Type : Superhero Film
Release date: November 3, 2017 (USA)
Director: Taika Waititi
Music composed by: Mark Mothersbaugh
Screenplay: Eric Pearson
Story by: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Christopher Yost, Craig Kyle, Larry Lieber, Stephany Folsom
Thor: Ragnarok is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Thor, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is intended to be the sequel to 2011's Thor and 2013's Thor: The Dark World and the seventeenth film installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is directed by Taika Waititi with a screenplay by Eric Pearson, and stars Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, and Anthony Hopkins. In Thor: Ragnarok, Thor must defeat the Hulk in a gladiatorial duel in time to save Asgard from Hela and the coming Ragnarök.
A third Thor film was confirmed in January 2014, with the title and involvement of Hemsworth and Hiddleston announced that October. Waititi joined the film as director the next October, after Alan Taylor chose not to return from the second film, and Ruffalo joined the cast, crossing over the character Hulk from other MCU films. With the Hulk's inclusion, elements from the 2006 comic storyline "Planet Hulk" were adapted for Ragnarok. The rest of the cast was confirmed the next May, with Pearson revealed to be involved with the film at the start of filming in July 2016. Principal photography took place from July to October, 2016, in Queensland and Sydney, Australia, with the film having exclusive use of Village Roadshow Studios in Oxenford.
Thor: Ragnarok is scheduled to be released on November 3, 2017, in 3D, IMAX and IMAX 3D.
Cast
- Chris Hemsworth as Thor:The crown prince of Asgard, based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name.As this is the fifth time portraying the character, Hemsworth said, "for me personally I got a bit bored of myself and thought we've got to try something different." He spoke with director Taika Waititi and producer Kevin Feige, who all agreed a third Thor film would need "to really push the envelope and experiment and take it to another level;" this resulted in the character having shorter hair, a different outfit, his hammer Mjolnir being broken, and a new setting. Hemsworth also stated that following the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ragnarok finds Thor exploring and policing the universe while enjoying being a "drifter". Hemsworth expressed interest in having Thor interact with Bruce Banner, as the two have not had a lot of interaction previously and "it would bring something different out of the characters," adding he hoped the film was a Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid sort of story" for the duo.Waititi said that he wanted to use more of Hemsworth's comedic talents showcased in films like Vacation and Ghostbusters, saying, "He’s so good and underutilized in that department. He’s legitimately one of the funniest things in this film
- Tom Hiddleston as Loki:Thor's adoptive brother and nemesis based on the deity of the same name.On playing the character again, Hiddleston said he was interested in how Loki's attitude has changed, adding "I'm four years older... and there will just be new things [I] find in it. The most exciting thing about [Loki] is that he is always a trickster. It is trying to find new ways for him to be mischievous". Regarding the inclusion of the Hulk in the film, Hiddleston said that Loki has "a few chips on his shoulder" due to the previous interaction between the two characters in The Avengers. As the ruler of Asgard since the end of Thor: The Dark World, Hiddleston notes that "Loki has devoted most of his efforts to narcissistic self-glorification. Not so much on good governance
- Cate Blanchett as Hela:The goddess of death, based on the deity Hel, who has been inadvertently released from her prison. About the character, Blanchett said, "She's been locked away for millennia getting more and more cross, and then, with a mistake, she gets unleashed and she ain't getting back in that box. Blanchett also stated that Hela's headdress can be used as a weapon and that she can manifest weapons from different parts of her body. She also took care to discuss with Marvel and Waititi to help define when Hela would be masked and when she would not be.Blanchett worked with stuntwoman Zoë Bell and studied capoeira in preparation for the role,along with working with Luke Zocchi, Hemsworth's personal trainer.
- Idris Elba as Heimdall: The former all-seeing, all-hearing Asgardian sentry of the Bifröst Bridge, based on the deity of the same name, who has gone missing.
- Jeff Goldblum as Grandmaster:One of the Elders of the Universe fascinated with gaming and chance who rules the planet Sakaar, and enjoys manipulating lesser life-forms. Goldblum described the character as "a hedonist, a pleasure-seeker, an enjoyer of life and tastes and smells." He also said that Waititi encouraged improvisation in order for Goldblum to "make [the character his] own Waititi explained that Grandmaster does not have blue skin in the film as the character does in the comics, because Goldblum had already played a blue-colored character in Earth Girls Are Easy, and because Waititi did not want to detract from Goldblum's personality by concealing his appearance.
- Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie:A tough, hard-drinking Asgardian warrior, based on the mythological being Brynhildr, who has formed a business relationship with Grandmaster while hiding out on Sakaar. About Valkyrie's inclusion in the film, Feige said, "[Thor's] relationship with Jane [Foster] may have evolved in unexpected ways in between The Dark World and Ragnarok and we wanted to pit him against a character who was much more his equal and in many ways his superior." Feige also stated that Valkyrie has spurned her Asgardian heritage elaborating, "Thor thinks maybe that will create a bond between them and, on the contrary, she wants to forget it all entirely. Waititi stated that Thompson's casting was not just about creating diversity explaining, "I'm not obsessed with the idea that you have to cast someone just to tick a box... You should cast people because they're talented. [With Valkyrie] I wanted to make sure we weren't making a female character that was boring and pretty. What I wanted was someone who was going to play the opposite and be even more of the 'guy' character than the guys." Regarding Valkyrie's wardrobe, Thompson said, "she's such a bad ass that she doesn't need a lot of metal to protect her. I'm essentially in leather." Thompson stated that she was inspired by pictures of Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connorin Terminator 2: Judgment Day while training for the role.[ Thompson will also appear in future Marvel films.
- Karl Urban as Skurge:An Asgardian warrior] who is aligned with Hela and guards the Bifröst Bridge in Heimdall's absence. Urban shaved his head and worked out for the role, though he noted that "you won’t actually see my body in this movie under the costume that I have, but it’s important for me to get into the zone and feel the part On Skurge aligning with Hela, Urban described it as "a working relationship" and said, "I think he makes a deal with the devil. And that's when the rubber meets the road... He’s her henchman. He does the dirty jobs. And that sort of is something he has to – it plays on his conscience. It crossed a certain moral line.
- Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / Hulk:A genius scientist who, because of exposure to gamma radiation, transforms into a monster when enraged or agitated and becomes a successful and popular gladiator on Sakaar. Ruffalo, who said he is always excited to keep returning to the role as he sees "a lot of space for it to grow", hoped the film would explore the relationship between Banner and the Hulk. Regarding the relationship between Banner and Thor, Ruffalo said, "There’s a little bit of Midnight Run, with [Charles] Grodin and [Robert] De Niro. I feel like that’s kind of where we’re heading with this relationship between Thor and Banner.Describing the character, Ruffalo stated, "He’s much more of a character than the green rage machine you’ve seen in the Avengers movies. He’s got a swagger. He’s like a god. Ruffalo described Banner as being in "perma-Hulk mode", having suppressed the Banner side for a few years, and forming the vocabulary "of a toddler". Waititi said there was "a big conversation" regarding how verbal and conscious the Hulk would be compared to previous MCU films. Waititi added that the decision was a "larger group decision, rather than anything to do with just me or the writer" since it was taking into account future appearances for the character.
- Anthony Hopkins as Odin: The king of Asgard, father of Thor, and adoptive father of Loki, based on the deity of the same name
Additionally, Benedict Cumberbatch reprises his role as Stephen Strange from the film Doctor Strange. Waititi portrays Korg through motion-capture performance,explaining that Korg would be one of Thor's friends on Sakaar and noted, "We wanted to change the idea of what a hulking guy made of rocks could be. He's huge and heavy, but with a light soul. We wanted to make him funny and a relatable entry point into this world. And Thor needs friends.Waititi based Korg's soft-spoken voice on Polynesian bouncers. Waititi also provided the motion-capture performance for the fire demon Surtur, based on the mythological being Surtr, with Clancy Brown providing the voice for that character. Rachel House appears as Topaz, who works with the Grandmaster and Sam Neill appears in an undisclosed role.
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