Idris Elba wants Matthew McConaughey to play a young Odin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The 44-year-old actor has been starring as Heimdall since the first ‘Thor’ movie back in 2011 and would like to see his ‘Dark Tower’ co-star portray a young version the All-Father of all the Nordic Gods.
Speaking to MTV News, Elba said: “In Marvel world? There’s a couple of versions. He could be Thor’s dad. Play a young version of him. Smash it.”
Odin, who is the father of Thor, is currently played by Sir Anthony Hopkins who last reprised his role in ‘Thor: The Dark World’ in 2013.
Elba is set to reprise his role of the all-seeing and all-hearing guardian sentry of Asgard, who stands on the rainbow bridge, in the third standalone movie, ‘Thor: Ragnarok’
McConaughey has already been approached to star in a MCU movie including the role of Ego in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2’ and another part in ‘Doctor Strange,’ but he turned them down. For now, he’s one of the few A- list actors who has yet to take the superhero plunge.