Performer: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman
Thor: Ragnarok is a 2017 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Thor, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to Thor (2011) and Thor: The Dark World (2013), and the 17th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Taika Waititi from a screenplay by Eric Pearson and the writing team of Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, and stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor alongside Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, and Anthony Hopkins. In Thor: Ragnarok, Thor must escape the alien planet Sakaar in time to save Asgard from Hela and the impending Ragnarök.
A third Thor film was confirmed in January 2014, when Kyle and Yost began work on the screenplay. The involvement of Hemsworth and Hiddleston was announced that October. Waititi joined the film as director a year later, after Thor: The Dark World director Alan Taylor chose not to return. Ruffalo joined the cast reprising the role of Hulk from previous MCU films, which allowed elements of the 2006 comic storyline “Planet Hulk” to be adapted for Ragnarok. The rest of the cast, including Blanchett as Hela, was confirmed in May 2016, with Pearson’s involvement revealed at the start of filming that July. Principal photography took place in Brisbane and Sydney, Australia, with the film also having exclusive use of Village Roadshow Studios in Oxenford, concluding in October 2016.
Thor: Ragnarok premiered in Los Angeles on October 10, 2017, and was released in the United States on November 3, 2017, as part of Phase Three of the MCU. The film received praise for its acting and Waititi’s direction, as well as the action sequences, humor, and musical score, with many critics considering it to be the best installment of the Thor films. It grossed $854 million, becoming the highest-grossing film of.
The inspiration behind this video: With the God of Thunder currently having four MCU solo movies under his belt, anticipation is high for a potential Thor 5. Chris Hemsworth’s Thor was introduced back in 2011’s Thor, and with 2022’s Thor: Love and Thunder, he became the first hero in the MCU timeline to take the lead in four solo movies. However, it seems as though the God of Thunder’s time in the MCU might be drawing to a close. While it’s not part of the MCU’s current Phase 5 or 6 slate, any news on Thor 5 might shed light on how the Asgardian will finally end his story.
In recent interviews, Hemsworth has expressed (via Vanity Fair) that he would like Thor’s next appearance in the MCU to be his last. Hemsworth’s change of heart could be due to the mixed reception to Thor: Love and Thunder, but after more than a decade, it makes sense that he may be ready to move on. However, it is not necessarily Thor 5 where Thor’s story could end — as a future Avengers movie could be the end of the God of Thunder. Regardless, fans were promised that “Thor will return,” and here is all the Thor 5 news so far.