‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Film Updates: Director Taika Waititi Ignores Past Marvel Films to Make “Crazy” Movie; Cate Blanchett Talks Filming Sequel

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ director Taika Waititi admitted to ignoring part Marvel films in order to make a unique and “crazy” movie. Cate Blanchett, who plays Hela, was all praises for Waititi during a recent interview.

According to the Guardian, Waititi admitted during a Reddit AMA Session that he wanted to create his own film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) by ignoring the preceding ‘Thor’ films as well as the other releases from the franchise.

When asked if he wanted to keep past elements or make a unique film altogether, he replied, “I made an effort to ignore the fact there are other Thor films.” He added, I’m trying to ignore the rest of the universe and just make my own awesome movie."

Waititi even revealed that he hasn’t seen Joe and Anthony Russo’s ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ yet. When asked about the tone and brand of humor for his addition to the MCU, he replied, “You can expect a Taika-esque tone. [Marvel’s] been very accepting of my style.”

The 41-year old New Zealand director, writer, and comedian is best known for directing the 2004 short film ‘Two Cars, One Night’, which earned him an Academy Award nomination. His coming-of-age comedy-drama film ‘Boy’ and adventure comedy-drama film ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ became box office hits in New Zealand while his comedy-horror mockumentary ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ also received critical acclaim.

According to /Film, Waititi stressed that his follow-up to 2013’s ‘Thor: The Dark World’ will be quite the unique one. He described the film as a “’70s/’80s sci-fi fantasy” and said, “I think [Thor: Ragnarok] will be one of the most adventurous and most “out there” of all the Marvel movies. It’s a crazy movie.”

When told by a fan that Chris Hemsworth’s Thor was bland next to Tom Hiddleston’s Loki, he reassured that Thor was “awesome” in the sequel.

Joining Hemsworth and Hiddleston in the new film are Anthony Hopkins, Mark Ruffalo, Jaimie Alexander, Idris Elba, Karl Urban, Tessa Thompson, and Jeff Goldblum. Blanchett also joins the new cast as Hela, the ruler of Hel.

During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Blanchett talked about working on the new film as the series’ latest villain. She said, “You get to a certain age and you don’t play the hero anymore. [Laughs] You play villains. Villains and drunks.”

Blanchett also gushed about Waititi saying, “Did you see Taika Waititi’s film, Hunt for the Wilderpeople? Or, What We Do in the Shadows? He’s just got such a sure hand. He’s wonderful — I’d eat him for breakfast if I could. He’s absolutely delicious. And he’s irreverent which is great because Marvel, at its best, has its tongue firmly in its cheek.”

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ is an upcoming action-adventure and fantasy film directed by Taika Waititi and written by Stephany Folsom, Craig Kyle, Eric Pearson, and Christopher Yost. It is produced by Kevin Feige with Victoria Alonso, Louis D’Esposito, Thomas M. Hammel, Stan Lee, and Brad Winderbaum executive producing. It is scheduled to be released in U.S. theaters on November 3, 2017.