Variety reports that Marvel Studios and Thor director Kenneth Branagh have signed Stuart Townsend, Ray Stevenson, and Tadanobu Asano to play The Warriors Three, a trio of Asgardian adventurers who fight alongside the Norse god.

Later on, Variety removed this article from their website and we’re not sure if that means it was incorrect or if it was simply posted too soon, stay tuned to SciFiMafia.com for any updates!

They join a cast that includes Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Jaimie Alexander, Colm Feore, Samuel L. Jackson and Stellan Skarsgard. Filming is set to start in January for a May 20, 2011 release.

We told you just a few days ago that Marvel’s Thor movie, being directed by Kenneth Branagh, will start shooting in Los Angeles in January. The shoot will then move to Santa Fe, New Mexico from March until late April.

We also told you that Zachary Levi from NBC’s CHUCK revealed that he turned down a role in Thor due to a scheduling conflict with the second season of NBC’s Chuck. He was cast as Fandral, one of Thor’s warriors, in the forthcoming Marvel comic book adaptation. However, he had to walk away from the part when NBC ordered six more episodes of Chuck in October.