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[Hystzen]

So they going to waste Jeff Goldblum, Karl Urban and Cate Blanchett for more Loki like they did with Thor 2.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Wait a minute, is the director the New Zealand guy who's worked with Jemaine Clement on tons of things and directed What We Do In The Shadows?!

 

[Scorpion Soldier]

Wait a minute, is the director the New Zealand guy who's worked with Jemaine Clement on tons of things and directed What We Do In The Shadows?!

Yes, that's him.

 

[Yrael]

Wait a minute, is the director the New Zealand guy who's worked with Jemaine Clement on tons of things and directed What We Do In The Shadows?!

Yep!

 

[Zetta]

Will watch for Karl Urban as Skurge and Jeff Goldblum as Grandmaster, this movie has a great cast and I can't wait.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Yes, that's him.

Yep!

That's really awesome. I'm loving how Marvel is giving quite a few smaller or unusual directors a shot with their films.

 

[SpaceWolf]

So they going to waste Jeff Goldblum, Karl Urban and Cate Blanchett for more Loki like they did with Thor 2.

Jeff Goldblum, Karl Urban and Cate Blanchett weren't in Thor 2.

 

[The Horror the horror]

Hulk forced into gladiator services?

They're incorporating Planet Hulk into this?

 

[Hystzen]

Jeff Goldblum, Karl Urban and Cate Blanchett weren't in Thor 2.

Sorry meant more how they wasted actors in villain roles for more Loki in Thor 2.

 

[Mighty Chin]

Sorry meant more how they wasted actors in villain roles for more Loki in Thor 2.

Actors? Like who...Eccelston? Nobody can pull a good performance out of him.

 

[Freewheelin']

Actors? Like who...Eccelston? Nobody can pull a good performance out of him.

what

 

[Broken Joystick]

Hulk forced into gladiator services?

They're incorporating Planet Hulk into this?

Since they won't do a solo Hulk film, more than likely.

 

[SplitYourInfinities]

I didn't like the previous Thor movies but I'm going to give this one the benefit of the doubt because Taika Waititi.

 

[SpaceWolf]

Does the Thor trilogy have the potential to be the only film trilogy in history where only the third instalment is moderately engaging, with the previous two being total duds?

 

[Blader]

Does the Thor trilogy have the potential to be the only film trilogy in history where only the third instalment is moderately engaging, with the previous two being total duds?

Star Wars prequels?

Spoiler

I really liked the first Thor

 

[Raptor]

Taika is gud

That purple dude, lmao.

 

[strafer]

so what's so special about the director?

 

[SpaceWolf]

Star Wars prequels?

...

Well played, Sir.

Spoiler

I really liked the first Thor

ryanrenoldsbutwhy.gif.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

Star Wars prequels?

Spoiler

I really liked the first Thor

Episode 1 had Darth Maul, Qui Gon, and Pod Racing (which spawned awesome games). It wasn't complete shit guys!

 

[jmood88]

I'm really excited to see what Taika Waitit does with this.

 

[Pachimari]

I'm really excited about this one because of Taika Waititi, but primarily because I really loved the first Thor movie. And seeing how 90% of it will be in the cosmic Marvel, Hulk having to compete in the arena, the Grandmaster and Valkyrie being introduced and all of this being ragnarok is damn amazing. Super hyped about Thor: Ragnarok.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

so what's so special about the director?

Give What We Do In The Shadows a watch. It's a mockumentary following a household of vampires in Wellington, New Zealand who are struggling to fit into the 21 century. He also had a hand in Flight of the Conchords, and I recall liking Eagle vs Shark, although haven't seen it in a long time.

Very good at dry comedy and I'm excited to see what he brings to Thor.

 

[richiek]

Give What We Do In The Shadows a watch. It's a mockumentary following a household of vampires in Wellington, New Zealand who are struggling to fit into the 21 century. He also had a hand in Flight of the Conchords, and I recall liking Eagle vs Shark, although haven't seen it in a long time.

Very good at dry comedy and I'm excited to see what he brings to Thor.

