a modern day Thor who's an overweight, middle-aged, slightly insane farmer from like New Zealand who carries a basic clawed hammer.
Avoid using Thor like a superhero or any of the "iconic" things Marvel tends to do with their version of Thor. Throwing or spinning the hammer to fly, the red cape and long blonde hair look, faux-Shakespearean speak, stuff like that.
As others say Thor is basically public domain. Like Hercules. As long as you don't make this version of Thor 100% like Marvel's Thor then you would be fine