We’ve got a ways to go before the November 3rd, 2017 debut of Thor: Ragnarok from Marvel Studios but we’re hearing some welcome things in the pre-production phase of it from those involved. First, director Taika Waititi has been talking a bit about the tone for the film with previous nods making it clear that it’s going to be a buddy-film of sorts.
“I love that one moment in Avengers when Hulk grabs Loki and rag dolls him. It lends itself to great humor, do you read those comic books? They’re wacky. They’re crazy. I think that‘s exactly what they need, to keep changing it up. They’ve got their dark films, some are more serious, and I think it’s great that they’re mixing it up. I really want to inject my style of humor into this.”
When asked if he’s been looking at what Marvel has done so far in order to take things in a new direction, he responded, “I’ve learned that there are really no rules. There’s no road map. They’re very similar to Pixar in that way. They are constantly looking for the best story, they’ll tear everything down to rebuild it to make sure they have the best story. That’s why Marvel is good they keep pushing and pushing and trying to get the best thing possible. That’s what I’ve discovered the way things have changed.”
Mark Ruffalo has also been offering up some things about the path for his character while again saying that there are issues keeping him from having his own feature. “But we’ve worked a really interesting arc into ‘Thor 3,’ ‘Avengers 3’ and ‘4’ for Banner that I think will — when it’s all added up — will feel like a Hulk movie, a standalone movie.”
“Taika Waititi’s coming in and I love him,” he added. “That’s a surprise and it fits part of this Marvel doing the unexpected, casting the unexpected, and now bringing in the unexpected for writer and director. I’m really interested in where that’s going… They’re writing the script now. I am thinking about it, I’m doing script meetings and stuff so we’re starting to prep it.”
The film is set to be directed by Taika Waititi and will star Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston and Mark Ruffalo.[Source: