They got the job and started working with him, debating essential questions such as Thor’s role in the modern world and the name of Thor’s hammer. “One of my most vivid memories of those notes sessions,” Stentz said, “was Branagh didn’t like the name Mjölnir because it’s difficult to pronounce. He turned to all of us and asked, ‘Do we have to call the hammer ‘Mjölnir’? I see that it’s made out of some metal called ‘Uru.’ Could we call it Uru instead? Or would the fanboys string me up?’ Kevin [Feige] just gave his little half-smile: ‘Ken, the fanboys would string you up.’ ‘Alright. We won’t be
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