Thor has lost his invincible hammer in exclusive scenes shown from Disney’s Marvel studios’ upcoming superhero movies at San Diego’s Comic-Con.
One of the most high-profile draws of the annual convention for pop and nerd culture fans, Marvel’s star-studded panel session on Saturday kicked off with Thor: Ragnarok, due in theatres in November.
Director Taika Waititi joined stars Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston and Cate Blanchett to discuss how the Norse deity has evolved in the film, specifically as he has lost his power-wielding hammer, is trapped on a planet named Sakaar and has to fight in a gladiator contest with the Hulk.
“I’ve played this character five times now... I got a bit bored with myself and wanted to make something different,” Hemsworth said.
So, they cut his hair, take his hammer away and pit him against Jeff Goldblum and Blanchett. When Blanchett’s Hela, the deity of death, invades Asgard, Thor finds himself on the run and under the control of Goldblum’s Grandmaster on Sakaar, where he is pitted against the Hulk in a Gladiator tournament. In this film, the Hulk refuses to turn back into Bruce Banner, but he is learning to speak, albeit slowly.
“He has the vocabulary of a two year old,” Ruffalo said.
Comedy weaves through a trailer that shows Thor meeting the Hulk and filling him in on his status, saying “I’m doing my own thing now, I’m not really hanging out with the Avengers anymore, it all got very corporate.” As Hela takes over Thor’s home planet, he must recruit the help of the superheroes, including his mischievous brother Loki, to stop Hela and prevent Ragnarok — the end of the world.
Marvel further announced that its upcoming female superhero standalone film Captain Marvel starring Brie Larson will take place in the 1990s, before the events of 2008’s Iron Man that set Marvel’s subsequent film franchise in motion. The villains will be the alien shapeshifters called the Skrulls.
