While we wait forMarvelto close out itsPhase Twolineup this year withAvengers: Age of UltronandAnt-Man, the pieces are starting to come together for several of the studio’sPhase Threeadventures. We reported yesterday that production begins next month onCaptain America: Civil War, withDoctor Strangelikely to follow later this year andBenedict Cumberbatchstarring as the title character. Beyond that, there isn’t much we know about the rest ofPhase Three, which includes the thirdThoradventure entitledThor: Ragnarok. It brings backChris Hemsworthas Thor andTom Hiddlestonas Loki.Craig KyleandChristopher Yostare currently working on the script, but the project doesn’t have a director in place yet. OriginalThordirectorKenneth Branaghrecently spoke withDen Of Geekabout a possible return to the helm forThor: Ragnarok. The director says he may come back to direct, if he is asked by Marvel, but it isn’t something he is actively pursuing.
“I have seen more of the movies and as I’ve said before I had a good time there. It was a really sort of pivotal moment to me doingThorand I like them. I likeKevin (Feige)very much. You know, you never say never. I think I couldn’t begin to speak for the complications of their interweaving of this ever-expanding universe, which are totally fascinating to behold. But I think they’re masters of their own destiny. They know what they want and we all got on terribly well, so I’m sure if they felt there was a spot for me somewhere in there they’d give me a shout. And of course I’d listen, but it’s not something I’m actively seeking or looking for, although I am actively enjoying and seeking out the movies every time they come out. So I’m definitely a fan of the world.”
The filmmaker also compared his new movieCinderellato a superhero adventure likeThor, in that both provide moviegoers different kinds of escapism that they are looking for.
“I think we love the escapism of something likeCinderellaand I think we do withThor. And as long as we can believe that there is a connection between us and a bunch of guys riding on horses across a rainbow bridge in space and somehow connected to the Norse myths, we get the adventure, we get the escape, we get the immersion in another world that’s different from ours so we’re really happy to go to a big darkened room to see that. And withCinderella, I felt that that invitation to be immersed in a vibrant, glamorous, highly colored world was really important as a sensory experience. A feast for the senses, but at the middle of it, people we can sort of see in the mirror.”
Do you thinkKenneth Branaghshould come back to directThor: Ragnarok? Or would you preferThor: The Dark WorldandTerminator GenisysdirectorAlan Taylorto come back for this third installment? Let us know what you think below.
