Thor, trapped on another world without Mjölnir, must survive a gladiatorial duel against the Hulk and return to Asgard in time to stop the villainous Hela and the impending Ragnarök
n January 2014, Marvel announced that a third Thor film was in development, with Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost writing the screenplay,[298] and was officially announced as Thor: Ragnarok in October 2014.[227] By October 2015, Taika Waititi entered in negotiations to direct Thor: Ragnarok.[299][215] In December 2015, Stephany Folsom was hired to rewrite the script.[300] A year later, in January 2017, it was revealed that Eric Pearson wrote the screenplay, with Kyle, Yost and Folsom receiving story credit.[297] Pearson, Kyle and Yost would ultimately receive screenwriting credit for the film.[216][217] Hemsworth, Hiddleston, Idris Elba and Anthony Hopkins reprise their roles as Thor, Loki, Heimdall and Odin, respectively, and are joined by Cate Blanchett as Hela.[301] Production began in July 2016 in Australia at Village Roadshow Studios,[302][303] and wrapped in late October 2016.[304] Thor: Ragnarok premiered in Los Angeles on October 10, 2017,[305] began its international release on October 24, 2017 in the United Kingdom,[306] and was released on November 3, 2017 in the United States
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The film is set four years after the events of Thor: The Dark World, two years after the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron,[308][309] and around the same time period as Captain America: Civil War and Spider-Man: Homecoming. Producer Brad Winderbaum noted that "Things happen on top of each other now in Phase Three. They're not as interlocked as they were in Phase One."[310] Mark Ruffalo and Benedict Cumberbatch appear in the film as Bruce Banner / Hulk and Doctor Stephen Strange, respectively.[301][257] The film reveals that the Infinity Gauntlet first seen in Odin's vault in Thor was a fake,[311] while also introducing Thanos' ship Sanctuary II in a post-credits scene.
