6 Wild THOR: RAGNAROK Story Predictions You Can Take To The Bank
The first trailer for Thor: Ragnarok finally pulled back the curtain on the movie, so we take a look at that, rumours, speculation and more to come up with six pretty wild story predictions...
The first trailer for Thor: Ragnarok found its way online earlier this week and it's fair to say it was one of the best Marvel sneak peeks to date. Full of huge reveals and massive surprises, it's left us with a lot to think about and makes it even more interesting to look at what's ahead for the Phase 3 release.
So, looking through reports from the past year along with what we know and my own ideas, I've come up with a pretty wild list of predictions for what we should expect from Thor: Ragnarok! With some, there's evidence they could happen, and while others are pretty outlandish, I think you'll enjoy them!
So, from major plot twists to unexpected debuts, here's how I think the movie is going to play out...
6. Thanos Meets Hela
My guess is that Hela either rules over what's left of Asgard or is trapped back in Hel by the time all is said and done, but Thanos freeing her due to his obsession with Death makes perfect sense and gives the villain a vastly more interesting ally than a woman in a black hood who never speaks. Just like Doctor Strange teased Baron Mordo's turn to the dark side, this movie wrapping up with Thanos turning to Hela for help as he sets his sights on the God of Thunder's home would work really well.
5. Savage Hulk
That Hulk is totally out of control and not in his right mind, and after months (years?) of being in that gladiatorial arena, it would make sense for the hero to have fully embraced this vicious side which makes him a whole lot more different to the version we've grown accustomed to. What will be interesting is seeing how far Marvel takes it, and with any luck, we're going to see a totally different side to the Green Goliath when he's unleashed here despite that pesky PG-13 rating!
4. Surtur Rises
Given the movie's title and the fact Thor could do with a monstrous opponent like that to really unleash against, I'm confident that we will indeed see a battle between the two here. In my opinion, it will be Hela's plan to unleash the monster to destroy Asgard - and possibly Earth - in order to bring an end to all things, hence why the final battle will likely come down to Thor taking on Surtur and Hela being engaged in battle with the character mentioned in our next slide.
3. Valkyrie's Redemption
That should make for a very satisfying story arc and promises to set the character up as a major player in the Marvel Cinematic Universe moving forward. Her showing up with a new army if Valkyries in Avengers: Infinity War or beyond to help take down Thanos seems likely and given the demand for more strong female characters in superhero movies, I wouldn't actually be all that shocked of she's the one to save the day in the final fight against Hela and her demonic forces.
2. Thor Gets A New Weapon
While Avengers: Infinity War concept art has shown Thor seemingly in possession of Jarnbjorn, his giant axe from the comic books, we didn't get a clear look at that. With that in mind, I think this will be a new version of Mjolnir similar to the Ultimate version's hammer as it would make more sense for Odin to create something new for him rather than leaving the hero totally without powers which will be essential in the battle against Thanos. I also think Thor will have that in time for the fight I mentioned against Surtur.
1. Hulk Finally Speaks
While I'm not suggesting full blown conversations, I think at least a few lines of dialogue are likely and it's about damn time we get to hear him say "Hulk Smash!" in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We did, of course, get that ever so briefly in The Incredible Hulk, but does that movie count? Not really, and after hearing him say "Puny God!" in The Avengers, some actual banter with Thor would be a heck of a lot of fun to see here.
Do you guys think any of these predictions will come true? What are yours? As always, be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
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