They first shot the way Odin died in Thor: Ragnarok in a way, but decided to change it and do it in a different way.
Odin He is one of the most powerful characters in Marvel Studios. Interpreted by Anthony Hopkins debuted in Thor (2011) and we could see his death in Thor: Ragnarok (2017). The moment is quite epic, as he is on a cliff in Norway and uses his last strength to advise his children. But they don’t have much time to mourn her loss, as her absence brings about the return of the powerful Hela that defeats them easily. Can even break the hammer Mjölnir, which up to that point had been one of the most powerful weapons we had seen in the UCM.
They initially shot a different scene, as Odin he found himself wandering the streets of New York as if he were a homeless man until he meets his children. He starts talking about him Ragnarok And says the end is near That is why he cedes his powers to Thor, which causes Hela can go back and kill Odin with your own hands. Later Thor He throws the hammer and she breaks it.
Now Taika Waititi has revealed why they completely changed the scene.
Anthony Hopkins was the first to say that he didn’t like that scene as the grand finale of Odin and gave certain ideas to change everything. Director Taika waititi He thought it would be better and they shot the scene again.
“Anthony Hopkins had a reaction of the kind of sentimentality of Hollywood and Hollywood movies, and with good reason. My reaction was: Yes, Anthony. I hate those things too, so let’s drop that. How to subvert this and make this a more interesting death scene? I had to remind myself, we have to give the audience a lot of things they want… They are not cynical like us. In fact, they have an understandable desire to experience a bit of excitement throughout these films. So I realized: We should definitely give them that version of Odin’s death scene that they deserve and have been waiting for a long time. “
The death of Odin in the movie Thor: Ragnarok it is much more effective since the Father of All is a very solemn character and it would have been a shame if the last time we saw him he was a crazy homeless man from New York.
Do you like Thor: Ragnarok? You can see the movie and in all the ones that it takes part Odin on Marvel studios on the Disney Plus streaming platform.