Thor: Ragnarok Trivia

Trivia about Thor: Ragnarok.


 * Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost were originally hired to write the script for the film in 2014.
 * 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.
 * 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 and Alan Taylor directed Thor: The Dark World.
 * This is the first film in the Thor trilogy that Darcy Lewis, Jane Foster, and Erik Selvig won't appear.
 * Cate Blanchett and Karl Urban are the 11th and the 12h actors from the J.R.R. Tolkien films to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
 * Karl Urban is the fifth actor from the Star Trek franchise to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
 * The film will loosely adapt the Planet Hulk arc from the comics.
 * Eric Pearson was a production writer on set.
 * Director Taika Waititi wanted John C. Reilly's Rhomann Dey to appear in the film.
 * Taika Waititi said in a Reddit AMA that he was unsure if he'd return for a sequel and that it would be a "dream come true" to return to do more short films, even going on to say for Marvel to call him for "more One Shots."