Youāve probably only just put your socks back on after having them blown off by the Thor: Ragnarok trailer but, sorry, theyāre about to be removed in excitement yet again. As it turns out, the trailer may hold the key to a whole bunch of cool theories for the future of the MCU, including where that pesky last Infinity Gem is. Here are the five best Thor: Ragnarok cool details and theories from the new trailer.
The T.H.A.N.O.S theory
Ok, now this is cool. To sum it up: each letter of Thanos should refer to the container where the Infinity Gem is found. So far weāve got the Tesseract (Space), the Aether (Reality), the necklace from Doctor Strange (Time), the orb that contained the Power Stone in Guardians of the Galaxy and, finally, the Mind Stone, found in Lokiās sceptre (and Vision).
Weāre missing an āHā which, conveniently enough, weāve probably seen in the Thor: Ragnarok trailer. Namely, Thorās hammer – Mjolnir – going bye-bye or, more likely, Idris Elbaās character Heimdall (he of glowing orange eye fame) being the vessel for the Soul Stone. Did Marvel really put in that much work for so little payoff? God, I hope soā¦
*Who* is that next to Thor?
Poor New York. If itās not being taken over by aliens, itās the backdrop for a literal hammer-burst. Because it sure looks like the shot of Mjolnir being crushed is from a New York side street. It wouldnāt look out of place in Daredevil, thatās for sure. Unless Asgard has a seedy underbelly we donāt know about?
Besides that, thereās someone standing next to Thor just as the hammer gets destroyed. Wait a minute, Thor⦠in New York. Is that Doctor Strange next to him (h/t Gizmodo)? Thatād certainly be one hell of a way to open a movie - and we already know from Doctor Strangeās post-credits scene that Thor is in the Big Apple.. The green tinge to the figure makes me think itās probably Loki though, but donāt be shocked to see Strange being a part of that climactic scene.
Here's the shot - you be the judge.
Hair today, gone tomorrow
Thorās luscious locks being chopped off was one of the trailerās big talking points. It also gives us a few clues as to just what is happening and when. We now know Thorās big confrontation with Hela (and imprisonment) should come at the very beginning of the movie before moving on New York, a short break for a haircut and then onto the gladiatorial pits of Sakaar.
Itās telling that we donāt get to see any shots of Thor on Asgard – expect that to make up the core of the final act.
A Loki entrance
Whatās Lokiās deal? We see him two times in the trailer: Once perched awkwardly on a couch with Jeff Goldblum (man, is that a sentence I never thought Iād write), and the other looking all devilish and debonair leading out an army of what looks like Sakaar inhabitants. We know Thorās half-brother isnāt trustworthy at the best of times but, if heās aware of what is going on with Hela in Asgard then he may be pulling an inside job to get Thor off of the planet.
One final Thor/Loki reluctant team-up is all I want right now.
Planet Hulk
Talking of āwhatās the deal with that?ā (Iām turning into Seinfeld at this point), how on earth did Hulk wind up on Sakaar? For that, we may have to turn to the comics and, specifically, Planet Hulk – which Thor: Ragnarok riffs on in a big way.
In Planet Hulk, the green giant crashes on Sakaar and is proclaimed to be some sort of mythical figure by the name of Sakaarson. Itās very unlikely the movie will follow the same path as the comics (probably because Hulk goes to war with the Avengers straight after) but it would make a whole lot of sense if Hulk is paraded around as some sort of great, mythical warrior – which is why he fights his āfriend from workā.
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