They may have sat out the superhero Civil War, but Thor and Hulk aren’t skipping last year’s trend of hero fighting hero.
A new plot synopsis for November’s Thor: Ragnarok reveals that Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) will be pitted against one another in the gladiator ring.
“In Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok, Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok — the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization — at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger — the Incredible Hulk!”
Disney also released a behind-the-scenes photo of Hemsworth on set with director Taika Waititi. Part of the film will draw inspiration from the 2006-07 Planet Hulk comic book storyline, which saw the Hulk marooned on a distant planet and forced to fight as a gladiator.
The Ragnarok battle will be a rematch of sorts, following Hulk and Thor’s fight in in 2012’s Avengers (though this time it sounds like Thor won’t have the benefit of Mjolnir).
