Good or bad, you can blame Kevin Smith for the goofy and comedic approach to Thor: Ragnarok.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Chris Hemsworth reveals that after hearing Kevin Smith bashing Thor on a podcast that it inspired him to approach head of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige.
Hemsworth credits Kevin Smith, whom he once heard bashing the Thor franchise on a podcast, for inspiring him to speak his mind to Feige. “Hearing someone like Smith, who represents the fanboy world, was such a kick in the ass to change gears,” Hemsworth says. “We sort of had nothing to lose. People didn’t expect what we did with it this time around.”
The interview also reveals it was Chris Hemsworth’s idea to cut Thor’s hair and also that director Taikia Waititi had become “sick” of old Thor, and “wholeheartedly endorsed” the new approach.
It was Hemsworth idea to “cut his hair” and “destroy the hammer”—moves that Waititi, whom Hemsworth describes as also being “sick” of old Thor, wholeheartedly endorsed.
My own two cents is that I would take whatever Kevin Smith says with a grain of salt. After all, Kevin Smith gushed about Star Wars: The Phanom Menance. ‘Nuff said?
Thor: Raganarok has a November 3, 2017 release directed by Taika Waititi starring Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Mark Ruffalo as Hulk/Banner, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Idris Elba as Heimdall, Cate Blanchett as Hela, Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, Jeff Goldblum as Grandmaster, Anthony Hopkins as Odin and Sam Neill in an unknown role.
Thor’s world is about to explode in Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok. His devious brother, Loki, has taken over Asgard, the powerful Hela has emerged to steal the throne for herself and Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe. To escape captivity and save his home from imminent destruction, Thor must first win a deadly alien contest by defeating his former ally and fellow Avengers… The Incredible Hulk!
