Thor: Ragnarok

"I need to stop her here and now to prevent Ragnarök – the end of everything."

- Thor

Thor: Ragnarok is a 2017 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero Thor. It is a sequel to Thor, Thor: The Dark World, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Doctor Strange and the seventeenth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, while also being the fifth installment of Phase Three.

The film is directed by Taika Waititi and stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Cate Blanchett as Hela, Idris Elba as Heimdall, Jeff Goldblum as the Grandmaster, Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, Karl Urban as Skurge, Mark Ruffalo as Hulk and Anthony Hopkins as Odin.

Synopsis
Thor's world is about to explode in Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok. His devious brother, Loki, has taken over Asgard, the powerful Hela has emerged to steal the throne for herself and Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe. To escape captivity and save his home from imminent destruction, Thor must first win a deadly alien contest by defeating his former ally and fellow Avenger... The Incredible Hulk!

Cast

 * Chris Hemsworth as Thor
 * Tom Hiddleston as Loki
 * Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk
 * Lou Ferrigno as the voice of Hulk
 * Cate Blanchett as Hela
 * Tessa Thompson as Predator 142/Valkyrie
 * Idris Elba as Heimdall
 * Anthony Hopkins as Odin
 * Jaimie Alexander as Sif
 * Karl Urban as Skurge/Executioner
 * Jeff Goldblum as Grandmaster
 * Ray Stevenson as Volstagg
 * Zachary Levi as Fandral
 * Tadanobu Asano as Hogun
 * Rachel House as Topaz
 * Cohen Holloway as Lead Scrapper
 * Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange


 * Taika Waititi as Korg / Surtur (motion capture)
 * Clancy Brown as Surtur (voice)
 * Luke Hemsworth as Thor (Fiction)
 * Sam Neill as Odin (Fiction)
 * Matt Damon as Loki (Fiction)
 * Stan Lee as Sakaaran Barber

Locations

 * Asgard
 * Asgardian Palace
 * Asgardian Theater
 * Odin's Vault
 * Bersekers Dungeons
 * Hidden Hall
 * Rainbow Bridge
 * Heimdall's Observatory
 * Earth
 * New York City, New York
 * New York Sanctum
 * Norway
 * Texas (mentioned)
 * Novi Grad, Sokovia (mentioned)
 * Muspelheim
 * Hel (flashback)
 * Sakaar
 * Grandmaster's Palace
 * Grandmaster's Arena
 * Great Portal
 * Svartalfheim (mentioned, play)
 * Xandar (mentioned)
 * Valhalla (mentioned)

Events

 * Ragnarök
 * Contest of Champions
 * Convergence (mentioned)
 * Battle of Sokovia (mentioned)

Items

 * Bifrost Bridge
 * Mjølnir
 * Tesseract
 * Casket of Ancient Winters
 * Necroswords
 * Bloodaxe
 * Twilight Sword
 * Thor's Swords
 * Thor's Mace
 * Thor's Shield
 * Gungnir
 * Hofund
 * Hridgandr
 * Dragonfang
 * Cloak of Levitation
 * Eye of Agamotto
 * Obedience Disks
 * Eternal Flame

Vehicles

 * Avengers Quinjet
 * Commodore
 * Valkyrie's Ship
 * Sakaaran Ark
 * Asgardian Skiffs
 * Sanctuary II

Sentient Species

 * Asgardians
 * Cotati
 * Frost Giants
 * Humans
 * Kronans
 * Sakaarans
 * Vanir
 * Fire Demons
 * Dark Elves (mentioned)
 * Vampires (mentioned)

Creatures

 * Asgardian Wolves
 * Fenris
 * Valkyries Steeds
 * Berserkers
 * Fire Dragon

Organizations

 * Revengers
 * Masters of the Mystic Arts
 * Warriors Three
 * Einherjar
 * Sakaaran Guards
 * Sakaaran Scrappers
 * Valkyries (flashback)
 * Avengers (mentioned)

Mentioned

 * Doug
 * Beta Ray Bill (sculpture)
 * Ares (sculpture)
 * Man-Thing (sculpture)
 * Bi-Beast (sculpture)
 * Tony Stark
 * Ultron
 * Malekith
 * Black Widow (video messages)

Production
In January 2014, Variety reported that and Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost will be writing the screenplay for Thor: Ragnarok. Kevin Feige will be returning to produce and Chris Hemsworth will be returning in the title role.

On October 2, 2015, Taika Waititi signed to direct the movie. Other candidates at the direction of the movie were, and.

On February 25, 2016, Stellan Skarsgård confirmed that he will not have reprised the role of Dr. Erik Selvig in the movie. On April 11 Natalie Portman was also confirmed to not come back for the sequel, while Tessa Thompson joined the cast as Thor's new romantic interest.

On May 20, Marvel.com reported that Karl Urban and Jeff Goldblum have joined the cast. Cate Blanchett and Tessa Thompson were confirmed to be playing the major villain Hela and the hero Valkyrie respectively, while Anthony Hopkins and Idris Elba reprised their previous roles.

Principal photography started on July 4, 2016, in Queensland, Australia. The working title for the film was "Creature Report".

On July 23, 2016, at San Diego Comic-Con, Hulk's gladiator armor was revealed, along with the first piece of footage, showing Thor's and Hulk's whereabouts.

On August 4, Mark Ruffalo officially finished shooting his scenes.