Chris Hemsworthwent onJimmy Kimme Livelast night, and he didn’t arrive empty handed—he brought a brand new clip fromThor: Ragnarok, which has now been released online. The clip shows Hemsworth’s Thor chatting with new character Korg about the loss of his hammer, in which he also tries to explain the hammer’s powers. Korg is a motion-capture character that was actually played by the film’s directorTaika Waititi, providing the voice here. Waititi is no stranger to acting as he also co-starred in his breakout filmWhat We Do in the Shadows, and his comedic chemistry with Hemsworth in this clip is great.
This clip appears to be indicative of the rest of the film, asthe first reactionspraised the movie’s sense of humor and how it feltverymuch like a Taika Waititi movie. Indeed, Waititi previously revealed that much of the dialogue in the film was improvised, and Hemsworth explains in the clip below that this scene was originally just one line—what we see in the finished film is all improvisation.
I’m excited to see what kind of energy that brings to the finished movie, and especially to see Waititi’s sensibility on full display in the MCU, backed by a massive budget. Some folks seem almost disheartened to learn thatThor: Ragnarokis light and funny, but I’d point to the self-seriousThor: The Dark Worldas an example of aThormovie done “seriously”, and I think we can agree that didn’t quite work. Hemsworth is a great comedic talent, and it looks like Waititi tapped right into that to makeRagnaroksomething special.
Check out the newThor: Ragnarokclip below. The film also starsMark Ruffalo,Cate Blanchett,Tom Hiddleston,Tessa Thompson,Jeff Goldblum,Anthony Hopkins,Idris Elba, andKarl Urban.Thor: Ragnarokopens in theaters on November 3rd.
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Here’s the official synopsis forThor: Ragnarok:
In Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Ragnarok”, Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok- the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization- the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger- the Incredible Hulk! “Thor: Ragnarok” thunders into theatres on July 20, 2025.
