- You ready for some Asgardians of the Galaxy?
Props to the internet for that one.
You could say the Thor trailer was Hela good.
(people murmuring)
I loved it.
Marvel unchained its first full teaser trailer
for Thor: Ragnarok today, but you were probably
too busy geeking out over that Hulk cameo
to notice all of the awesome details hidden throughout,
but don't worry, unlike Ragnarok,
it's not the end of the world.
We've caught a bunch of those golden blonde Easter eggs
and we're breaking them down right now.
So let's start with a nice healthy comic plot smoothie.
- This drink, I like it.
- Ragnarok is taking plot threads from not one,
not two, but three classic Marvel comic runs,
throwing them into a blender, and hitting puree.
So which storylines make up this tasty Thor-flavored treat?
Oh, it occurred to me what I just said.
- This drink, I like it.
- Well obviously, a lot of what we're seeing
is directly from the early 2000s Ragnarok arc
in which Asgard is destroyed and Thor seemingly dies,
and no points for pointing out that Maximus Hulkimus
is being lifted straight out of Planet Hulk,
probably the most iconic Hulk run of the last 20 years.
But the secret ingredient in this Marvel super blend
are the elements borrowed from Walt Simonson's Thor run.
For those with comic collections
that don't stretch back 30 years,
Simonson wrote and drew Thor from 1983 to 1987
and his work is generally considered to be
the best the character has ever seen.
Now we don't really see any of Simonson's stories
affecting the plot in a huge way,
but we do see his small touches throughout,
like this shot of Karl Urban's Skurge
going ham with those machine guns
or these hell creatures lighting up their eyes
when Thor arrives bound in chains,
all vintage Simonson and nice reminder
that Marvel is using only the freshest Thor ingredients
for this latest Thor recipe.
- This drink, I like it.
- And while we're on the topic of borrowing from the best,
we got our first real glimpse of Cate Blanchett's Hela
in this teaser and she looks like
she leapt straight out of Jack Kirby's pen.
The costume design is remarkably close
to what Kirby first drew
when he introduced the character way back in 1964.
Now, you may also notice that she's rocking
a black and green color scheme,
pretty similar to the one we've seen on Loki
since the first Thor movie.
Now, this is interesting because in the comics,
Hela is actually Loki's daughter,
so are her color choices here attributed to her dear old dad
or is it just a small aesthetic nod
to her parentage in the comics?
Well, we're not sure exactly when in the MCU timeline
Loki would have gotten the chance to raise a kid,
but at the same time, the trickster God
definitely seems like he has
some deadbeat dad potential in him.
You know, tell your daughter you're just going
to the corner store to pick up a pack of Infinity Stones
and then never come back.
I guess we'll have to wait until Ragnarok comes out
to see if Loki owes some poor Asgardian single mom
a few thousand years of back child support.
What a jerk.
And we may have to wait even longer to confirm
our other theory about Hela, that she'll be replacing
the character of Death in Infinity Wars.
Now, Death in the Marvel universe
is famous for friend zoning Thanos,
and it was assumed that she'd be
the object of his one-sided affection
in the upcoming Infinity Wars films,
bu everything we see here suggests
that her role will be given to Hela in those movies,
so let's hope the big purple titan
has a thing for chicks with horns.
- [Man] Antlers.
- Now as long as we're on the highway to Hela,
oh god, that one is so good,
let's take a look at two more
big moments of hers in the trailer.
First, her complete and utter destruction of Asgard.
Notice the color on these flames engulfing
Thor's home in the stars, all orange.
Now sure, I already know where you're going with this, guys.
You can argue that it's fire and it's supposed to be orangey
but come on, this is a Marvel movie
where fire can be any color it damn well wants,
purple, green, blue,
so what could the significance of the orange flames be?
Well, a couple of months ago we theorized that Hela would be
holding one of the last remaining Infinity Stones,
specifically the Soul Stone,
and what color is the Soul Stone, guys?
Ya guessed it, it's orange.
So yeah, we're bettering that fire-colored fire
is actually straight from the Soul Stone itself.
But of course, Hela's mic drop moment comes early on
in the teaser where she grinds
Mjolnir into dust with one hand.
Now, we're guessing Hela isn't as worthy
as the God of thunder, which means her power
has to be off the charts in order to
wield and obliterate his ultimate weapon,
another indication that she's probably got
an Infinity Stone in her possession.
Now we're also guessing this comes pretty early in the film.
It may be even in the first few scenes
as it's the only part that seems
to take place on the streets of Marvel's Manhattan.
In all likelihood Hela arrives after Thor
seeks out assistance from a certain sorcerer supreme.
Of course, in the Dr. Strange post-credit scene,
Thor is only turning to Stephen Strange
for help hunting down Loki,
so it will be interesting to see how that ends
with all of Hela breaking loose.
Maybe he should've just enjoyed that bottomless beer mug.
Now jumping back into the Marvel cosmos,
let's talk about garbage planet,
AKA what we're assuming is Planet Hulk
or Sakaar, as it's known to the locals.
Anyways, notice those worm holes
in the background of this shot?
Not the first time that we've seen those in the MCU.
They provided transportation to the Tutari
when they invaded New York back in The Avengers.
Now this could suggest that the royalty of Sakaar
is more in league with Loki than we thought,
or maybe just everyone in the MCU
uses the same worm hole generating apps.
Also, we get our first look at Valkyrie in action,
who seems to have a pretty nice gig
rounding up contestants for Jeff Goldblum's battle arena.
And before we call it quits,
it's probably also worth talking about
what we haven't seen yet.
You'll notice that in most of the teaser,
Thor still has his beautiful blonde locks
brushing his shoulders, which indicates
that most of the trailer probably comes
from the film's first half, if not the first third.
Also, early on in development,
Ragnarok was described as a Hulk Thor buddy pic,
so we're assuming all this has to be early on
before the two work buds work out their differences
and team up, just like in all the best buddy pics ever made.
Also, where's Odin?
Did Thor just forget about his dad after The Dark World?
First he just ditches on Jane Foster, and now Odin.
Thor must be the God of ghosting in the MCU.
And one other character we don't see
make an appearance in this trailer, Star-Lord.
I mean, come on guys.
These graphics, the classic rock soundtrack,
Thor is clearly borrowing a few plays
from the Guardians playbook here,
and we wouldn't be surprised at all
if he finally meets up with them
in a post-credit scene at the end of Ragnarok.
But what do you think?
Did we miss anything else in the trailer,
and what were your favorite moments?
Let's discuss.