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I love my superhero movies, but I'm not exactly drunk with anticipation over Kenneth Branagh's Thor flick. I have nothing against Branagh. I think he's an inspired choice to direct the movie. But I've never been a big fan of Marvel Comics' God of Thunder. I like my superheroes to come packaged with plenty of real-world quirks: Spider-Man is an angsty put-upon teen, Iron Man is a womanizer and an alcoholic, and Batman is ... well ... a crazy person. Thor? He's an indestructible Norse god with Fabio hair who uses the word "thou" a lot. He's got no chinks in his armor, which makes him a bit boring.

OK, maybe I'm being a little too harsh on Thor. He's obviously one of Marvel's most beloved heroes, and I'm sure the movie will at least deliver some dazzling visuals and cool fight scenes. It's also got a great cast, and it's reportedly gonna set up Marvel's next big dream project – an Avengers movie. (Hmm ... I'm starting to anticipate the thing a whole lot more as I write this.)

Here's one reason I might show up to the theater for Thor on opening weekend: The film is co-scripted by Ashley Miller, one of the scribes behind two of my favorite sci-fi shows, Fringe and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

Speaking to our pals at Airlock Alpha, Miller compared the Thor flick to Batman Begins.

Now don't expect to see star Chris Hemsworth taking a joy ride in "The Tumbler" or anything like that. Miller said that Thor, like Christopher Nolan's Batman reboot, would most likely "play fast and loose with the history of the character, but at the same time, it brings in real cool elements from different interpretations of the character and puts them all together in cool ways."

According to Airlock Alpha, Miller and the writing crew pulled from many different aspects of the character from various comic book interpretations to shape their big screen Thunder God.

"I want people who love the character as much as I do to love this character in this movie, and I want people who have never been exposed to this character to love him, too, and understand why I love him," Miller said. "And that's all that matters."

Miller sounds really passionate about the project. Here's hoping Thor turns out to be a film that fans of the more realistic superhero flicks, like Spider-Man and Iron Man, can embrace.

Thor hits theaters in May 2011. Listen to Miller's complete interview with AA on Alpha Waves Radio tonight at 7 p.m. He'll be talking more about Thor and about what's coming up on Fringe.