Thor Has a Brand New Hairdo in First Thor: Ragnarok Image
Get ready for a whole host of cognitive dissidence as you gaze upon the God of thunder without his following golden locks – it just doesn’t look right…it looks good, but not quite right as Thor and the other Norse Gods face end times in Thor: Ragnarok.
You can see him, Cate Blanchett's Hela and Tessa Thompson's Valkyrie in the first proper look at the movie via Entertainment Weekly’s new cover.
Thor: Ragnarok, which is directed by What We Do In The Shadows Taika Waititi, finds our hero in a whole host of galactic trouble. Blanchett's Hela, the Goddess Of Death, is accidentally released from prison and intends to cause more chaos than Tom Hiddleston's Loki, who is still up to his own tricks. She banishes Thor to a desolate planet called Sakaar, where he'll face fresh challenges.
"It's basically where every wormhole across the universe dumps out its trash, so you get people from all walks of life with all sorts of incredible abilities and powers,” Hemsworth tells EW. "No one cares what prince or king Thor may have been in another world. Also, his strength is pretty easily matched with those he finds himself amongst."
And he’s not the only Avenger to find himself amongst enemies, it turns out Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk has wound up on the same planet, where he’s heralded as their greatest fighter. Three films in and Marvel are keen to avoid the dreaded curse of the ‘Three-quel’, hence the appointment of Waititi, who’ll bring a lighter sensibility to proceedings.
"I think sometimes people mistake a tonal shift as, 'We’re just going to make some ridiculous broad comedy where no one gives a s** what happens and everyone gets stoned and sits around talking about saving the universe,'" Waititi explains. "We want people to care what happens and care that the hero succeeds. I think tonally it’s like a slight shift. I don’t feel nervous – I feel good about it."
The EW also gives us our first look at Jeff Goldman as the Grandmaster.
Thor: Ragnarok will be out in the UK on 27 October, before hitting the US on 3 November.
