Marvel is currently hard at work on their next wave ofPhase 3movies now thatCaptain America: Civil Warhas been released andDoctor Strangeis in post-production. That means, all eyes will be on the 2017 slate, which includes the third film in theThor trilogy,Thor: Ragnarok. And a long standing rumor may have finally been confirmed, along with some other cool details about the sequel.
For quite some time, we have known thatMark Ruffalowould be appearing in the film as Hulk and that his role would be rather significant. Given that the film will be taking place in space, that led to a lot of speculation that Marvel was finally going to adapt what might be Hulk’s most iconic storyline. A new report fromJoBloseems to confirm it. According to the report,Thor: Ragnarokwill indeed be adaptingPlanet Hulk.
“The film will definitely have thePlanet Hulkelement in it, operating as a kind of mash-up with theRagnarokstory. How Thor ends up on the planet in question is unclear, but he will definitely be involved in some gladiatorial games run by none other thanJeff Goldblum’s Grandmaster.”
In addition to the confirmation that the film will be blending the two classic comic book storylines, the report also makes note that Hulk will be rocking his classic armor fromPlanet Hulk, which should look pretty fantastic on screen. The report also mentions thatChris Hemsworthwill be joining Hulk for the gladiator battles and interestingly enough, will actually be rocking a shaved head for a portion of the film. The report also notes thatTessa Thompson, who is playing Valkyrie in the film, will have a very different look than her comic book counterpart.
Lastly, it looks like Thor very well might be finding one of the last Infinity Stones during the course of the film, because he “needs to find the ultimate weapon to stopRagnarok.” In the comics at least, Ragnarok is a cyborg clone of Thor, so that could make for a very interesting second part of the story, outside of thePlanet Hulkstuff. At this point, though this is labeled as aThor movie, it is very much starting to feel like one of the bigger Marvel event films.
In addition toRuffaloandHemsworthreprising their roles for the film,Tom Hiddlestonwill be reprising his role asLoki, maybe for the last time because he may be busy playing James Bond in the near future.Cate Blanchettis also playing the film’s main villain Hela alongsideJeff Goldblum, who as mentioned is playing Grandmaster andKarl Urbanwho has been cast as Skurge.Thor: Ragnarokis set for a June 19, 2025 release and is being directed byTaika Waititi.
