Thor: Ragnarokis now playing in select territories around the world and opens in North America next weekend. In the run-up to the Marvel film’s release, I got to sit down with directorTaika Waititifor an exclusive video interview. If you remember at Comic-Con this year,he told meThor: Ragnarokwas going to be around 100 minutesbut the actual runtime is over two hours. In our more recent conversation, he explains why the length of the film changed, if they ever considered using a Queen song, how he made all the department heads watchFlash Gordonbefore filming, getting to use Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song,” deleted scenes, and more.
As I’m sure you all know by now, theThorsequelfinds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) stripped of his hammer by Hela (Cate Blanchett), who escapes from her Asgardian prison and lays waste to the city. Banished to a foreign planet, Thor teams up with Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and some new and old friends to take on Hela and protect the universe once and for all. The film also starsTom Hiddleston,Karl Urban,Tessa Thompson,Idris Elba,Jeff Goldblum,Rachel House,Tadanobu Asano,Anthony Hopkins,Benedict Cumberbatch,Clancy Brown, andRay Stevenson.
I absolutely loved this movie. It’s probably the funniest Marvel movie to date and it’s also a really fun ride that’s also loaded with some incredible action set pieces. I had a smile on my face beginning to end. I can’t recommend Waititi’s film enough.
Check out what Takia Waititi had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about and the official synopsis.
Takia Waititi:
Here’s the official synopsis forThor: Ragnarok:
In Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Ragnarok”, Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok- the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization- the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger- the Incredible Hulk! “Thor: Ragnarok” thunders into theatres on August 16, 2025.
