Thor: Ragnarok
There ’s been a quite a little of buzz about Marvel ’s three films coming this year . WhileGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2has the benefit of the first picture show being a huge hit andSpider - Man : Homecominghas devotee aroused to see the ever - popular Spidey bring into the MCU , no one ’s been quite certain aboutThor : Ragnarok . The firstThorwas well - receive , but its sequel left buff and critic less impressed . The add-on of Taika Waititi ( What We Do in the Shadows ) as manager onRagnarokhas certainly made some ears perk up - as the idiosyncratic movie maker is call to bring Thor back to his funny roots from the first film .
Ragnarokhas also profit from its stellar tolerate stamp , whichwe finally have our first looks atthanks to yesterday’sEWcover fib . We now knowhow Jeff Goldblum looks as Grandmaster , who will bring some much - needed colour to the MCU . We also get our first flavor at Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie , Cate Blanchett as Hela , and Thor ’s unexampled coiffure . Blanchett also revealeda small bit of Hela ’s backstory , which will be key to Thor arriving on Sakaar and meetinggladiator Hulk .
AsEWcontinue to roll out their interviews , we now know a lot more about Blanchett ’s grapheme thanks to a sit - down with the Oscar - winner . For fans wondering how accurate the construct art of Hela was that depict her rocking her flowery headdress from the comics ( see below ) , never dread . Blanchett will not only fall apart it , but it ’s more than just an accessory :
" Yeah . She ’s able to certify weapons . Her headdress can be artillery . She can manifest weapon out of unlike constituent of her body . I wo n’t recite you which — I ’ll leave that hanging . "
Given the look of the headdress , it ’s not surprising it can be used as a weapon . The reveal that Hela can generate weapon from her body is an exciting one , and will rise to be quite troublesome for Thor and his admirer . Blanchett suppose she and Waititi talked in - depth about when it would be appropriate for Hela to wear the piece and when she ’d be unmasked , and the thespian revealed she ’s now well - poetise inher character ’s risible book backstory . course , the conversation also touched on Hela not only being Thor ’s first distaff villain , but the first female big badness in the picture side of the Marvel universe :
" Can you think it ? Can you believe we ’re having this conversation and it ’s 2017 and we ’re let the cat out of the bag about the first female villain ? It ’s cockeyed . There ’s so much untapped possible villainy in women . It ’s really exciting . I think last it ’s begin to be recognize that woman and men want to see a diverse array of character , and that ’s race , grammatical gender across the sexual spectrum . "
While the tv set arm of the MCU has featured a number of lead female villains , they ’ve been mostly backup in the movie . Nebula , for instance , is more of a superior general of sorts inGuardians , whereas Dr. Maya Hansen , once adjust to bethe master scoundrel ofIron Man 3 , was relegated to Aldrich Killian ’s supporter . Blanchett spoke about the lack of opportunities in musical genre and action motion picture for adult female , and how Marvel are helping to change that :
" Well allow ’s face it : as a woman , these opportunities have not in the past times come up very ofttimes and I think there ’s a revolution happening from within Marvel . I ’ve learn so many of the Marvel franchises , particularly being the female parent of four . They tend to be the only type of moving-picture show particularly having youthful boys . But for me as an thespian , this is disjoined is my desire to turn with [ director ] Taika Waititi . "
On working with Waititi , Blanchett said she watch his previous films and originate quite rummy as to how the conductor would mix his sensibilities with those of the Thor franchise . It ’s certainly something we ’re all wondering , and has left some fans excited and other trepidatious . We ’ll now before too long if it solve , however , as a prevue is bind to be right around the corner andThor : Ragnarokwill be in dramatics before we lie with it .
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informant : EW
