Tessa Thompson’s Role in THOR: RAGNAROK Reportedly Revealed, and It’s Awesome if True
Director Taika Waititi is hard at work prepping to shoot Thor: Ragnarok which will see Thor (Chris Hemsworth) an Bruce Banner/Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) embark on an adventure in Asgard and possibly throughout the rest of the cosmos. They will be joined by Cate Blanchett who is most likely taking on the role of Hela and Tom Hiddleston who will be back as Loki.
Creed co-star Tessa Thompson was recently cast in a mysterious role in the movie, and now thanks to Latino Review it looks like we might know who she will be playing.
SPOILERS ahead!
According to a previous report, Hela unleashes hell on Asgard and Thor attempts to stop her. In the process, Hela destroys his hammer and murders Heimdall. They go on to say that there will be an epic battle at the end of the film that will feature "an army of the dead commanded by the villainess doing battle with good Valkyries from Valhalla and the souls of the righteous fallen, including Heimdall."
That just sounds AWESOME! Well, Latino-Review now reports that that Thompson will play a big part in this epic battle as they say she has been cast in the role of the MCU’s version of Valkyrie! Her part was previously described as ”a kind of superhero and will appear in other Marvel films as well." So there’s a chance that this could be legit. The report explains and speculates, saying:
In the comics, this character's real name is Brunnhilde, and she is chosen by Odin to lead the Valkyrior, the Asgardians who roam battlefields, and select the honorable dead for Valhalla. The title of Valkyrie just applies to whomever leads the Valkyries though, so we may or may not be seeing her before she takes on said title. Either way, this character aligns with the report, and could very well appear again in AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR.
I hope all of this is true because it would be incredible, and it would take the story arc of Thor to new epic levels that we haven’t seen before. The more I learn about this movie, the more excited I am to see it! If Thompson is in fact playing this character, there’s no doubt she’ll be awesome.