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20 Thor Facts and Easter Eggs We Love (and Thunder)

This god has gone through a lot -- and that includes a bunch of trivia.

20 Thor Facts and Easter Eggs We Love (and Thunder)

June 27, 2022

With (SPOILERS) Cap retired and Tony Stark dead, Thor is now the main character of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The guy has been through a lot since he first appeared on theater screens in 2011. Within just a decade, he came to Earth, lost his father, lost his brother but got him back then lost him again (and maybe will get him back yet again?), lost an eye, got a new eye, lost a hammer, got a new hammer, lost his hair, gained a gut, lost his home, and gained a new one. That’s a lot for a person, god or not.

But shooting all of those movies, from the celebrated Thor: Ragnarok to the we-don’t-need-to-talk-about-it Thor: The Dark World, a lot of interesting things happened behind the scenes. There are also some fun Easter eggs left for fans to spot and annoyingly point out to their friends while watching Chris Hemsworth chuck a hammer at a monster.

Here are some fun facts and Easter eggs hidden within the Thor franchise.

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Yggdrasil

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS THOR YGGDRASIL APPEARS IN CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER. A carving of the World Tree that Thor explains to Jane can be seen on a door locking away the Tesseract. CRACKED.COM — Source: ScreenCrush/YouTube

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Friend From Work

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS THOR: RAGNAROK HE'S A FRIEND FROM WORK! WAS IMPROVISED BY A MAKE-A-WISH KID. The child visiting the set mentioned to Chris Hemsworth that Thor would recognize the Hulk from work. Hemsworth loved that, and asked Taika Waititi to include it in the movie. CRACKED.COM — Source: Screen Rant

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Improv

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS THOR: RAGNAROK A LOT OF THE MOVIE WAS MADE UP ON THE SPOT. Marvel gave Taika Waititi a lot of leeway, so he followed his usual happy-go-lucky filmmaking style, which includes telling the actors what to say just as he's shooting. According to him, probably 80% of the movie was improvised this way. CRACKED.COM — Source: Cinemablend

17

'Immigrant Song'

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS THOR: RAGNAROK IMMIGRANT SONG WASN'T CHEAP. Taika Waititi was insistent on using the Led Zeppelin classic and Kevin Feige agreed, even though it came with a heavy price tag. While the rights fee wasn't made public, it's easily in the seven-figure range. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Verge

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Valkyrie

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS THOR: RAGNAROK VALKYRIE'S BISEXUALITY WAS CUT. There was one scene of a woman leaving Valkyrie's bedroom, but it was removed. CRACKED.COM — Source: Collider

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Flash Gordon

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS THOR: RAGNAROK THE MOVIE WAS PARTLY INSPIRED BY FLASH GORDON. With the bright colors and synthy-rock soundtrack, it's not too big of a surprise that director Taika Waititi used the 1980 cult sci-fi film as a blueprint. CRACKED.COM — Source: Syfy Wire

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Chris Hemsworth

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS THOR CHRIS HEMSWORTH GOT TOO BUFF. Marvel bigwigs told Hemsworth to get as big as you can, and he took it really to heart - he got so big that his costume was cutting off his circulation. Не then toned down his workouts. CRACKED.COM — Source: Cinemablend

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Loki's Helmet

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS THOR TOM HIDDLESTON HATED WEARING THE LOKI HELMET. The heavy, unwieldy horned helmet caused him to overheat-which actually helped his performance, as he was legitimately agitated all the time. CRACKED.COM — Source: Cinemablend

12

Thor

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS LOKI DID TURN THOR INTO A FROG. In Thor: Ragnarok, Thor casually recalls the time when Loki turned him into a frog-which actually happened in the pages of Thor's comics. Frog Thor briefly appears as an Easter Egg in Loki. T365 LOKI CRACKED.COM — Source: Inverse, Marvel, The Direct

11

The Revengers

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS THOR: RAGNAROK THERE IS A SUPERHERO TEAM CALLED THE REVENGERS. Thor's half-joking name for his crew is an obscure reference to a D-list hero stable, consisting of Wonder Man, Atlas, Captain Ultra, Century, Anti- Venom, Demolition Man, Goliath, and Devil-Slayer. Yeah, not exactly household names. CRACKED.COM — Source: Inverse

10

Stan Lee as Odin

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS STAN LEE WANTED TO PLAY ODIN. Lee pitched the idea to Kenneth Branagh, so he would have something more than a cameo. No one was certain whether or not he was joking. THOR CRACKED.COM — Source: Cinemablend

9

Puente Antiguo

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS Puente Antiguo CITY LIMIT THOR POP 2,175 ELEV 6,056 PUENTE ANTIGUO REFERS TO THE BIFROST. The town's name is Spanish for old bridge. This is a nod to the Bifrost, which is indeed an old bridge. CRACKED.COM — Source: ScreenCrush/YouTube

8

Loki's Death

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS THOR: THE DARK WORLD LOKI ORIGINALLY DIED. According to director Alan Taylor, Loki died and stayed dead in his first cut of the movie. After some changes made by producers, the now-fan-favorite God of Mischief was salvaged. CRACKED.COM — Source: Collider

7

Dark Elf Language

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS THOR: THE DARK WORLD THEY INVENTED A NEW LANGUAGE FOR THE MOVIE. As a means to truly commit to the movie, the filmmakers developed an entirely new language for the Dark Elves to speak. It forced Christopher Eccleston and Adewale Akinnuoye- Agbaje to memorize their dialogue in it. CRACKED.COM — Source: WhatCulture

6

Thor's Hair

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS THOR: THE DARK WORLD CHRIS HEMSWORTH SPENT A YEAR GROWING OUT HIS HAIR. Hemsworth wore a wig for the first movie, but grew out his mane for the second film- making Thor's hair the one thing The Dark World did better than its predecessor. CRACKED.COM — Source: Screen Rant

5

The Infinity Gauntlet

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS THOR ODIN HAS AN INFINITY GAUNTLET AMONG HIS TREASURES. It was a nice Easter egg, until we saw Thanos wearing the Gauntlet in the post-credits scene of Avengers: Age of Ultron. To fix this, Hela exposed Odin's Gauntlet as a fake. THOR: RAGNAROK CRACKED.COM — Source: /Film

4

Dutch Angles

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS THOR THE DUTCH ANGLES WERE A TRIBUTE TO THE COMIC. When comic fans see Dutch angles, they're often reminded of the campy 1966 Batman TV show, but director Kenneth Branagh used them to honor the Thor comics and the diagonal panels he saw within them. CRACKED.COM — Source: ScreenCrush/YouTube

3

Benedict Cumberbatch

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS THOR: THE DARK WORLD BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH TURNED DOWN A PART. Cumberbatch politely declined to portray Malekith, saying he'd rather hold out for something a bit more juicy. The gamble paid off, and he got the role of Doctor Strange years later. CRACKED.COM — Source: Yahoo

2

Hemsworth Brothers

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS THOR CHRIS AND LIAM HEMSWORTH BOTH AUDITIONED FOR THOR. Not only did both brothers vie for the same part - Liam was at one point actually closer to getting the role than Chris. In the end, the producers asked Chris to come back to become the Thor we know today. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Graham Norton Show/YouTube

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THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS THOR: RAGNAROK COMIC BOOK CHAMPS WERE CARVED INTO STONE. Past champions carved into the tower of the Grandmaster's palace. These include the faces of Beta Ray Bill, Bi-Beast, Ares, and possibly Man-Thing. CRACKED.COM — Source: WatchMojo.com/YouTube

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