Chris Hemsworth Credits Ghostbusters for More Comedy in Thor 3

Thor: Ragnarok

Chris Hemsworth reveals the drollery movies that inspired the tone of Taika Waititi’sThor : Ragnarok . Hemsworth ’s tenure as Thor , the God of Thunder , had had its ups and downs ever since the character debut in Kenneth Branagh ’s 2011 film , Thor . That movie establishedthe reference ’s traditional Shakespearian tone . And while that film is positively consider amongst general consultation , it ’s fair to believe that the cinema - and its sequel , Alan Taylor’sThor : The Dark World- bogged down the character . So , Hemsworth wanted a modification .

Waititi ’s bold sales pitch forThor 3took Marvel Studios - and studio United States President Kevin Feige - by surprise , particularly his use of Led Zepplin ’s " Immigrant Song"and how that defined his vision for the Asgardian superhero . What ’s more , Waititi ’s unique comedic style come across with Hemsworth , and the two pushed for more funniness in the movie . As it turn out , it worked . Ragnarokis currently the MCU ’s highest - rated movieaccording to Rotten Tomatoes . And now , Hemsworth has bring out what brought about the conclusion to work let in more humor inRagnarok .

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Thor : Ragnarokhits U.S. theaters this weekend , and Hemsworth has been busy doing the talk show circuit to promote the newfangled film and explicate howit ’s different from the otherThormoviesas well as the other Marvel movies . The actor tell Jimmy Fallon onThe Tonight Showthat he grow bored with Thor over the years and that his experience ferment onSaturday Night Liveand Paul Feig’sGhostbustersconvinced him to makeRagnarokmore comedic .

" I did Saturday Night Live , I did holiday , did Ghostbusters , and kind of was have fun improvising , and then thought , ‘ God , we could do more of that in Thor . ' And gratefully , the Marvel guys say , ‘ Yeah , go for it ’ - and we did . And I got to say , laugh for six calendar month , dart the movie , and mucking around with your mates , is the good way to go to body of work , if you may even call it that . "

Ragnarokis surely being brand a comedy moving-picture show , above all else , but that does n’t imply it ’s without its fair share of drama . After all , the God of Thunder suffers lose his trusty hammer , Mjolnir , quite early on on , as draw in the movie ’s prevue and promos . Of course , the comedic aspectis only part of the part ’s " rebirth " inRagnarok , which is also bolster up byThor ’s signature halcyon locks being burn offfollowing his capture by Valkyrie - an essential part of the celluloid ’s marketing strategy .

Thor : Ragnarokmay successfully demo Hemsworth ’s comedic abilities , but only time will tell if the character reference ’s newfound sensory faculty of sense of humour will carry over to other films , particularly Anthony and Joe Russo’sAvengers : Infinity War .