Jeff Goldblum joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the Grandmaster, a character who first appeared in The Avengers #69.
He is one of the ageless Elders of the Universe and has mastered most
civilizations’ games of skill and chance. He was not originally part of
the comic book Ragnarok storyline.
Karl Urban (Dredd, Star Trek) has
been cast as Skurge, also known as The Executioner. He is an Asgardian
who was originally depicted as a supervillain and long-time antagonist
of Thor, sporting a magic double-bladed battle axe. In the comics,
Skurge fell in love with the Enchantress and was frequently used in
schemes by her and the trickster god Loki. According to Wikipedia, the
character eventually joined up with the heroes of Asgard in a mission to
Hel, “where he sacrificed his axe to destroy Naglfar, the ship of the
dead, and delay Ragnarok, and sacrificed his life to hold the bridge at
Gjallerbru so the heroes could escape the forces of Hel.”
The press release also confirms that Tessa Thompson will play Valkyrie, a classic Marvel superhero character who first appeared in The Avengers #83 (published December 1970) and has remained one of the core members of the Defenders.
Thor: Ragnarok is set to be released on November 17th 2017
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