Marvel Announces Cate Blanchett, Jeff Goldblum Join Thor: Ragnarok Cast
Marvel announced quite a few new names to join the next Thor film, Thor: Ragnarok!
Two-time Oscar®-winner Cate Blanchett (“Blue Jasmine,” “Carol, “Cinderella”) joins Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Ragnarok” as the mysterious and powerful new villain Hela, along with Jeff Goldblum (the upcoming “Independence Day: Resurgence,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Jurassic Park”) who joins the cast as the eccentric Grandmaster, Tessa Thompson (“Creed,” “Selma”) who will bring the classic hero Valkyrie to life on the big screen, and Karl Urban (“Star Trek” trilogy, “The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King”) who will add his might to the fray as Skurge.
Also joining the cast and reprising his role as Bruce Banner/The Hulk is Mark Ruffalo.
Thor: Ragnarok is directed by Taika Waititi and is set to be released in 2017.