ODEON Magazine Issue 100 - Sept / Oct 2017 | Page 21

Loki... up to his usual mischief! “A little off the top please barber!” Y R O ST FAR SO Thor (2011 ) Cast out of Asgard for his arrogance, Thor – now stripped of his powers – comes to Earth, where he meets Jane Foster. With his brother Loki up to no good, can Thor (re)prove himself worthy of wielding Mjölnir? The Avengers (2012 ) Thor joins forces with Iron Man and the rest to stop naughty Loki and his evil Chitauri army. Uh-oh, looks like somebody made him angry! “I was like, you gotta exploit Chris’ comic abilities!” Taika Waititi (director) comics. (Thanos, for those who aren’t keeping score, is the big bad in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War, into which this film directly leads.) To put it simply, she’s very bad news! Okay, one final fact for you now. Thor: Ragnarok is directed by Taika Waititi, the New Zealand filmmaker behind the brilliant What We Do in the Shadows (2014). His presence goes a long way to explaining the “out there” tone of the trailer. Indeed, Waititi has admitted that he’s going for a Big Trouble in Little China vibe with the film. This 1980s, Kurt Russell- starring classic is not only action packed, it’s very, very funny – an element Waititi was determined to bring to Thor: Ragnarok. “I was like you gotta exploit Chris’ comic abilities,” he revealed to ew.com. “He’s so good in that department. He’s legitimately one of the funniest things in this film.” We legitimately can’t wait! Thor: Ragnarok hits cinemas on Friday 27 October Thor: The Dark World (2013 ) Dark Elves threaten to destroy the universe. Can Thor, with Jane’s help, stop them? Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015 ) Earth’s mightiest heroes reteam to face Ultron, a global defence system designed by Tony Stark that has become dangerously sentient. Team Thor (Aug 2016 ) While “intense” things are going on between Tony Stark and Steve Rogers, Thor takes a break Down Under. Doctor Strange (Oct 2016 ) The Sorcerer Supreme vows to help Thor and Loki find their dad. odeon.co.uk 21