Thor: Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok (2017) is a superhero film directed by Taika Waititi, blending fantasy, science fiction, action, and adventure genres. Produced with lead performances by Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, and Mark Ruffalo, the film was released on 27 October 2017^【1】. This American production by Disney Studios explores the event known as "Ragnarok" from Scandinavian mythology—the destruction of the Asgardian civilization—and Thor’s efforts to prevent it after being captured on the other side of the universe.

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The Avengers: Age of Ultron events, Thor continues his search for the Infinity Stones when he is captured by the fire demon Surtur. Surtur reveals to Thor that his father Odin is no longer in Asgard and that when Surtur’s crown merges with the Eternal Flame, Ragnarok will commence. Thor defeats Surtur, seizes his crown, and returns to Asgard, where he discovers his brother Loki has assumed Odin’s identity and is ruling the kingdom. Thor forces Loki to accompany him to Earth to find Odin, with the help of Stephen Strange. On his deathbed, Odin tells his sons that upon his passing, his firstborn—the Death Goddess Hela—will escape from the prison where she was confined.

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With Odin’s death, Hela is freed and shatters Thor’s hammer, Mjölnir. While fleeing Hela, Thor and Loki are thrown from the Bifröst bridge into deep space and land on the planet Sakaar, ruled by the Grandmaster and surrounded by wormholes. There, they encounter an ex-Valkyrie warrior known by the code name Scrapper 142, who captures Thor and delivers him to the Grandmaster as a gladiator. To survive and return to Asgard, Thor is forced to fight a deadly match against his former ally and Avenger, Hulk.

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In the arena, Thor confronts Hulk and later attempts to persuade Hulk and the Valkyrie to join him in fighting Hela. Taking advantage of the chaos sparked by an uprising of other prisoner-gladiators led by Korg on Sakaar, Thor, Loki, and the Valkyrie escape the planet aboard a stolen ship and reach Asgard. In Asgard, Heimdall is protecting the people by hiding them in the mountains against Hela’s rule. Realizing that the only way to stop Hela is to allow Ragnarok to unfold, Thor directs Loki to place Surtur’s crown into the Eternal Flame. Reanimated, Surtur destroys both Asgard and Hela. The surviving Asgardian people board a spaceship under Thor’s leadership, heading toward Earth, where in the post-credits scene they encounter Thanos’s vessel.

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Kevin Feige produced the film, with Taika Waititi serving as director. The screenplay was written by Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle, and Christopher L. Yost. Cinematography was handled by Javier Aguirresarobe, editing by Zene Baker and Joel Negron, and music composed by Mark Mothersbaugh. During production, over 30 copies of Thor’s hammer Mjölnir were created for filming. The soundtrack features Led Zeppelin’s song "Immigrant Song." During filming, the line "friend from work," spoken by Thor upon seeing Hulk in the arena, was suggested by a child from the Make-A-Wish Foundation who visited the set and was incorporated into the script^【2】.

The film’s cast and their respective characters are as follows:

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• Chris Hemsworth: Thor
• Tom Hiddleston: Loki
• Cate Blanchett: Hela
• Mark Ruffalo: Bruce Banner / Hulk
• Idris Elba: Heimdall
• Tessa Thompson: Valkyrie (Scrapper 142)
• Jeff Goldblum: Grandmaster
• Karl Urban: Skurge
• Anthony Hopkins: Odin
• Benedict Cumberbatch: Stephen Strange
• Taika Waititi: Korg
• Clancy Brown: Surtur (Voice)

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Disney Studios produced the film, with UIP Türkiye handling its distribution in Türkiye. In its opening weekend in Türkiye, the film attracted 280,571 viewers and earned ₺4,186,528. Over its seven-week theatrical run, it was watched by 795,596 viewers and generated a total revenue of ₺11,437,088^【3】.

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Thor: Ragnarok received numerous awards and nominations during its release period.

• At the NAACP Image Awards, Idris Elba won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, while Tessa Thompson was nominated in the Outstanding Actress category^【4】.
• At the Teen Choice Awards, Chris Hemsworth won the award for Choice Sci-Fi Movie Actor.
• At the IGN Summer Movie Awards, it won Best Comedy Film and People’s Choice – Best Comedy Film.
• At the Golden Schmoes Awards, it won Best Trailer of the Year and Best Comedy Film of the Year^【6】.

In addition, the film received numerous nominations from the Saturn Awards (Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture), Critics’ Choice Awards (Best Visual Effects, Best Action Movie, Best Actor in a Comedy – Chris Hemsworth), Costume Designers Guild (CDG) Awards, Hugo Awards, MTV Movie & TV Awards, and the Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards.