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How Does Thor: Ragnarok Fit Into The Marvel Cinematic Universe?

Published Fri, 08 Sep 2017 15:25:51 -0500

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is getting a little confusing as far as timeline goes. These movies come out years apart, which makes our brains think the events of the movies take place years apart. The upcoming Thor: Ragnarok is just two movies away from Avengers: Infinity War, so it made sense when Collider asked star Chris Hemsworth to explain where and how the movie fits. Hemsworth explained:

"We didn't want to get bogged down in Infinity Stones and da-da-da-da because I don't even understand that stuff a lot of the time… [But] I spoke to the Russos before I even had the script for this and said, 'How does this link into that? What can we look out for? How do we continue this time?'… Without giving anything away though, [Thor: Ragnarok] definitely bleeds nicely into those [films]."

The fact that the stars don't even understand the Infinity Stones is both hilarious and slightly worrying. It sounds like Ragnarok will be connected to Infinity War in some way. People are assuming this is the movie where the final stone shows up, but Hemsworth's comments don't really back that up.

Hemsworth was also asked about what it was like to work with director Taika Waititi, and had nothing but good things to say:

"He's just very smart about [figuring out] the bigger picture — what's driving [Thor] from now until the end of the film, why are we going to want to get on that train with him and keep going… There's a certain fearlessness to his directing which a lot of people don't bring to these films especially given the size. In the Marvel world, there is a 'if it isn't broke, don't fix it' sort of an [attitude]; but [Taika's] constantly experimenting and trying to squeeze more heart, a little bit more suspense, more humor, more everything… As opposed to going, 'This is the version that works and let's just try and do fifty takes of that.' That's when it gets repetitive and then you have nothing to cut. You get in the editing room and it's like… I wish we'd tried this or that. We're leaving it all out on the field here, which is nice."

Hemsworth appreciates the fact that Waititi came in and took risks with Ragnarok, despite the fact that they could have played it safe. Both of the Thor movies haven't felt very groundbreaking thus far. Maybe this is the one that will change that.

Summary: Imprisoned, the mighty Thor finds himself in a lethal gladiatorial contest against the Hulk, his former ally. Thor must fight for survival and race against time to prevent the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home and the Asgardian civilization.

Thor: Ragnarok, directed by Taika Waititi, stars Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Jeff Goldblum, Idris Elba, and Mark Ruffalo. It will be released on November 3rd.

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