Who here is old enough to remember Flash Gordon? The live action movie, that is. Show of hands? Hm, not many. Ok, well if you do then you probably remember the King of the Hawkmen, don't you? The fat guy with the ZZ Top beard and big ass wings? Yeah, that guy. Well he's still workin'. I know, who'da thunk it? Well his name is Brian Blessed, and apparently he's pretty well known to the British, including one Mr. Kenneth Branagh who has cast him to play Odin in his upcoming Thor film. Atleast that's the rumor according to Bleeding Cool's Rich Johnston. Check it out for yourself right....here.
