The first teaser trailer for Thor: Ragnarok dropped Monday morning, already showing the humor of director Taika Waititi (What We Do In The Shadows) and hinting at the plot, which reportedly involves Hulk and Thor cancelling the apocalypse, possibly with help from Doctor Strange. (Chris Hemsworth has called it a “buddy movie” and Mark Ruffalo described it as “an intergalactic buddy road movie with Banner and Thor.”)
We’ve already made jokes about Loki’s face, and we’ve dug deeper into Tessa Thompson’s role as Valkyrie. But there are still plenty of Easter eggs to notice and jokes to be had, starting right from the opening scene:
I can't believe the Thor trailer actually starts with
*record scratch"
"That's me, you're probably wondering how I ended up like this" pic.twitter.com/cGTfl2aWYD
— Kieran (@KingImpulse) April 10, 2017
Then Mjolnir gets rent asunder by Cate Blanchett’s Hela (aka The Death Queen), when she repeats the Marvel trope — as pointed out by Dorkly — of characters catching a thing the hero throws their way:
Which Twitter likened to Cate Blanchett straight up juggling chainsaws:
https://twitter.com/wakandaho/status/851446671812722692
But, without Mjolnir, Thor will have to figure out other ways to battle. Now how will he drive our ships to new lands and fight the hordes? Speaking of which, plenty of jokes were made about Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” finally being used in a Thor trailer:
Every Marvel fan watching the Thor trailer this morning.
😭(turn sound on)😭 pic.twitter.com/2dVnh8mh4A— Jesse McLaren (@McJesse) April 10, 2017
The use of the song has been a long time coming:
The only thing that makes me sad in the Ragnarok trailer is the reminder of how we fought & lost getting "Immigrant Song" into the 1st film.
— Zack Stentz (@MuseZack) April 10, 2017
In other behind the scenes news, the film seems to be filled with imagery pulled directly from Marvel comics, like the Sakaar Arena from Planet Hulk, the costume design of Karl Urban’s Skurge the Executioner, and Jack Kirby designs from Fantastic Four.
Thor #362 @WalterSimonson and Thor: Ragnarok @TaikaWaititi pic.twitter.com/B2FkF2FoIY
— Charles Murphy (@_CharlesMurphy) April 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/Peter_Fries/status/851454320117547008
https://twitter.com/gholson/status/851480748695719937
Which veers into jokes about other aspects of the production design:
Who else is excited for the Thor/Samurai Jack crossover? pic.twitter.com/j2XSr1QJWz
— KYᄂΣ ΉΣBΣЯƬ (@kylehebert) April 11, 2017
https://twitter.com/daniel_switzer/status/851487515836116993
https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb/status/851434060828348417
I know everyone is all about Loki in the new Thor trailer but I am 100% Team Crab Claw Head pic.twitter.com/omBnAoV5AB
— kevinbiegel (@kbiegel) April 11, 2017
https://twitter.com/BAKKOOONN/status/851621930901753856
https://twitter.com/joshacagan/status/851517334271344640
And someone noticed this “Skux Life” reference to director Taika Waititi‘s previous film, Hunt For The Wilderpeople.
https://twitter.com/jowrotethis/status/851483261347876864
And, of course, plenty of jokes were had about Thor and his “friend from work”.
https://twitter.com/DAREDEVllLS/status/851422741253296129
Roses are red,
Loki's a jerk,
The new trailer's awesome
Thor knows Hulk from work.— Thomas Sanders (@ThomasSanders) April 10, 2017
SPOILER: Thor and Hulk will beat the crap out of each other, until Thor mumbles, "Martha," which makes everything cool between with Hulk.
— David F Walker (@DavidWalker1201) April 10, 2017
Find yourself someone who is as excited to see you as Thor is when he sees Hulk. pic.twitter.com/aExecASZ55
— Troy Doerner (@TroyDoerner) April 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/SizzlerKistler/status/851564070327042049
