--- ---  # The _Thor: Ragnarok_ Trailer May Remind You of Another Marvel Movie ## Video: This Video Is No Longer Available [Watch (HLS stream): This Video Is No Longer Available](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8) (0:10)  _Published 2026-06-23. Thor and the Hulk will face off in a gladiatorial battle—but it's not as dire as it seems_  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Apr 10, 2017 2:36 PM UTC  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Apr 10, 2017 2:36 PM UTC The first trailer for _Thor: Ragnarok_, hitting Nov. 3, is bent on infusing levity into the Asgardian franchise. Fresh off a [comedic turn in _Ghostbusters_](http://time.com/4399395/review-the-new-ghostbusters/), Chris Hemsworth’s Thor takes the goth-looking villain Hela (Cate Blanchett) destroying his trusty hammer, Mjolnir, in stride. Even as Tessa Thompson’s warrior Valkyrie captures him and forces him into a [gladiatorial battle](http://time.com/4420782/thor-ragnarok-hulk-battle/) with the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor greets the news with a hearty cheer. “We know each other!” he yells. “He’s a friend from work.” The tone (and planet-hopping) feels more reminiscent of _Guardians of the Galaxy_ than the previous Thor films. With its faux-Shakespearean accents and cataclysmic events, the second _Thor_ installment, _Thor: The Dark World_, was rather heavy. But director Taika Waititi has [promoted _Thor: Ragnarok_](http://ew.com/movies/2017/03/09/thor-ragnarok-plot-reveal/) as a buddy film. Once the flaxen-haired god and his green friend reunite in the gladiatorial arena, they go on a road trip to find Thor’s missing dad (Anthony Hopkins) and save Asgard from Hela. Waititi has cited _48 Hrs._ and _Planes, Trains and Automobiles_ as inspiration for the film. The movie will also include appearances by Thor’s no-good brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and newfound ally, Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange, who offered to help Thor in an [end-credits scene](http://time.com/4553274/doctor-strange-mid-credits-scene-marvel/) of his titular film. **MORE** [How Doctor Strange Hints at Big Changes for the Marvel Universe](http://time.com/4553909/doctor-strange-marvel-cinematic-universe/) Marvel head Kevin Feige has said the third _Thor_ film will set up [“Phase Three” of the Marvel Universe](http://time.com/3544262/marvel-phase-3-captain-marvel-black-panther-avengers/) of films. That phase begins with 2018’s _Avengers: Infinity War_, a film that promises to bring the casts from all the Marvel films—_Avengers_, _Guardians of the Galaxy_, _Spider-Man_, etc.—together. 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