Taika Waititi just wants to have fun.
The main aim was, lets just show people a good time, says Waititi.
Were putting Cate Blanchett in some antlers!
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Lets just go with it and be proud of it!
A lot of days I was surprised [Blanchett] came back to work, jokes Waititi.
Shed turn up and say, So what are we doing?
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I remember thinking, Uh, maybe I should just not say whats in the scene.
In other hands, the end of the world would be pitch-dark.
Hes insane hes like the Mad Hatter, the mad genius, says star Chris Hemsworth.
He has such an offbeat and quick-witted sense of humor thats unrivaled in my experience.
But everything is threaded with a sense of heart.
Waititi encouraged the actors, particularly Hemsworth, to take risks.
Thats something I can relate to, and I think most people can.
Waititi not only makes a thousands-of-years-old Norse god approachable, but he reinvigorated Hemsworths enthusiasm for the role.
I was beyond sort of bored of myself as the character, admits the actor, laughing.
I voiced that to Taika and he said, Yeah, Im bored of you too.
The character is something Waititi brainstormed early in the production.
A lot of that grew just because we had such a good relationship, says Hemsworth.
He would be sort of riffing in that character just for our entertainment on set.
A few times I begged him to do that on camera.
Waititi, whose next project is the stop-motion-animated movieBubbles,about Michael Jacksons chimp, agrees.
Marvel execs, are you reading this?
Thor: Ragnarokopens Friday in theaters nationwide.
