Back in the day no boards of education would accept Idris Elba as he was literally too cool for said schools. True story. And so it goes that Kenneth Branagh‘s "Thor" has been given a massive dose of The Cool with the news that Elba has just signed on to play Heimdell in the Marvel adaptation.

The "Rock‘n‘Rolla" and "The Wire" star will take up arms as ‘the guardian of Asgard, he stands on the BiFrost Bridge ready to defend the city from intruders‘ – so a mythological bouncer then!

Elba‘s signature is just another in a string of impressive casting coups for the myth/comic mash up. He‘ll be joining Chris Hemsworth (as Thor), Anthony Hopkins (Odin), and Natalie Portman. And just this week the Warriors Three were signed up with Ray Stevenson, Tadanobu Asano, and Stuart Townsend the guys playing Thor‘s personal bodyguard.

It‘s little known but Steven Spielberg has wanted to get his Oscar–winning mits on a Stephen King project for many a moon. Ever since 1984, and the abortive "Talisman" project, Spielberg has been itching, nay, gagging to helm a King story. And with the publication of King‘s latest, critically acclaimed, "Under The Dome" he might just get his chance.

Spielberg and DreamWorks TV have optioned the book and are looking to set it up as a HBO mini series, akin to "Taken" and "Band of Brothers". Spielberg will executive produce and is currently shopping the project around to writers. The story is set in a small vacation town in Maine, which is inexplicably covered by an invisible force field that causes the residents to fight for survival, in two warring factions.

Since it was released, "Under The Dome" has been attracting some serious praise. Many claim it‘s King‘s best work for years and even author Neil Gaiman ("Coraline") went so far as to pick it has his favourite tome of the past year.