Does Marvel own Thor?

[_Jane_]

I want to make a film and use the character Thor. Am I aloud to do that as he is a religious character, or would Marvel come down on me like a tonne of bricks?

[marshal99]

I imagine mythlogy characters like Thor & Hercules are fair game for anyone. You don't see marvel coming down on Syfy for making "Almighty Thor".

[Hiromi]

Thor is very solidly in the public doman

[saul_on_the_road_to_damascus]

You can use thor and loki and oden. And most of the asgardians that are part of the original norse mythology i haven't studied the norse gods so I don't know what parts of marvels thor were made up by them. Like the hammer Im sure was part of the myth but the flying? The changing into a human?

[saul_on_the_road_to_damascus]

No warriors three aka hogan, fandral, volstag. Siff is "real"

[Hiromi]

You can use thor and loki and oden. And most of the asgardians that are part of the original norse mythology i haven't studied the norse gods so I don't know what parts of marvels thor were made up by them. Like the hammer Im sure was part of the myth but the flying? The changing into a human?

Marvel doesn't own either of those concepts either, really the only way you could get into trouble is if you named the human counterpart Donald Blake or made a costume identical to the comic one.

[Joker Venom]

As long as you aren't using Marvel's version of Thor, you're good.

[_Jane_]

As long as you aren't using Marvel's version of Thor, you're good.

If I have "Thor" in the title, it would be okay?

[Rogue Star]

I imagine mythlogy characters like Thor & Hercules are fair game for anyone. You don't see marvel coming down on Syfy for making "Almighty Thor".

Ohhhhh no. That looks so bad.

[_Jane_]

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[kingmyth]

I want to make a film and use the character Thor. Am I aloud to do that as he is a religious character, or would Marvel come down on me like a tonne of bricks?

You don't have to worry, As everyone pointed out all Norse Mythology including Thor are public domain.

[SuperCooper]

A Thor/Jesus team-up movie, like a supernatural, godly buddy-cop flick, would be amazing.

[PretenderNX01]

Far as I know the people are fine:
Thor_2D-2.jpg

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

[choptop]

I want to make a film and use the character Thor. Am I aloud to do that as he is a religious character, or would Marvel come down on me like a tonne of bricks?

you can use thor just not the marvel thor and be sure to put the girl from your avatar in the movie and you have a hit.

[dantefrizzoli]

I want to make a film and use the character Thor. Am I aloud to do that as he is a religious character, or would Marvel come down on me like a tonne of bricks?

It is fair game and have fun with it! make it rock!