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Stan Lee cameo: The barber who cuts Thor's hair.
In Norse mythology, Ragnarök is translated as "The Fate of the Gods," although it is often confused with the word "Götterdämmerung." The myth tells of the eventual destruction of the universe and mankind, as well as the deaths of several key figures in Norse Mythology, such as the gods Odin, Thor, Loki, Heimdall, Freyr, Sol, and Tyr, and the monsters, a.k.a. Jotun, Fenris, and Jörmungandr. A new generation of gods, the children of Odin, Thor, and Sol specifically, will take the place of the old ones, as the cycle of the world starts anew.
The movie is mainly based on the Thor comics storylines "Ragnarök" and the Surtur saga. It also incorporates elements of the Marvel storylines "Contest of Champions" and "Planet Hulk."
Director Taika Waititi described this movie as a "1970s and 80s science fiction fantasy, the most 'out there' of all of the Marvel movies." He cited Big Trouble in Little China (1986) as a major influence on this movie.
This marks the first time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that The Incredible Hulk was not voiced by Lou Ferrigno, but by Mark Ruffalo. Ferrigno voiced Hulk in The Incredible Hulk (2008), The Avengers (2012), and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).
Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" appears in this movie and the trailer. This is noteworthy because Led Zeppelin is known for very rarely licensing out their music for use in feature films, television series, or video games. The majority of other movies that have had Led Zeppelin music are related to Cameron Crowe, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), and Almost Famous (2000). School of Rock (2003) and Small Soldiers (1998) also featured Zeppelin’s music.
In addition to his credited role as the voice of Korg, director Taika Waititi told Empire Magazine that he also played two other roles in this movie: "I am one of the heads on the three-headed alien, this character called Haju. I'm the head on the right. And I'm also the motion-capture for Surtur." Clancy Brown performed the voice of Surtur.
The Grandmaster's tower features statues of his champions, notable figures from Marvel comics: the alien being Beta Ray Bill, the supernatural entity Man-Thing, the Greek god Ares, the android monster the Bi-Beast, the alien Fin Fan Foom, and The Night-Crawler.
On Earth, Thor disguises his hammer Mjölnir as an umbrella. In the comics, whenever Thor took on the mortal form of Dr. Donald Blake, he disguised Mjölnir as a walking stick. However, an umbrella is a more suitable disguise for a god of thunder.
The names of the various space ships in this movie are a nod to Australia's Holden car marque. They are model names of various iconic models, such as the Commodore, Torana, Statesman, and Kingswood.
Four of the male cast have appeared in at least one Star Trek movie: Karl Urban played Dr. McCoy in Star Trek (2009), Star Trek into Darkness (2013), and Star Trek Beyond (2016). Chris Hemsworth was Lieutenant George Kirk in Star Trek (2009). Benedict Cumberbatch played Khan Noonien Singh in Star Trek into Darkness (2013). Idris Elba played Krall in Star Trek Beyond (2016). In addition, Clancy Brown guest starred as Zobral in an episode of Star Trek: Enterprise (2001), season one.
Cate Blanchett and Jeff Goldblum appeared in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004). Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum both starred together in the original Jurassic Park (1993). Tom Hiddleston and Benedict Cumberbatch appeared in War Horse (2011). Karl Urban and Matt Damon appeared in The Bourne Supremacy (2004).
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