If there is Norse Mythology concerned, it is gotta contain Thor. God of War Ragnarok understands that lovers know and love the God of Thunder because of his outsized function within the Wonder Cinematic Universe, and the sport provides Thor a outstanding function. For voice actor Ryan Hurst, his interpretation fo the son of Odin was once impressed by means of an excessively other MCU personality, regardless that: the Hulk.
In an interview with Variety, Hurst defined that each characters show off uncontrollable quantities of rage and anger. Oh, they usually each like to combat.
“There’s a few of that, that is available in throughout the pronouncing, ‘Hulk Damage,” however in a extra layered means,” Hurst mentioned. “The best way that I interpreted it’s that you wish to have get right of entry to to superhuman quantities of power, rage, and unpredictability.”
Hurst was once additionally closely impressed by means of an excessively other personality: Tommy Lee Jones’ Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in No Nation for Outdated Males.
“He was once a formidable being that harbored kinds of be apologetic about that manifested in his voice,” Hurst mentioned.
Hursts’ Thor is a wildly other interpretation of the nature than Chris Hemsworth’s within the MCU. While Hemsworth’s benevolent being will likely be cracking wacky one-liners and giving odes of affection to Stormbreaker, the Thor in God of Conflict Ragnarok is a brutal killing gadget.
“We did the turn of the whole lot that Wonder has carried out, the place the entire Æsir gods are the dangerous guys, and the entire Giants are just right guys,” mentioned narrative director Matt Sophos.
Within the unique Thor movie, Jötunheim’s Frost Giants have been portrayed because the villains, he mentioned. “Nearly the whole lot we learn about Norse mythology, the gods have been means grayer than in numerous fashionable depictions, particularly the MCU.”
Sophos persisted: “I’m hoping we wonder folks in ways in which they didn’t see coming, however understand it couldn’t were another means with the Thor in our sport. I’m so grateful to get Ryan to return in and play this personality as a result of he breathes such a lot existence into anyone which may be one notice.”
God of Conflict Ragnarok is now to be had on PlayStation 4 and 5. You’ll be able to read our full God of War: Ragnarok interview here.
Carson Burton is a contract information author for IGN. You’ll be able to apply him on Twitter at @carsonsburton.
