Such a swap may be part of Waititi's aim to avoid sticking too closely to the source material as a means to keep the film fresh, even for the experts. Though Jeff Goldblum is in place as the Grandmaster, he bares a strikingly similar role to the Red King of the Marvel Comics arc. Waititi stresses the influence of "Planet Hulk" which is quite evident. "We've drafted that idea and are doing a version of that, not exactly that, but a version of that for our movie." "A lot of the design of Hela is a combination of the early stuff from Jack but also the stuff that came out of that book and especially the villain Gorr's power set," Winderbaum said. "We're also looking at God of Thunder, the Jason Aaron book," Winderbaum points out, citing the book's villain Gorr as a large inspiration for Cate Blanchett's Hela.
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The executive producer does note, however, it would take "five seasons of a TV show to tell that entire story," which is why the film will be influenced "both stylistically and narratively" by the books. "We're definitely looking at the Walter Simonson Ragnarok arc," Winderbaum said. While Waititi points out he enjoys looking at comics and saying, "we should have that," to various moments or places, the film takes a "cherry-picking" approach to adapting some key story lines into live-action.Įxecutive producer Brad Winderbaum says the film will "lean heavily" into Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's Journey Into Mystery stories, and the latter name is one which would be tossed around frequently while on set. This, for Waititi, is the first Thor movie. "It really is, to my mind, probably the craziest of the Marvel films in a good way," Waititi said, adding his focus is "g etting away from the other two films" which came before it in the Thor trilogy. Thor: Ragnarok is fully embracing the cosmic elements and the comics which inspired them.
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This isn't what makes Ragnarok feel most unique, though. In fact, for most sets, that is a metaphor because the worlds are built in a vibrant outdoor form with no standard sound stage doors being opened to step into the scenes.
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Thor: Ragnarok, the third in a series of Thor-centric films and fifth Marvel Cinematic Universe film to feature the God of Thunder, has a feel unlike any film before it from the moment the doors to the set are opened. The director and his cast and crew of the massive upcoming Marvel Studios flick opened up to press on their Australian set nearly a year ago, with Waititi promising, "what comes out the other end is way more exciting and interesting and in a way you can never go back from that."