Hey folks, Harry here... Great news drop on THOR: RAGNAROK! But first, go see THE NICE GUYS... Ok, done? Wasn't that just fucking fantastic? Do you think that was young Dirk Diggler on the bicycle? I do. Alright, back to THOR: RAGNAROK. First off... it is now confirmed that Cate Blanchett is indeed playing the character we THOR geeks all knew she had to be... HELA! Here's some concept art of her:
That's pretty damn outstanding.
Now, MARVEL could have just stopped right there and many of us would've been happy, but no, those badasses had pile on with the good news. We're going to see Tessa Thompson kick all kinds of ass as the VALYKRIE (wonder if she'll join THE DEFENDERS), that doesn't terribly matter, because at the very least she's going to be onscreen with THE HULK, as Marvel one again reitterated that Mark Ruffalo was joining up for THOR. But wait - there's more...
JEFF FUCKING GOLDBLUM AS THE GRANDMASTER is pimper than pimp. Simply the fucking greatest! Over the moon ejaculating every star into the Milky Way kind of fucking happy!
Then... fucking JUDGE DREDD is SKURGE aka THE EXECUTIONER! No, not Sylvester Stallone, but KARL URBAN! This is looking pretty fucking outstanding to me. Add them to THOR, LOKI, HEIMDALL and ODIN - and that sounds like a great run at the Asgardian Armageddon of RAGNAROK!
Two-time Oscar®-winner Cate Blanchett (“Blue Jasmine,” “Carol, “Cinderella”) joins Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Ragnarok” as the mysterious and powerful new villain Hela, along with Jeff Goldblum (the upcoming “Independence Day: Resurgence,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Jurassic Park”) who joins the cast as the eccentric Grandmaster, Tessa Thompson (“Creed,” “Selma”) who will bring the classic hero Valkyrie to life on the big screen, and Karl Urban (“Star Trek” trilogy, “The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King”) who will add his might to the fray as Skurge.Rounding out the cast for the film is three-time Oscar®-nominee Mark Ruffalo (“Spotlight,” “The Kids Are All Right,” “Foxcatcher”), reprising his role of Bruce Banner/the Hulk from “Marvel’s The Avengers” and Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”
“The continuation of the epic Thor franchise will be powerful and unique, and with the additions of Cate, Jeff, Tessa, Karl, and Mark to the cast we have the makings of his most dangerous and heroic adventure yet,” said Producer Kevin Feige. “The sheer, raw talent each of these actors brings to the screen can’t be quantified. Having any one of them join the Marvel Cinematic Universe would be an honor, and having all of them is incredible."
Thor’s new cast members join returning stars Chris Hemsworth (“Rush,” “In the Heart of the Sea,” “Ghostbusters”) in the title role for the fifth time; Tom Hiddleston (“Crimson Peak,” “The Night Manager,” “Kong: Skull Island”) as Thor’s adversarial, adopted brother, Loki; Golden Globe® and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Idris Elba (“The Dark Tower,” “Luther,” “Beasts of No Nation”) as the Asgardian sentry, Heimdall; and Academy Award®-winner Sir Anthony Hopkins (“Silence of the Lambs,” “Nixon,” “Hitchcock”) again portraying Odin, Ruler of Asgard.
“Thor: Ragnarok,” the third installment of Marvel’s popular Norse Super Hero, is directed by Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Taika Waititi (“Two Cars, One Night,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” “Hunt for the Wilderpeople”). Kevin Feige will produce the film, joined by executive producers Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Victoria Alonso, Thomas M. Hammel and Stan Lee.
Keep it cool!
Harry
