Thor Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details
50 of the most interesting Thor easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Thor movie message.
The powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.
Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
Director | Kenneth Branagh |
Stars | Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins |
IMDB score | 7.0 |
Thor Movie Trivia
During Loki's play, Thor is being played by Chris Hemsworth's older brother Luke.
One of the girls who took a selfie with Thor in Thor: Ragnarok (2017) is Taylor Hemsworth, Chris Hemsworths' second cousin
Valkyrie is called "Scrapper #142", which is a reference to her first comic book appearance: The Incredible Hulk #142.
During Thor's coronation you can see two birds perched over where Odin is sitting. These are Hugin and Munin, Odin's ravens from norse mythology who are his personal informants. They are later seen watching over him when he is in Odinsleep.
Director Taika Waititi can be seen playing the center head of a three headed being in the backround, the voice of the character Korg in the foreground and presumably directing the film from behind the camera all in one shot.
- Selvig's chalkboard contains a bunch of Marvel comics and real science references (extended details and meanings in the comments)
Thor Movie Easter Eggs
the first Thor movie, Odin's horse has eight legs. While it is never mentioned in the movie, this is Sleipnir - Odin's steed from Norse Mythology.
Matt Damon has cameos in both Disney's and Fox's MCU. He played the Asgardian actor playing Loki in Thor Ragnarok(2017), and "Redneck #1" in Deadpool 2 (2018).
The Grandmaster calls Valkyrie "Scrapper 142," a reference to issue #142 of The Incredible Hulk comic book series, featuring Valkyrie's return
Is the only MCU film where Dr.Strange used his classic yellow gloves from the comics.
The tower on Sakaar features various heads of gladiators, such as Man-Thing, Bi-Beast, Beta Ray Bill and Ares, all who have faced off against the Hulk or Thor some point in time.
The Dark Elves were at first thought to be extinct. One can be seen in Guardians of the Galaxy in the possession of the Collector who collects extremely rare items
Eric Selvig tells Jane to wait until he can contact his colleague before she tries hounding shield for her work and things back. He's referring to Dr. Hank Pym. The original dialogue was shortened and edited to make it seem like it was just Dr. Banner in the mix.
Avengers (2012), Tony Stark says to Thor: "No hard feelings, Point Break. You've got a mean swing." In Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Thor's password for the quinjet is "point break"
One of my favourite small details in Thor (2011) was the billboard with an ad that reads "Journey into mystery....". