New Images of Cate Blanchett’s Hela in Thor: Ragnarok

The first trailer for Thor: Ragnarok is out, and it gave us our first real insight into a very […]

September 5, 2017, 3:24pm

The first trailer for Thor: Ragnarok is out, and it gave us our first real insight into a very different movie for the Thor franchise, thanks to director Taika Waititi.

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One of the big standout of the first trailer was no doubt the Gladiator version of Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk – but right behind him, the standout of the trailer was no doubt Cate Blanchett’s Hela, the main villain of the film.

Marvel fans have long been speculating about the bigger role Hela may play in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – and this Thor: Ragnarok trailer suggest that she will be a uniquely powerful Marvel villain, with some depth and complexity to her character. Let’s take a look at a few new Images of Cate Blanchett’s Hela in Thor: Ragnarok.

Hela v Mjolnir

Hela makes one hell of an entrance into the Marvel Cinematic Universe – appearing in an alleyway, Highlander style, to do battle with Thor.

In what is already an iconic piece of MCU imagery, Hela stops Mjolnir at full-throttle hurl, and shatters the mythic hammer to pieces. If it wasn’t clear before, she’s a game-changing villain.

Asgard Is Dead

The Comic Book Look

As you can see above, Thor: Ragnarok has a nice Easter egg nod to Hela’s costume from Marvel Comics.

We can’t say for sure, but scenes featuring Hela in this costume seem to take place in flashback, which is a common place that MCU projects drop Eater eggs references to flamboyant comic book costumes of the past.

Fall of the Valkyries

More Thor: 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 – at 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 is directed by Taika Waititi with a screenplay by Eric Pearson. The film stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Tom Hiddleston reprising his role as Loki. They are joined by Cate Blanchett (Hela), Idris Elba (Heimdall), Jeff Goldblum (Grandmaster), Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie), Karl Urban (Skurge), Anthony Hopkins (Odin), Sam Neill, Ray Stevenson (Volstagg), Tadanobu Asano (Hogun), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/Hulk), and Benedict Cumberbatch (Dr. Stephen Strange).

Next up for Marvel is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 on May 5, 2017. Spider-Man: Homecoming lands on July 7, 2017, followed by Thor: Ragnarok on November 3, 2017. After that Black Panther debuts on February 16, 2018, while Avengers: Infinity War hits theaters on May 4, 2018. Ant-Man and the Wasp is slated for July 6, 2018, followed by Captain Marvel on March 8, 2019.