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Chris Hemsworth On Keeping Thor And Loki's Relationship Fresh In 'Thor: Ragnarok'

Published Fri, 08 Sep 2017 17:15:10 -0500

While both of the Thor movies have their problems, one of the things they got very right was the relationship between brothers Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Loki (Tom Hiddleston). Loki has been a prominent presence in both of the Thor movies and the first Avengers movie. In an interview with Collider Hemsworth mentioned how they keep that dynamic fresh so they aren't repeating themselves:

"Without giving too much away, I didn't want to repeat that relationship either. And Tom felt the same. All of us were like, 'What can we do again here?' There's a bit of reversal as far as… In the first films, a lot of the time you're seeing Thor going, 'Come back Loki, and da-da-da-da.' [But now] there's a feeling from Thor that's just like, 'You know what, kid? Do what you want. You're a screw up. So whatever. Do your thing.'"

The other thing that sets this movie apart from others is this is our first real Mighty Marvel Team-Up of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We're bringing along the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) along for the ride, and Hemsworth was glad he got to work with Ruffalo outside the insanity of the Avengers movies:

"It gave us an opportunity to do anything we wanted with our relationship. Because Mark and I on set were like, 'Have we even spoken on the phone?' The Avenger stuff is hard because it's not very personal when there are seven of you in a room. You have to get across all this information and it feels expositional. So it's hard to really have a dynamic… But [Mark and I] just went for it in this [film] and there's a nice love-hate relationship there, a brotherly kind of pairing."

The Hulk and Ruffalo in particular has proven to be a great character to bounce off of other people. There's a reason the "science bros" thing from the first Avengers movie went so viral. It's going to be fun to see these two big characters on screen together.

Summary: Imprisoned, the mighty Thor finds himself in a lethal gladiatorial contest against the Hulk, his former ally. Thor must fight for survival and race against time to prevent the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home and the Asgardian civilization.

Thor: Ragnarok, directed by Taika Waititi, stars Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Jeff Goldblum, Idris Elba, and Mark Ruffalo. It will be released on November 3rd.

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