Thor: Ragnarok
Thor : Ragnarokaims to modify up the formula for Marvel ’s Asgardian trilogy . Directed by breakout director Taika Waititi ( the man behindFlight of the Conchords , What We Do in the Shadows , andHunt for the Wilderpeople ) and bring the long - anticipatedPlanet Hulk arcto the screen ( in some variety ) , it ’s a lot more than just another trip to Asgard .
For one , it ’s also going to be aJurassic Parkreunion . In addition to featuring Jeff Goldblum ( who is playing The Grandmaster , the gladiatorial superintendent who will play off the God of Thunder against the Green Goliath ) , Waititi is bringing over hisWilderpeoplestar and former on - screen fossilist Sam Neill . Sincehis casting in September , it ’s been indecipherable what function Neill has in the film or even how swelled it is ( he was tot during motion-picture photography , which suggests it wo n’t be a major part ) . However , a new rumor aver it could be an appearance that has far - attain effect for the MCU ( possible spoilers forThor : Ragnarok ) .
A recent4Chanpost ( caution ofScreen Geek ) has shared a list of challenging cast notes for the coming Phase 3 slating that alleges Neill is playing The Trader . An vastly skilled negotiator with vast power , Cort Zo Tinnus is a part of the Marvel Universe ’s sprawling cosmic weapon system , which is lento becoming a more predominant part of the movies in advance ofAvengers : Infinity War .
It ’s deserving manoeuvre out that4Chanrumors are notoriously hit - and - missy - for every spot on leak there ’s something ridiculously far - fetched - and that most of the other casting reveals in the speculate news leak are good guesses ; no bonus points for thinking there ’s two Shockers inSpider - Man : Homecoming , Andy Serkis is returning forBlack Pantherand " all mainline heroes from the MCU " will come out inInfinity War . However , that Neill is named as The Trader is still very intriguing throw how the MCU is presently expanding .
In the cartoon strip , The Trader was an Elder of the Universe , a group of survivor of extinct races able to get at the Power Primordial ( residual energy from the Big Bang ) . If Neill is indeed play Tinnus , this would make him the 4th of the supervillain group seen on screen - the first three were The Collector ( inThor : The Dark WorldandGuardians of the Galaxy ) , Ego ( Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 ) and The Grandmaster . This snow flurry of introductions would suggest that Marvel is slowly setting up this group as a screen comportment , maybe even a next threat . The direction of the MCU post - Infinity Waris currently nameless - most of the adumbration so far has been heavily focused on that epic confrontation - so it would make sense to start out seed Phase 4 and beyond around about now .
In the shortsighted term , this would presumptively put Neill as an obstacle inThor ’s mission to get back to Asgard and stop Cate Blanchett ’s Helafrom bringing Ragnarok ( the Asgardian apocalypse ) down on his home plate . Given their Elders connection , this would believably refer to The Grandmaster in some form . That ’s right , if this is genuine we may actually get to see Neill and Goldblum on concealment together again .
There ’s a lot of other point in the leak , includingseveral major ones relating toInfinity War . The other two keyRagnarokrumors are the returns of Zachary Levi as Fandral and Josh Brolin as Thanos . While the Mad Titan has n’t been now confirm to be in the flick , as we last saw Thor heading back to Asgard to investigate the Infinity Stones it does make a lot of sense for the being hunt them down to appear .
Source:4Chan(viaScreenGeek )
