Kat Dennings joins ‘Thor’ says co-star Natalie Portman

Kat Dennings (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, The House Bunny) has joined the cast of Thor, Marvel Studios’ upcoming huge-budget adaptation of the graphic novel hero.

The news comes by way of Thor co-star Natalie Portman who told MTV about her excitement.

“Well I’m really excited… Kat Dennings is going to be in it with me and she’s a good friend and an amazing actress, so I’m looking forward to that,” Portman said.

No word on which character Dennings will portray.

The 23-year-old will be joining Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Jaimie Alexander, Colm Feore, (hold on, let me catch my breath…okay, I’m good) Samuel L. Jackson, Stellan Skarsgard, Stuart Townsend, Ray Stevenson and Tadanobu Asano.

Thor will be directed by Kenneth Branagh with production to kick off in January.

Source: MTV