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Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok thunders past $500 million at the global box office

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After topping the domestic box office this past weekend and the international box office the weekend prior, Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok has wasted little time in thundering past the $500 million mark worldwide. The Taika Waititi-directed threequel has pulled in $502.3 million by close of play on Wednesday, becoming the fourteenth Marvel Cinematic […]

Chris Hemsworth pays tribute to Mjolnir with Thor: Ragnarok promo

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Poor Mjolnir. The trusty hammer of Chris Hemsworth’s God of Thunder meets its maker in Thor: Ragnarok at the hands of Cate Blanchett’s villain Hera, and Hemsworth has taken to Twitter to pay tribute to Mjolnir with an ‘In Memoriam’ promo; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Thor: Ragnarok was going to feature a childhood […]

Thor: Ragnarok was going to feature a childhood flashback with a fat Thor and goth Loki

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During an interview of MTV’s Happy Sad Confused Podcast, Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi has revealed that he originally planned to include a scene in the Marvel blockbuster which would have been a flashback to an 80s-style Asgard showing Thor and Loki’s childhood, with the God of Thunder as an overweight kid and the God […]

Thor: Ragnarok screenwriter and director discuss the film’s ending and mid-credits scene

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Major spoilers for Thor: Ragnarok follow. Like, the end of the film major. You have been warned… When it comes to Marvel trilogies, the third movie usually sees a major shift in the status quo. In Iron Man 3 Tony destroyed his suits (although of course he’d built a few more by the next time […]

Flashpoint directors close, Deadpool future in jeopardy, Avengers 4 to see dead characters return and more – Daily News Roundup

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FLASHPOINT DIRECTOR CLOSE? After being announced a couple of months ago, it looks like DC Films and Warner Bros. have been working hard to find a director for Flashpoint. And according The Wall Street Journal, Toby Emmerich, they closing in on a director and hope to be greenlit soon. Read more here. HOPE NEVER DIES […]

Hot Toys unveils its Hela collectible figure from Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok

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Hot Toys has unveiled its 1/6th scale Movie Masterpiece Series Hela figure which is based on the likeness of Cate Blanchett’s villain in the the Marvel blockbuster threequel Thor: Ragnarok. The Goddess of Death comes with a range of interchangeable accessories which includes a magnetically attachable green colored cape, two swords, a damaged Mjolnir attached […]

Is Thor: Ragnarok the most overrated Marvel movie ever?

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Eric Bay-Andersen offers a different opinion to Anghus Houvouras’ claim that Thor: Ragnarok is the best Marvel film ever… There have been several superhero films this year where my opinion has greatly differed from the general consensus – I found Wonder Woman decent rather than exceptional, and I thought Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 […]

Nightwing casting, Alien franchise in trouble, Thor: Ragnarok opens huge and more – Daily News Roundup

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NIGHTWING CASTING RUMOURS There was a rumour going around over the weekend that Stranger Things star Dacre Montgomery had been cast as Nightwing in the DC solo movie, however the film’s director Chris McKay has taken to Twitter to say that casting for the movie hasn’t gotten underway yet. “We haven’t started the process of […]

Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok poster gets a LEGO makeover

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With Thor: Ragnarok topping the box office around the world, the theatrical poster for the Marvel blockbuster has been given the LEGO treatment, with our heroes and villains getting a minifigure makeover; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Taika Waititi wants to make Thor: Ragnarok 2 rather than Thor 4 SEE ALSO: Thor: Ragnarok director has revealed […]

Thor: Ragnarok opens to $121 million, takes the MCU beyond $5 billion domestically and $13 billion worldwide

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After starting its international roll out a week ago, Thor: Ragnarok made its way across the Pond this weekend, with the latest Marvel blockbuster exceeding expectations with a domestic opening haul of $121 million. The film, which had been tracking between $100 million and $110 million, was up 41% on its predecessor Thor: The Dark […]