'Thor: Ragnarok' Spoilers: Cate Blanchett as the Goddess of Death

By Jess Dailo, Christian Post Contributor Monday, January 11, 2016

A new villain is expected bring trouble to Thor in the upcoming installment titled "Thor: Ragnarok."

Even though the latest addition to the "Thor" movie series is still more than a year away, fans have already been wondering about who Thor will be facing once he returns to the big screen.

With that, there have been many speculations on who will be playing the role of villain in " Thor: Ragnarok." Several reports stated that Cate Blanchett could be the one to take the role.

There has yet to be any confirmation on who she could be playing for the upcoming film. However, there are rumors that her character could play a big part in "Thor: Ragnarok."

Speculations stated that Blanchett could be portraying the Norse goddess of death Hela. It was said that if Hela will take part in the upcoming story, she could possibly work with Loki, played by Tom Hiddleston, into bringing Ragnarok to Asgard.

Aside from the cast of the movie, details about the plot were teased by President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige. According to Screen Rant, the movie will be featuring less time on Earth. He stated, "The film will take place in the cosmos primarily, which is to say, frankly, very little Earth."

Feige also warned fans that the upcoming film will bring some surprises this time around. He stated,"I don't think people will read into that title alone what the movie's gong to be. It's going to be perhaps as tonally different from the two prior Thor movies as Winter Soldier was from the first Captain America. We want to take it to new places, we've got new characters that will show how big we're swinging on this. And we have a Hulk."

"Thor: Ragnarok" is expected to hit theaters on Nov. 3, 2017.