His latest film Hunt for the Wilderpeople is also supposed to be really good, and is a buddy road film like Ragnarok.

 

[Pachimari]

Hunt for the Wilderpeople looks seriously good.

 

[Anung]

She should have been Jane Foster instead of Natalie Paycheck.

 

[Pachimari]

No. Natalie Portmann is the best. So sad she didn't like her role as Jane.

 

[SpaceWolf]

No. Natalie Portmann is the best. .

Natalie Portman can't act, though.

 

[Monocle]

So they going to waste Jeff Goldblum, Karl Urban and Cate Blanchett for more Loki like they did with Thor 2.

Pls shush, everything connected to Loki is awesome, and those actors will hardly be wasted, I'll bet. So much cynicism.

 

[Captin Quacker]

 

[CaviarMeths]

Extremely low expectations. What We Do In The Shadows was pretty decent but whoever directs these movies matters little.

Maybe in the early days. Since CA:TFA turned out to be a very Joe Johnston-esque movie, Thor 2 and Ant-Man were probably the only two MCU films that didn't feel distinctively the director's own. Both of those had directors replaced during pre-production. And Joss Whedon and James Gunn have both gone on record to say that they pretty much have complete creative freedom.

 

[wesleyshark]

She should have been Jane Foster instead of Natalie Paycheck.

Agreed. Portman is plain awful.

 

[richiek]

https://twitter.com/TaikaWaititi/status/749928238223282176?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

Taiki Waititi tweets on first day of filming.

FYI, Dan Hennah worked on the Lord of the Rings films.

 

[Jigolo]

If this movie isn't in contention for top 3 best MCU movie when it comes out I will watch Thor 2 as punishment

 

[Dai101]

 

[tomtom94]

so what's so special about the director?

Pretty sure Disney have high hopes for him. He also did a rewrite of Moana apparently.

Spoiler

Both Thor and Dark World are fine

 

[itwasTuesday]

DREDD is in this? Nice.

 

[Broken Joystick]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BHf1OxAhUUh/

Thor 3 has begun #wheresmyhammer #thor3 #rollercoastersrock

 

[LosDaddie]

I wonder if Hulk will don some armor in this movie.

I'd probably buy another Hot Toys Hulk if he did.

 

[BrightLightLava]

She likes her hammers with longer handles

Underrated post. It's good to start with

Spoiler

alien horse penis wise

, but throw in some Mjolnir knowledge and it's basically perfect.

 

[BLACKLAC]

I wonder if Hulk will don some armor in this movie.

I'd probably buy another Hot Toys Hulk if he did.

He will apparently have his planet Hulk armor, the single sleeve.

 

[HeySeuss]

Somebody please explain to me as someone who doesn't read comics, how the hulk can be forced into gladiator combat when he could do whatever he wants? Or does he just enjoy it?

Maybe leverage because the person that runs it controls the space taxi racket?

Help me out here...

 

[BLACKLAC]

 

[xxracerxx]

Haha, that actually took me a second.

 

[richiek]

Construction of massive set:

 

[Sulik2]

Somebody please explain to me as someone who doesn't read comics, how the hulk can be forced into gladiator combat when he could do whatever he wants? Or does he just enjoy it?

Maybe leverage because the person that runs it controls the space taxi racket?

Help me out here...

He had a control device implanted in him that Silver Surfer destroyed when they fought in the arena. In the comic it was a combination of the hulk being weakened by the effects of the wormhole and being on a planet with much stronger beings and technology that let them implant him.

 

[Yeezus H. Christ]

Taika Waititi seems fucking hilarious both on and off-screen.

 

[Bold One]

Construction of massive set:

film production is crazy laborious, imagine the hundreds of man hours it must have taken to put all that together, and it will probably only be in a handful of scenes if that..

 

[Broken Joystick]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BHv2f2WjeCy/?taken-by=markruffalo

 

[neorej]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BHv2f2WjeCy/?taken-by=markruffalo

Glad they're going with a practical effects Hulk. I hate this CGI trend.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BHv2f2WjeCy/?taken-by=markruffalo

YES!! YES!!!! Give me more Hulk!