Thor: Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok is a sequel to Thor: The Dark World and is the sixteenth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It will be part of Phase 3.

Plot

 * No confirmed plot

Cast

 * Chris Hemsworth as Thor Odinson
 * Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk
 * Tom Hiddleston as Loki Laufeyson
 * Jaimie Alexander as Lady Sif
 * Cate Blanchett as Hela
 * Tessa Thompson as a to-be-confirmed character

Production
In October 2013, While promoting the release of Thor: The Dark World, Chris Hemsworth stated that he is contracted for another Thor film. Also in the month, Kevin Feige stated that certain elements at the end of The Dark World hint at a direction for a possible third film, adding, "We definitely have a story we’d like to tell."

In January 2014, Marvel announced that Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost would write the screenplay for the film.

In July 2014, Feige stated the story was in the process of being outlined.

In October 2014, in talking about Avengers: Age of Ultron, Hemsworth stated that his next film "won’t be Thor 3 — that will be the following year". Also in October, Feige announced that the film, titled Thor: Ragnarok, would be released on July 28, 2017 and confirmed that Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston would reprise their roles as Thor and Loki. Feige called the film "a very important movie for us in Phase 3" and stated it would pick up after the events of Age of Ultron.He also confirmed that, in the context of the film, the word ' Ragnarok means "the end of all things".

In February 2015, Marvel pushed back the release date to November 3, 2017.

In April 2015, Feige said the film was being scripted and Marvel was expecting a draft soon.

In June 2015, Feige stated that filming would begin in mid-2016, and that a director, additional screenwriter and casting announcements would be revealed "towards the end of the summer".

In July 2015, Jamie Alexander confirmed she will be reprising her role as Sif.

By October 2015, Taika Waititi entered in negotiations to direct Thor: Ragnarok. Other directors under consideration included Ruben Fleischer, Rob Letterman, and Rawson Marshall Thurber. By mid-October, Mark Ruffalo was finalizing a deal to reprise his role as Bruce Banner / Hulk from previous MCU films, with multiple news outlets also confirming Waititi as director.

In December 2015, Marvel hired Stephany Folsom to work on the script for the film.

In February 2016, Cate Blanchett was confirmed as Hela.

In April 2016, Tessa Thompson was cast in an unspecified role while Natalie Portman was revealed to not return as Jane Foster.

Filming
Filming is slated to begin in June 2016 in Australia and Georgia.

Trivia

 * It has been suggested that the film may be based on the "Ragnarok" storyline in the Thor comics: Thor discovers Asgard is doomed to Ragnarok and must fight to stop it from happening. Ragnarok has been a continuous and reemerging element in the Marvel Universe since as early as Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's run.
 * In Norse mythology, "Ragnarok" refers to a doomsday scenario; a battle that causes the deaths of most of the major gods, including Thor, Odin, Loki and Heimdall, and ultimately concludes with the end of the universe.
 * In the comics, Ragnarok is a robotic clone of Thor, created by Tony Stark, Hank Pym and Reed Richards to assist in the Marvel "Civil War" event. The real Thor was on Asgard during the war, and was displeased when he found out he had been impersonated. He later encountered the robot and destroyed it after a lengthy battle.
 * Kevin Fiege explained at the Marvel Event in October 2014 that 'Ragnarok' meant "The end of all things" and that this film will have a similar impact on the Marvel Cinematic Universe as 'The Winter Soldier ' did in 2014 with the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * Ragnarök could be translated as "Fate of the Gods", or "Twilight of the Gods". The myth tells of the eventual destruction of the universe and mankind as well as the deaths of several key figures in Norse Mythology such as the gods Odin, Thor, Loki, Heimdall, Freyr, Sol and Tyr and the monsters/jotun Fenrir and Jörmungandr; a new generation of gods, the children of Odin, Thor and Sol specifically, will take the place of the old ones as the cycle of the world starts anew.
 * The film is based on the "Ragnarok" storyline in the Thor comics: Thor discovers Asgard is doomed to Ragnarok and must fight to stop it from happening.


 * Jaimie Alexander revealed that Captain America: Civil War will play a key role in setting up this film.
 * Jaimie Alexander has stated in an interview that she may not appear in the film as Lady Sif, due to her commitment on the TV series Blindspot.
 * Although the movie's title will more likely refer to the actual "Twilight of the Gods", there is also a character in the comics named Ragnarok, who is a cyborg clone of Thor.
 * Early production rumours suggested that Kenneth Branagh would be returning to the helm to direct this film having directed Thor back in 2011, however Marvel producer Kevin Fiege has since denied those claims.
 * The studio hired Taika Waititi over Ruben Fleischer, Rob Letterman and Rawson Marshall Thurber to direct the film.
 * Thor is the only Marvel Studios franchise to have three different directors for each film: Kenneth Branagh directed Thor, Alan Taylor directed Thor: The Dark World.
 * This is the first film in the Thor trilogy that Jane Foster and Erik Selvig won't appear.

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