13 Facts About Thor (Film)

Thor is a 2011 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.

Thor premiered in Sydney on April 17,2011, and was released in the United States on May 6, as part of Phase One of the MCU.

Thor arrives and fights Loki before destroying the Bifrost Bridge to stop Loki's plan, stranding himself in Asgard.

Thor makes amends with Odin, admitting he is not ready to be king; meanwhile, on Earth, Foster and her team search for a way to open a portal to Asgard.

Sam Raimi originally envisioned the idea for Thor after making Darkman ; he met Thor co-creator Stan Lee and pitched the concept to 20th Century Fox, but they did not understand it.

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Thor was abandoned until April 1997, when Marvel Studios was beginning to expand rapidly.

On March 15,2010, production of Thor moved to Galisteo, New Mexico where Cerro Pelon Ranch, an old-fashioned Western film town, was extensively modified for the shoot.

Thor released an animated direct-to-video film, Thor: Tales of Asgard, to coincide with the live-action film.

Thor held its world premiere at the Event Cinemas theatre in George Street, Sydney on April 17,2011, with the film opening on April 21,2011 in Australia.

Thor opened on May 6,2011 in the United States, in 3,955 theaters.

Richard Kuipers of Variety stated, "Thor delivers the goods so long as butt is being kicked and family conflict is playing out in celestial dimensions, but is less thrilling during the Norse warrior god's rather brief banishment on Earth".

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it a negative review stating, "Thor is a failure as a movie, but a success as marketing, an illustration of the ancient carnival tactic of telling the rubes anything to get them into the tent".

Thor: Ragnarok was released on November 3,2017, directed by Taika Waititi.