When Thor: Ragnarok is Set in The MCU Timeline

The prescribed timeline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has some serious problems , and now that we know whenThor : Ragnarokis set , the return are go to uphold . The question ofwhether the MCU timeline makes sense , and if that should evenmatterto fans are two separate issues only . But for those fans paying aid to the item offered up by individual writers and directors , we have our first check of just how long afterThe retaliator : Age of Ultronthe next chapter in Thor ’s story takes post .

During our sojourn to the set ofThor : Ragnarok , the filmmakers unfortunately did n’t rove out thatlegendary MCU timeline scrollthe studio keeps under lock and key . They did enjoin us when fans should imagineRagnaroktaking place , how long Thor has spent exploring the cosmos , and how far out the film will be from the comingInfinity War . The most authoritative takeout , however , is that fans may desire to stop worry about keep accurate track … because it seems like the studio apartment is n’t worrying themselves .

As the celluloid was described to us on set , the ecumenical impression is that , since hisUltronglimpse of a possible hereafter , Thor has spent"a couple of years"on his own mission . When asking producer Brad Winderbaum for a more specific mind of whereRagnarokfalls in comparison toCivil War , a few fact became clear . First , the account thatThor missedCivil Warwhile living with his roomy Darrylis , sadly , non - canonical . And possibly more relevant to fan , efforts to markRagnarokon an MCU calendar should probably turn back :

" It ’s not like , five minutes after Ultron ends we take up this movie . It ’s a yoke years by and by … This movie takes place basically … You live , it ’s heavily . In the timeline of the MCU , things kind of materialize on top of each other , especially now in Phase Three . They ’re not as interlocked as they were in Phase One , you know , during Fury ’s Big Week and everything . So [ Thor : Ragnarok ] happens possibly on top of Civil War , on top of Spider - Man [ Homecoming ] . Somewhere in that ball Mungo Park .

First , let ’s dissect that addition to the MCU timeline , since the outlet sports fan have derive to require are more obvious than common . The directors ofCaptain America : Civil Warpreviously stated that their photographic film takes spot approximately one twelvemonth afterAge of Ultron , withSpider - Man : Homecomingbeginning around that same time ( before jumping fore for the rest of Peter Parker ’s story ) . So ifRagnarokreturns to Thor after consume spent"a couple of years"(with " two year " state elsewhere among output ) by from Earth … he ’s already as much as a year into the MCU ’s future .

In Marvel ’s Defense Department , both the completely freestanding story being state by Taika Waititi inThor : Ragnarok , and the intentionally vague dates offered by Winderbaum give them plenty of wiggle room . In other words , this is n’t a repetition ofSpider - Man : Homecomingbreaking the MCU timelineunequivocally . Yet evenHomecominghad a rationality to neuter metre , and specific appointment are even harder to nail down when Earth is only a speck among the stars in a distant corner of the cosmos ( for example : we get it on that whenthe Guardians of the Galaxy meet Thor inInfinity War , it will beyearsafter their premature moving picture ) .

What Winderbaum ’s Logos emphasize is that as much as fan might enjoy drawing up timeline and world maps , those specifics do n’t have a massive impingement oneveryfilm in the MCU . We knowRagnarokwill scarcely be set on Earth at all , aside fromthe Doctor Strange crossover- which onlycompounds the timeline trouble . So the question such a time frame explain are obvious . Where were Thor and Hulk duringCivil War ? WatchRagnarokto rule out . Does it make sensation for them to be able to seek Strange ’s help in his New York Sanctum ? Well … maybe just assay to enjoy the ride .

What do you think of this near timeline for the MCU ? Is it a sign that fan should just kibosh postulate Marvel adhere to a sequence of consequence the studio is already breaking out from ? Or is it a sign of fallible details on the filmmakers ' part ?

Thor : Ragnarokadvance tickets are now on sales agreement wherever ticket are sell .