‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Gets A ‘Jurassic Park’ Reunion As Sam Neill Joins The Cast
The cast ofThor: Ragnarokis already off-the-charts outstanding. Not only areChris HemsworthandTom Hiddlestonreturning as Thor and Loki respectively, butSir Anthony Hopkinsis back as Odin (as we’ve never seen him before),Mark Ruffalohas a sizeable role as Hulk,Tessa Thompsonjoins the franchise as Valkyrie, andKarl Urbanhas the role of Skurge. In addition,Cate Blanchettis playing Marvel’s first female villain Hela andJeff Goldblumis playing the Marvel Comics character known as The Grandmaster. There might even be a cameo fromBenedict Cumberbatchas Doctor Strange. But there’s more.
Now we have word thatThor: Ragnarokwill feature a littleJurassic Parkreunion asSam Neillhas just revealed that he recently spent a couple days shooting on the Marvel sequel down in Australia. Find out more about Sam Neill inThor Ragnarokafter the jump.
Sam Neill is making the rounds promoting the home video release ofHunt for the Wilderpeople(you canwatch the first 10 minutes right here). That indie adventure comedy just so happens to be directed byThor: RagnarokdirectorTaika Waititi, and the filmmaker just had to bring him into the Marvel cinematic universe. Here’s what Neill had to say about joining the film in an interview withShortlist(viaEntertainment Weekly):
“I’m not really allowed to say this and I can’t tell you what it is… I did a couple of days on Thor just before I came over here. If I say anything else, Marvel’s secret agents — and they are lethal — will come and get me and probably my children, as well.”
Since Neill only had a couple days on set, that likely means the role isn’t anything significant. It’s probably just a cameo, but hopefully it’s a cameo that allows him to spend some quick screentime with Jeff Goldblum. That’s like the closest we’ll ever get to a mini-Jurassic Parkreunion between Dr. Alan Grant and Dr. Ian Malcolm.
Hopefully Neill’s cameo doesn’t count him out from having a larger role in the cinematic universe. He would be a great addition to the insane roster of talent that Marvel Studios has at their disposal. But his part in the film is likely something we won’t know more about untilThor: Ragnarokarrives inNovember 3, 2017. In the meantime, you should pick upHunt for the Wilderpeoplewhen it arrives on home video next week.
