Avengers: Infinity War
Thor : Ragnarokpromises to be a welcome return for Thor and the Hulk , both of whom were purposely kept away from the implosion of the Avengers duringCaptain America : Civil War . ( For a moment , Chris Hemsworth eventhought he was firedwhen he did n’t receive an invitation toCivil War ) . Just going on the joy we ’ve been treated to in the firstThor : Ragnarokteaser , it look like being insulate from the rest of the squabbling Avengers was the estimable matter for the Odinson and the Green Goliath .
In truth , Marvel Studios was wise to not to involve Thor and Hulk inCivil War . That story was decidedly Earthbound and plunge in geo - political issues , affect the sign language of the Sokovia Accords as well as the personal history of Tony Stark and the secret slaying of his parent by Bucky Barnes , the Winter Soldier . Hulk and Thor both fight down Ultron in the pivotal Battle of Sokovia , but their presence and power floor - both are classified as " a yoke of nuclear warhead " by Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross - would have drastically escalated the already costly conflict between Team Cap and Team Iron Man . The two - year gap between seeing Thor and Banner again also puts length between one of the more unpopular subplots that occurred inAge of Ultron : the bud love story between Bruce Banner and Natasha Romanoff .
However Thor ’s outer infinite " buddy cop - route trip " adventure with Hulk to eventually save Asgard from destruction turns out , eventually all Rainbow Bridges must lead toAvengers : Infinity War , and the six most prized objective in the MCU , the Infinity Stones . While most of his previous escapade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe keep him tie down to Earth , either working with his now - former love involvement Jane Foster ( Natalie Portman ) or with his superhero ally the Avengers , Thor break with his human friends at the conclusion ofAvengers : Age of Ultronto pursue answer about the Infinity Stones .
When he received a vision duringAge of Ultron , Thor became aware that several of the Infinity Stones have appeared on Earth . Thor has in person encounter three Infinity Stones already : the Space Stone ( the Tesseract ) , now domiciliate in Asgard ; the Mind Stone , now in the Vision ’s brow ; and the Reality Stone ( the Aether ) , which was put up by the Collector in Knowhere but has n’t been mentioned since his museum was destroyed . Thor may be aware that the Time Stone is in the possession of Dr. Stephen Strange , in the form of the Eye of Agamotto , after they conversed in the ending credits scene ofDoctor Strange . Thor is potential not yet mindful of the Guardians of the Galaxy ’s encounter with the Power Stone ( the Orb ) , which is now interlace away on Nova Prime .
This leaves the sixth and final Infinity Stone , the Soul Stone . It ’s whereabouts are currently unknown , but there’splenty of evidenceto evoke it ’s also on Asgard , hidden in bare vision . Quite maybe , the Soul Stone has always been in the possession of Heimdall ( Idris Elba ) , the gatekeeper of Asgard . Heimdall has swash , " I can see the Nine Realms and ten trillion soulfulness . " His eyes are orange , which is proceed with the colouring material scheme established for the Soul Stone , and when he came to Thor in the dream Scarlet Witch witch Thor with inAge of Ultron , Heimdall was unreasoning and rant that Thor would be the death of Asgard . It could be the Soul Stone that Hela uses to destroy Asgard inRagnarok .
We ’ll have to wait untilRagnarokto find out if this possibility proves right and the response to the last missing Infinity Stone will at long last be revealed . However , Ragnarokwill be the last MCU film dealing with intergalactic affairs beforeInfinity Wararrives in theaters on May 4 , 2018 . The only other MCU film betweenRagnarokandInfinity Warwill beBlack Pantheron February 18 , 2018 , but with that picture set to be about the origins of the Black Panther and resolving the subplots of Steve Rogers hide out in Wakanda , it ’s less likelyBlack Pantherwill directly affect the Infinity Stones .
WhereRagnarokultimately leaves Thor and Hulk remains to be seen , but one thing is certain : they are re - assembling with their fellow Avengers inInfinity Warsomehow . There are rumors the Guardians of the Galaxy may appear inRagnarok ’s end - credits scene , so perhaps Peter Quill ( Chris Pratt ) will offer theMilanoas transport back to Earth to Thor and Hulk , depending on what path Quill ’s own journeying to meet his father Ego ( Kurt Russell ) inVol . 2sets him on . Or perhaps Thor and Hulk never quite make it back to Earth . After all , four of the six Infinity Stones are not on Earth , anyway .
The driving military force ofInfinity Waris endure to be Thanos ( Josh Brolin ) , who , after trusting in several failed intermediaries , finally resolved to take a DIY approach path and personally gather the Stones for his Infinity Gauntlet . With only two Infinity Stones on Earth , one possessed by an Avenger and the other possessed by the Sorcerer Supreme who is expected to be an Avenger one day , Thanos is bound to drop by Earth to number collect . Thanos paying Earth a sojourn should be the catalyst to bring in Earth ’s superheroes into this lofty dispute to prevent ecumenical armageddon . The real natural process will be in proscribed place , and with Thor , Hulk , and the Guardians already out there in the void , why have them return to Earth any clip presently ?
Along with his experience with the Space Stone , Thor is spare vital in pursuing the miss Reality Stone / the Aether , which has n’t been realise since the Asgardians gave it to the Collector ( Benicio Del Toro ) in the end credits setting ofThor : The Dark World . Thor is the only one who has experience dealing with the Reality Stone , just as the Guardians are the ones who acknowledge the danger of the Power Stone . Aquid pro quoarrangement between the Guardians and the Odinson is likely .
But beyond the epic showing of superpower , the cosmic inferno against the ultimate evil of Thanos , and the potential for Marvel Team Ups inInfinity War , what fans really ca n’t waitress for will be the personal fundamental interaction between the sub . It ’s been years since Thor has seen Tony Stark and Steve Rogers ; it will also have been years since Steve and Tony last saw each other . The really memorable fireworks that will erupt wo n’t be because of repulsor beam or a hurled vibranium shield , it ’ll be when their inviolable personalities clash . At the very least , Tony will have a sally about Thor ’s novel haircut . And what will happen when Banner and Natasha see each other again , after he ended their bud love affair by disappearing off the grid at the end ofAge of Ultron ? rent ’s not leave the fun we ’re expect when Earth ’s Mightest Heroes , including a teenage vane - slinger , meet a talk raccoon , a baby tree , and a motley crew of sorry and green foreign misfit . By the stopping point ofInfinity War , all Marvel fans can please that every single one of those heroes will be able to call each other " friends from study . "
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