Karl Urban Teases Great Arc For Skurge In Thor: Ragnarok

One of the surprise reveals in the latest casting announcement for Thor: Ragnarok was Karl Urban. The actor will be taking on the role of frequent Thor Villain Skurge, but it isn’t known what angle the film will take on the longtime comic character.

IGN caught up to Urban recently after the Star Trek press event and asked him why the role intrigued him, and he had this to say.

“I read a fantastic script that was action-packed and full of great characters. When I heard who was involved — and the cast list dropped yesterday — and [saw] the opportunity to work with [director] Taika Waititi, who I think is one of the most brilliant directors coming through, I made the decision it was something that I wanted to be a part of. And the character is fantastic. He’s got a great arc to him. Obviously, I can’t say too much about it, but I’m really thrilled to be a part of the Marvel universe and to be working on Thor: Ragnarok.”

Urban isn’t wasting any time either when it comes to researching the role. He can be spotted on Twitter doing some impromptu reading during a flight, the first of many I presume. He still has his hair at the moment, and thankfully the producers are letting him keep it for just a bit longer.

“Suffice to say,” he laughed, “I have it in my contract that I don’t have to shave my head until after my Star Trek press!”

Thor: Ragnarok hits theatres on November 3rd, 2017.