Tag: Thor: Ragnarok
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‘Thor: Ragnarok’ is a Superhero Comedy About the Horrors of Colonialism
(Welcome to Road to Infinity War, a new series where we revisit the first 18 movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and ask “How did we get here?” In this edition: Thor: Ragnarok reinvents the God of Thunder with humor and subversion.) Compared to Iron Man and Captain America, Thor feels short-changed in both his…
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Sam Rockwell Eyes Taika Waititi’s ‘Jojo Rabbit’ With Scarlett Johansson
Following his Oscar-winning performance in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Sam Rockwell is in negotiations to reteam with Fox Searchlight and co-star with Scarlett Johansson in the World War II film “Jojo Rabbit,” sources confirm to Variety.The project is Taika Waititi’s follow-up to “Thor: Ragnarok.” The story centers on Jojo, a young boy who longs…
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Benedict Cumberbatch Keeps Mum On The Chances Of A Doctor Strange 2
Doctor Strange introduced us to one of the most exciting of the second generation of Avengers in the form of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Master of the Mystic Arts. He continued to entertain in his cameo in Thor: Ragnarok and in just a couple of weeks we’ll see him stand alongside the rest of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes…
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Tribeca-Bound Western ‘Little Woods’, Starring Tessa Thompson & Lily James, Scores International Sales Deal
Exclusive: Tribeca-bound ‘modern Western’ Little Woods, starring Tessa Thompson and Lily James, has been picked up for international sales by UK outfit Independent. In the debut from writer-director Nia DaCosta, Thor: Ragnarok and Creed star Thompson and Cinderella and Baby Driver star James play two estranged sisters who are driven to work outside the law…
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‘Avengers’ Screenwriter Originally Tried to Reduce Thor’s Role
Everybody loves Thor now, primarily due to Chris Hemsworth‘s charming, slightly goofy take on the character, and Taika Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok. But folks at Marvel weren’t always convinced of Thor’s durability. The Avengers screenwriter Zak Penn confirms that early Avengers scripts attempted to reduce Thor’s screentime – until the casting of Chris Hemsworth changed everyone’s…
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Rumor: Matt Damon Passed on ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming 2’ Role
Matt Damon is a big star, but he hasn’t really committed to getting into the superhero genre. The furthest he went was a cameo role in Thor: Ragnarok as an Asgardian actor playing Loki, but obviously studios would be happy to try and get him for something bigger, and apparently Sony has already tried. In…
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Scarlett Johansson to Star in Taika Waititi’s Next Film, ‘Jojo Rabbit’
Taika Waititi will work with another Avenger, but not for a Marvel Studios movie. The Thor: Ragnarok director’s follow-up film Jojo Rabbit has just enlisted its next star: Scarlett Johansson. Johansson is in final talks with Fox Searchlight to join Jojo Rabbit, Variety reports. The World War II-set film is a satirical dramedy about a…
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Scarlett Johansson to Star in Taika Waititi’s ‘Jojo Rabbit’ for Fox Searchlight (Exclusive)
Scarlett Johansson is in final negotiations to star in Fox Searchlight’s World War II film “Jojo Rabbit,” sources tell Variety.The project is Taika Waititi’s follow-up to “Thor: Ragnarok,” and is set during World War II and centers on a young German boy in Hitler’s army who finds out that his mother, to be played by…
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Scarlett Johansson Boarding Taika Waititi’s WWII Pic ‘Jojo Rabbit’
The Avengers star will work with the Thor: Ragnarok director on his next movie Jojo Rabbit for Fox Searchlight. Jojo Rabbit is set in World War II and follows a German boy in Hitler’s army who discovers that his mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Per Variety who broke the…
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Votd: ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ VFX Breakdown Highlights the Arrival of Hela and Destruction of Mjolnir
Hopefully you’ve watched Thor: Ragnarok from the comfort of your home a few times now. The third installment of the Marvel Studios franchise defies the odds by actually being the best chapter of the god of thunder’s trilogy, and it gets better and better each time you watch it. There are plenty of special features…