Episode 186
Thor: Ragnarok
Sun, 2017-Nov-05 02:05 UTC
Length - 3:19
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With 316,330 views on Saturday, 04 November 2017 our article of the day is Thor: Ragnarok.
Thor: Ragnarok is a 2017 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Thor, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to 2011's Thor and 2013's Thor: The Dark World and the seventeenth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is directed by Taika Waititi with a screenplay by Eric Pearson and the writing team of Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, and stars Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, and Anthony Hopkins. In Thor: Ragnarok, Thor must escape the alien planet Sakaar in time to save Asgard from Hela and the impending Ragnarök.
A third Thor film was confirmed in January 2014, with the title and involvement of Hemsworth and Hiddleston announced that October. Waititi joined the film as director a year later, after Alan Taylor chose not to return after directing the second film, and Ruffalo joined the cast, crossing over the character Hulk from other MCU films. With the Hulk's inclusion, elements from the 2006 comic storyline "Planet Hulk" were adapted for Ragnarok. The rest of the cast was confirmed in May 2016, with Pearson's involvement revealed with the film at the start of filming in July 2016. Principal photography took place from July to October 2016 in Brisbane and Sydney, Australia, with the film also having exclusive use of Village Roadshow Studios in Oxenford.
Thor: Ragnarok premiered in Los Angeles on October 10, 2017, and was released in the United States on November 3, 2017 in 3D, IMAX, and IMAX 3D. The film received largely positive reviews and was often called the best film in the Thor trilogy, with specific praise going to Waititi's direction, the cast, action sequences, music, and humor. It has grossed more than $211 million worldwide.
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