Natalie Portman to star in “Thor”

Marvel Studios announced today that Natalie Portman will be playing the love interest of Thor. Her character Jane Foster is a nurse and will be Thor’s first love.
Filming is set to begin in early 2010 and be released in May of 2011. Natalie Portman has been nominated for best supporting actress in the movie “Closer” but did not win.

I’m a huge fan of hers and I look forward to any new movie she’s in.