Marvel Comics Thor Movie Trailer Leaked onto the Internet

A trailer for the upcoming Marvel Comics movie Thor was leaked onto the Internet earlier today. While Marvel reps moved quickly to have the trailer removed from circulation, it was no doubt seen by millions of eager fans with curious eyes. As of early evening the five minute trailer was removed from popular preview site traileraddict.com. Still, "Thor" was a trending topic on popular social networking website Twitter for several hours, and reaction ranged from fairly positive to complete success. The folks at Marvel must be particularly adept at damage control, since they have a fair amount of experience from the "Wolverine" movie leak a few years ago, where an unfinished copy of the film actually surfaced prior to release.

While official fan reaction is difficult to gauge due to the nature of the leak, the fact that the Thor movie trailer was so popular for even a brief period of time should raise hopes at the studio about the potential of the film. Considering the May 6, 2011 release date for the movie, the leak is a fairly convenient way of building up some word of mouth before the official trailers start to hit theaters. Of course, the Marvel fan base is in for a special couple of years with movies based on Thor, Captain America, The Avengers, and Spider-Man due over the next few years. Of course, all of these pictures build off the successful run of the "Iron Man" franchise.

That being said whether or not the leaked "Thor" trailer is a coincidence or an actual problem for the famed comic book company remains to be seen. As far as characters go, Thor has been around for a while and has amassed an impressive fan following. With so many possibilities for the impressive stable of Marvel characters, the success of this particular film could actually impact the box office of future projects. However, the studio as whole seems to be riding fairly high with a few successful projects over the past few years. If the company is able to build upon that success, the sky is the limit on the amount of super hero movies that may start popping out of Hollywood.

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