Thor: Ragnarok
Thor : Ragnarokhit US theaters this weekend and it definitely look like the money Marvel Studios spend on the flick was deserving every cent . Taika Waititi ’s Marvel debut was made for the hefty price rag of $ 180 million - although it ’s not the most expensive moving picture made in the Marvel Cinematic Universe .
That title goes toAvengers : Age of Ultron , which was develop for a reported $ 330,600,000.Thor : Ragnarokis in reality only the 7th most expensive MCU movie , but still cost $ 30 million more to make than bothThorandThor : The Dark World . No doubt the addition of Jeff Goldblum , Mark Ruffalo and Cate Blanchett bumped up the toll tag , although just as authoritative will be the fact that the vast majority of it was set alfresco of Earth , meaning a lot of CGI was needed to recreate the alien worlds ofAsgardand Sakaar .
Motion capture act a big part in the film too . The Hulk pass more meter on screen than Bruce Banner , and we have extra supporting Show Me State - cap performances from Waititi as Korg , one of the gladiators on Sakaar , and Surtur the fire demon - with Clancy Brown allow the vocalism for that type . Cate Blanchett also had to weary a special cap for digitally hearten Hela ’s battle crown .
A sword new conformation of cinematic technology was used in the MCU to produce the flashback fight sequence between the Valkyries and Hela . Called DynamicLight , it uses a rig of century of luminosity that go off one per chassis . That created that beautiful slow - motion consequence as theValkyries descended on Helaon their fly steed while the Goddess of Death launch steel at them . DynamicLight was co - developed by Waititi ’s pal Stuart Rutherford and shows that the director was bringing far more to the table than just his distinctive witty voice and directorial stylus .
Altogether , the Kiwi director ’s travail have work . Thor : Ragnarokis one of the well - received MCU movies ever with a 93 % fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes . It ’s also break up box office staff records both internationally and domestically , with anoverall total of $ 427 million . It ’s certainly a testament to Waititi ’s filmmaking acumen that he was able-bodied to turn his low - budget pic - have skills to such a massive cinematic endeavour and still keep his stamp on it . And , with the director already talking aboutmaking a sequel toThor : Ragnarok , we can not hold off to see what he brings to the MCU next .
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