Verily, when the news broke that veteran Shakespearean actor/director Kenneth Branagh was in talks to direct Marvel Studios’ live-action “Thor” film, the ‘Webs did roar like a Midgard Serpent. Showing little on his resume that suggested “blockbuster movie based on god-like comics superhero,” Branagh was an intriguing option to helm such an ambitious project — especially one whose story has worried prominent, comics-savvy filmmakers.

With that in mind, MTV News tracked down Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada to get his take on why Marvel’s Norse god was a good match for the “Much Ado About Nothing” director.

“Out of all our characters, he’s probably the one who’s bigger than life,” said Quesada. “He’s the one who, stature-wise… He’s just huge — and the mythology behind it is huge. But at its core, once you get past the trappings of Thor and all the god-like mythology and the way the character looks and the setting in Asgard and the whole kingdom, once you get past that, it’s really the story of a father and two sons.”

“It’s pretty tragic in a lot of ways,” he added. “There’s a lot of betrayal and a lot of lying going on. There’s all this sort of stuff bubbling behind the scenes and there’s so much being said in the subtext of their conversations.”

But did Quesada echo the sentiment of current “Thor” series writer J. Michael Straczynski, who said Branagh’s Shakespearean background made him the “perfect choice” for “Thor”?

“Yeah, I think you need a director who’s going to bring out the Shakespearean nature of Thor,” said the Marvel EIC. “That’s really what it’s about at its core.”

Do you agree with Joe Q? Will a Shakespearean “Thor” fly? What about Quesada’s take on the character? Let us know in the comments!