Thor: Ragnarok
WhileIron Manwas a smash right out of the gate and Captain America got his moment of acclaim inThe Winter Soldier , theThorfranchise has never been high on anyone ’s MCU lean . The first plastic film had a certain charm to it and introduced the wonderful Loki , butThe Dark Worldwas something of a chore to get through for many fans and most critics . As such , expectancy has been high-pitched for the third celluloid in the trilogy thanks to Taika Waititi helming the undertaking and forebode toreinvent the world from the ground up . And ever sinceEWgave usour first spirit at the charactersofThor : Ragnaroklast calendar week , the news has been flowing in regarding the film .
We learn abouthow Hulk will fit into the story , and found out a bit about Sakaar andhow Hela will help to get Thor to the gladiator planet . We also study that the newfangled villaincan create weapons from thin air , something that ’s sure to be a hurting for our heroes . Meanwhile , we gotour first facial expression at Jeff Goldblum ’s eccentric Grandmasterand his colorful lair . Waititi also shared that the tone of the filmwas heavily mold byBig Trouble in Little China . We ’ve known the newfangled film wouldinject a fortune more comedy into the world of Asgard , but all signs are point towards Marvel ’s most bluff movie yet .
One big unexpended question , however , has been whether Natalie Portman would be returning as Jane Foster , Thor ’s dear interest . Last we hear , inAge of Ultron , they were still together . Unfortunately , it wait like Thor has ghostwrite her harmonise to what star Chris Hemsworth toldEW .
“ He ’s off explore the world , still trying to police it and control the mayhem . But he ’s certainly enjoying being a vagabond , being a solo cowboy out there . ”
Last summertime , Portman say she was done with the franchiseas far as she sleep with , but this looks to be our first confirmation that Thor will be individual in the MCU moving forward . Of naturally , movies rarely let characters exist without a love interest , so now Thor ’s attention will turn to a fellow warrior . Unfortunately for Sif fans , that wo n’t be Jamie Alexander , but rather new fiber Valkyrie , played by Tessa Thompson . Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige discussed why Valkyrie is such a match for Thor .
“ We wanted Thor to encounter somebody that was near his equal and that his relationship with Jane may have evolved in unexpected way in betweenThe Dark WorldandRagnarokand we want to play off him against a character who was much more his adequate and in many way his superior . Valkyrie is attempt to not embrace any sort of Asgardian inheritance that she has . Thor thinks maybe that will create a bond between them and , on the contrary , she require to forget it all solely . ”
Valkyrie for sure look to be an telling character . We ’ve hear from Thompson thatthe character has been reinvent for the movie . That should come as no surprisal , given Marvel generally reimagines their character when they adapt them to film . Meanwhile , we ’ve got a feelingValkyrie may just become an Avenger , mirroring her status in the comics as a private Avenger under Steve Rogers . Either way , she looks to be a sterling fighter , so here ’s hoping she and Gamora get to share a battle setting together inInfinity War .
As for Jane , her absence seizure sets up a couple of issues . The first being how odd it will be if the last we heard of her was when Thor was bragging about her inUltron . Hopefully , the motion picture will provide some explanation as to why they ’re apart , rather than leaving us to assume Thor just ditched her without a word . The 2d problem arises when we consider the future of Thor .
While Hemsworth can sure as shooting stick around for awhile , many sports fan were hoping to see Jane Foster become the Goddess of Thunder like she has in the comic . With Portman out , either that plot is nixed or they ’ll have to recast at some point in the future . Given that the Jane of the cartoon strip is combat cancer and then literally transform into a buff , blond fair sex upon grabbing Mjolnir , it certainly would n’t be laborious to replace Portman without the change being obvious . Hopefully we ’ll have some more answer onceThor : Ragnarokhits theaters later this twelvemonth .
Source : EW
