Full Cast and Character Description for Thor: Ragnarok

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By Darian Scalamoni

Thor: Ragnarok is one of the many upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe phase 3 movies but the anticipation level has gone up tremendously for the third Thor film as the full cast list has been released. Along with Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston and Idris Elba returning, the Marvel film boasts a ton of new characters being played by fantastic acting talents in their own right.

Joining the cast is former Oscar winning actress, Cate Blanchett, as the villainous Hela. Hela is a powerful villainess who was appointed goddess and ruler of the northernmost realms of the dead, where she oversaw the souls of all who did not die in battle. Along with the addition of Blanchett, Tessa Thompson, known for her scene stealing role in Creed, will play Valkyrie. Valkyrie is the idealistic feminist leader of the Valkyrior which happens to be under the jurisdiction of Odin. Jeff Goldblum will also join the MCU as he will be playing a character by the name of Grandmaster, who is an eccentric being and one of the oldest living in the universe. He is also capable of traveling through time, space and dimensions which can connect this new Thor movie to Ant-Man and even the upcoming November release, Doctor Strange. Finally, Karl Urban will join the franchise as a minor villain known as Skurge being in the way of not only Thor but also, the Hulk, who will find his way in Thor: Ragnarok as well. Hulk will be played by Mark Ruffalo as he was in the last two Avengers movies.

Thor: Ragnarok will be directed by Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows) and the film’s will be released worldwide on November 3^rd, 2017.

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