Thor: Ragnarok

[Disneyphile]

If you’ve been itching to see Jeff Goldblum bring his immense talent to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, itch no more. Marvel Studios today announced the full cast for the upcoming sequel Thor: Ragnarok, revealing the characters that will be played by previously announced Cate Blanchett and Tessa Thompson, and adding Goldblum and Karl Urban to the ensemble. And hoo-boy does this sound exciting. They are as follows:

Cate Blanchett as Hela
Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie
Jeff Goldblum as Grandmaster
Karl Urban as Skurge

Blanchett is indeed playing the Thor sequel’s villain, and she’ll be bringing to life the comics character Hela, a powerful villainess who was appointed goddess and ruler of the northernmost realms of the dead, where she oversaw the souls of all who did not die in battle. As Odin’s focus grew more broad, Hela attempted to annex the realm of Valhalla, which houses the souls of those who did die in battle, leading to a pretty epic tet-a-tet in which Odin’s band of Valykrior, the custodians of Valhalla, lost their physical forms.

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[ce1ticmoon]

The cast lists for this and Black Panther are looking super impressive. Apparently Spider-Man got Keaton on board as well...

Anyway, I found Thor: The Dark World to be by far the worst film in the MCU, though from what I understand, that was one of the more troubled productions that went through a director change and some forced rewrites to expand Loki's role. The original Thor wasn't too spectacular either, but it was above average and a fun movie overall.

But I'm actually starting to look forward to this quite a bit. The cast, again, looks stellar. And the addition of Hulk should make it fun. Plus, it seems like they are moving away completely from the Earth-based stories, which I think will be to its benefit.

[jazzflower92]

I hope they make Hela in this version still Loki's daughter.

[Super Aurora]

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Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie

urgh sigh....

Apparently Spider-Man got Keaton on board as well...

He dropped out of it.

I hope they make Hela in this version still Loki's daughter.

I doubt it. Rumors is she might have more do with Death in this ver.

[ce1ticmoon]

He dropped out of it..

Well, that was the story for a while, until there were reports a couple of days ago that he is now closing a deal. I suppose nothing is concrete until Marvel makes an announcement, though.

[D82]

'Thor: Ragnarok' Trailer Is Marvel and Disney's Most Watched Ever in 24 Hours
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The trailer for Thor: Ragnarok, which was unleashed Monday by Disney, the parent company of Marvel, has garnered more than 136 million views in only 24 hours.

It becomes the not only the most viewed Marvel trailer ever, but also the studio's most viewed trailer ever across all its brands, which includes Disney's live-action and animation divisions, Pixar, Star Wars, as well as Marvel.

The Beauty and the Beast trailer was the previous 24-hour record-holder for Disney with 127.6 million views. Star Wars: The Force Awakens was viewed 112 million times in that time frame. Captain America: Civil War held the previous Marvel record with 94 million views.