Ray Stevenson Offers Details on THOR: THE DARK WORLD

Ray Stevenson, who plays Volstagg in Marvel's Thor franchise, recently offered up some interesting new details about Asgard in Thor: The Dark World and how it's changed. He also discuses his character, and what it was like working with the cast this time around. Here's what he had to say to the WSJ regarding Asgard:

In the first Thor, Asgard had this tremendous peace among the 9 realms. They were riding at the heights. Everything is working and looking as it should be. In this one, the realms are being whipped up into various rebellions. There is a darker malignant force out there and we are in the process of engaging in long protracted skirmishes and battles. The luster and shine of the city has been taken off and it all leads to a huge assault, an attack at the heart of Asgard. It could be completely wiped out, the stakes are a lot higher.

He goes on to talk about what we can expect from Volstagg the Voluminous this time around. 

He’s great on a battlefield. He is one of the warriors three and doing what they do, their time is spent fighting on many different fronts. They’re not always fighting together. Volstagg is struggling, he has a brood, they are fighting for hearth and home as much as for the idea of Asgard itself. That’s where he has trouble. He’s all too aware of how potentially threatening this new enemy is on both the home front and the battlefield. Now is the time [for Thor] to rise up and assume of the mantle of king.

Stevenson then talked about the disconnect between the cast of the film this time around: 

When we were shooting the original, we were real close. There was collectiveness amongst cast and crew. We spend more time together. In the second one, because the nature of the plot itself, the people involved were displaced and fractured. I saw Stellan [Skarsgard] one day before shooting and I never saw him again. 

When asked if he thinks the disconnect will effect the film he said:

This is what’s going on now and this is the way things are working. I was tremendously part of this and I’m thrilled about it but I haven’t seen the film so I don’t know.

I'm sure it turned out just fine. The movie hits theaters on November 8th, and it looks amazing! To watch the trailer again to be reminded of the awesomeness click here.