Thor: Ragnarok
wonder Studios has an telling release slate this year , with three monumental movies set to hit the big screen . Thus far , the studio has been focusing on promotingGuardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 , which come out in May , although we ’ve also seen some fantastic glimpses ofSpider - Man : Homecoming(out in July ) . Given how extremely anticipate these two movies are ( The return of the Guardians ! Spider - Man in the MCU ! ) , it ’s not too surprising that the third Marvel vent of 2017,Thor : Ragnarok , has n’t been stick much care at all .
This third solo Thor motion-picture show hit field of operations in November , and while the previous Thor offering ( Thor : The Dark World ) was n’t precisely everything we were hoping for , Thor : Ragnaroklooks set to bring this Asgardian hero back on top . We ’ve got afemale villain in Hela ( Cate Blanchett ) , afantastic new aestheticthanks to director Taika Waititi , and although there is no sign of Sif ( Jaimie Alexander ) , there ’s a new warrior woman at Thor ’s side : Valkyrie .
Valkyrie’s Comic Book History
Brunnhilde ( Valkyrie ’s true name ) is an Asgardian , one of the few fair sex in that kingdom to train as a warrior ( another being Sif , of course ) . She so impressed Odin with her prowess and her honor that he gave her command of the Valkyrior , the female demi - goddesses who roll up the souls of the slain from battle and carry them to Valhalla . Many years later , Valkyrie was play tricks by Amora , who trapped her essence in a crystal and began to expend her powers for her own ends . This was how Valkyrie first came to Earth : when her powers were grant to Samantha Parrington , a copious , feminist socialite . She was then bound up a 2nd time with a mortal woman : Barbara Norris . This time , however , it was n’t just her powers that were send out down . Brunnhilde survive completely within Barbara ’s soundbox , and became a member of the Defenders as Barbara . finally , she was able-bodied to return to her own torso , but decide to remain a Defender rather than repay to Asgard .
Valkyrie spent much of her comic vocation as a Defender , before finally returning to Asgard to take up her position at the capitulum of the Valkyrior once more . This led to her involvement in Ragnarok , as she fight in Asgard at the clip - and was killed , along with many of the other Asgardians who shine . However , we all have sex that laughable book death are rarely lasting , and Valkyrie was later re - born as Valerie . After a period of amnesia , she returned to a life as a superhero , this clip join the raw Secret Avengers . Throughout her comic run , she has been everything that we would imagine an Asgardian shieldmaiden to be : powerful , immensely stiff , on occasion hot - headed , and incredibly talented with her weapons . As loss leader of the Valkyrior , she can also smell out someone ’s impending death .
Tessa Thompson: Rising Star
We do n’t know how much of Brunnhilde ’s story is cash in one’s chips to make it from the comics to the big screen , but we do make out who will be dally her - Tessa Thompson . This rising star may look a small dissimilar to the comic version of Valkyrie ( no farseeing blond twist in deal ) , but she is brace to polish off the big time with this MCU role .
Thompson get her head start on television receiver , with her first freehanded break as Jackie Cook inVeronica Mars . From there , the young star has appeared in a huge cooking stove of TV serial publication and films , includingSelma , Creed , andDear White People . She ’s shown her comfort in menstruum piece ( likeCopper , countersink in the 1860s ) , as well as activity , dramatic play , and comedy . Thor : Ragnarokwon’t even be her first prison term in the superhero genre , as she appeared inHeroesas Rebecca Taylor . Most latterly , you may recognize her from HBO ’s in style sex - and - violence sci - fi hitWestworld . She ’s certainly get the natural endowment and experience to do something phenomenal with Valkyrie , and is at the perfect point in time in her career to join the MCU family .
What Will Happen In Ragnarok?
So where does Tessa Thompson ’s Valkyrie fit in toThor : Ragnarok ? Thus far , we do n’t fuck too much about how she ’s going to play into the history , but we can certainly make a few educated speculation . We ’ve see her in battle armor on the newRagnarokcover of Entertainment Weekly , as well as on solidification in herarmor and bright blue mantle . We also know that neither Jane Foster ( Natalie Portman ) or Lady Sif are going to be play a major part in this previous installment of the Thor mythology , so it ’s safe to say that Valkyrie is probably depart to become Thor ’s ( Chris Hemsworth ) right hand cleaning lady . She does have a piddling bit of a romantic interest in Thor in the comics , but this is n’t a huge part of her character , and we ’re hop that these two Asgardians are friends in battle more than romantic interest for each other .
We do bang that most of this moving picture is going to take place off - Earth , and thatThor is going to be battle Hulk(Mark Ruffalo ) on the planet Sakaar , before these two Avengers join forces to go on a cosmic road - trip-up . We do n’t be intimate where Thor meets Valkyrie , but he has been distinguish asa minute of a ' fan boy’of hers , so it ’s likely that he and Hulk go to search her out to join them in their effort to save Asgard . We ’re definitely croak to see some amazing Valkyrie - based fight scene , and we may even see Valkyrie go head - to - head with Hulk as she has in the comics .
Valkyrie’s Future In The MCU
We do n’t yet know if Valykrie is going to make it out ofThor : Ragnarokalive , but we hope so . This is a unadulterated opportunity to add another knock-down distaff hero to the MCU , and we ’d hump to see Thompson in next year’sAvengers : Infinity War . She could , of course , just remain a fall back character in Thor ’s box of the MCU , but this is the staring character to span over into the main Marvel Universe , either as a member of the Defenders or the Avengers .
In the comics , Valkyrie has been a appendage of both team . She is probably well known as a Defender , but there are several reasons that she would bring good as an Avenger for the MCU . For starters , theDefendersseries ( on Netflix ) has been slowly and cautiously growing for some clock time now , with each of the major players on the team get their own solo series to begin with . We will be seeing all four squad up very shortly , but this was a beautifully recall - out design that simply does n’t lend itself to the sudden coming into court of an Asgardian warrior . In addition , although the Netflix shows exist in the same universe as the rest of the MCU , they have n’t directly crossed over yet , and when that happen , we desire to see it done right . add Valkyrie to theDefenderswould seem a very clunky move , and a bit of a wasted opportunity for a first crossing . Finally , in purely practical terms , it would be difficult for Thompson to film two full series concurrently - with her take back toWestworldfor time of year two , joining the Netflix universe might just be a little too tough to balance .
It makes far more sense to direct her to the Avengers . She will be fight alongside two of the original Avengers inThor : Ragnarok , so if Valkyrie is calculate for a station to belong , the Avengers would be a logical first tone . The squad is also presently dealing with a lot of Modern , less experienced members . Bringing in someone as up to as Valkyrie would help balance out that roster . It would also serve to convey together some of the unlike tones in the MCU , adding a little conjuring trick and mythology to some of the more down - to - terra firma Hero , help to blur the line between ' Earth hero sandwich ' and ' Space heroes ' and keeping some Asgardian feeling on Earth when Thor is n’t around .
Of naturally , this is all speculation for now , and we ’ll have to wait and see howThor : Ragnarokplays out before discovering where Thompson ’s Valkyrie might land in the MCU . That say , this is a phenomenal graphic symbol with a fertile backstory play by a gifted actress on the threshold of stardom … we ’d be surprised if she did n’t devote a visit to Avengers Tower soon .
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