THOR: RAGNAROK: Hela Will Be A Combination Of The Classic Goddess Of Death And...Gorr The God Butcher?
Thor: Ragnarok finally brings Hela to the Marvel Cinematic Universe but it's been revealed that a very unexpected source has been used to change her powers and that's the monstrous Gorr the God Butcher!
Cate Blanchett will suit up as Hela in Thor: Ragnarok but it's not just the comic book version of the Goddess of Death who's inspired this big screen take on the fan-favourite villain. During a recent interview on the set of the highly anticipated movie, executive producer Brad Winderbaum revealed that far newer creation Gorr the God Butcher has also played a key role in influencing this Hela.
"A lot of the design of Hela is a combination of the early Jack Kirby stuff but also...especially his power set, the villain Gorr, who has a very specific power set of being able to manifest an infinite number of weapons. We are doing a version of that, not exactly, but a version of that for Hela in our movie because in the books Hela can kind of touch people and they die and sometimes she can do all sorts of different things and we really tried to specify and narrow it into very specific skill sets."
What are those specific skills? Well, Gorr wields the All-Black Necrosword, a weapon which is capable of slaughtering Gods. It also manifests in a variety of forms and that's now a power Hela clearly has.
It's an interesting move but one which takes nothing away from Hela in the long run. What do you guys think of Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic's Gorr being incorporated in this way? Share your thoughts below.
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