“I am Loki of Asgard. And I am burdened with glorious purpose.”
With that gold-coated staff in one hand and the fate of the planet in the other, Loki quickly became one of Marvel’s greatest on-screen villains in the aftermath of The Avengers. Five years later and that reputation remains in place, so it’s small wonder why comic book fans are beside themselves with excitement in the lead-up to Thor: Ragnarok.
Due to light up theaters on November 3rd, Taika Waititi’s spacefaring romp was recently named as the most-anticipated movie of the fall season – ahead of Justice League, no less – which really puts that pent-up demand into perspective. To strike while the iron (hammer?) is still piping hot, Entertainment Tonight has posted a behind-the-scenes featurette that was recorded on set in Australia. It is, in fact, the same featurette in which Chris Hemsworth previewed Hulk and Thor’s titanic tussle, which is now known as the “fight of the century.”
But there’s much more information to uncover, as evidenced by the heated exchange between Thor and his unruly step-brother, Loki. As you’ll no doubt recall, the final moments of The Dark World saw Tom Hiddleston’s God of Mischief take the form of Odin, and essentially assume control of Asgard.
With Hela on the horizon, we imagine Thor: Ragnarok will waste no time in exposing Loki and his deceitful ways, so this scene from ET’s featurette is likely pulled from the moment when the penny finally drops for Marvel’s God of Thunder. And we imagine he’s none too pleased with Hiddleston’s trickster.
Thor: Ragnarok will see a release on November 3rd, when it’ll lay the groundwork for Avengers: Infinity War, with Joe and Anthony Russo’s blockbuster poised to rattle the MCU right down to its foundations.