Thor: Ragnarok
Cate Blanchett says she did n’t finger any pressure playing Hela - the Marvel Cinematic Universe ’s first female supervillain - in Taika Waititi’sThor : Ragnarok . The upcoming third and final installment in Thor ’s solo trilogy is one of the last remaining films to release before the Earth ’s mighty zep have to merge with the Guardians of the Galaxy to battle Thanos and his Black Order in Anthony and Joe Russo’sAvengers : Infinity Warnext year . However , Thor has some personal egress to take care of before all that happens .
As seen inThor : Ragnarok ’s trailers so far , Thor loses his trustworthy cock , Mjolnir , too soon on in the film and is then send to Sakaar to combat his fellow co - proletarian , Hulk , in a gladiatorial arena , before eventually conjoin forcefulness to bring down Hela , the Goddess of Death . In fact , the fit in which Thor loses his mallet isthe understanding Blanchett room the labor in the first position . So , climbing onboard one of the world ’s biggest moving picture dealership at this stage , while also playing the share universe ’s first female supervillain , would presumptively issue forth with its fair share of pressures - but not for Blanchett .
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We speak to Blanchett about her character during last year ’s set visit , and she made it clear she did n’t finger any imperativeness playing the MCU ’s first female supervillain .
“ I call back you only find pressing if you think this is the only stroke that women will have , which is ridiculous . I entail , there ’s a huge distaff fan stem and having a daughter myself , you know , you want them to be able to identify with the uncollectible - ass ending of the spectrum as well as the hoagy … so I did n’t sense pressure , I was super frantic . "
Considering Blanchett ’s background and award - winning history , it ’s understandable that she would n’t find the pressure playing a comic Word of God type . After all , this is n’t her first go - around with the science fiction / fantasy genre . She ’s previously played Galadriel in Peter Jackson’sThe HobbitandThe Lord of the Ringstrilogies , as well as the villain Col . Dr. Irina Spalko in Steven Spielberg’sIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull .
Of naturally , she believe ( and hopes ) that her playing the cinematic universe ’s first female supervillainwill spawn more female supervillains in next funny book movies . What ’s more , the cast and crew all claim that she’sthe macrocosm ’s best supervillain overall- and that ’s high praise considering how many top - tier actors , such as Robert Redford ( Captain America : The Winter Soldier ) and Michael Keaton ( Spider - Man : Homecoming ) , have playact risky guys in the MCU so far . Hopefully Blanchett ’s portrayal of Hela inThor : Ragnarokis convincing enough for Marvel Studios to incorporate more female supervillains down the line of credit .
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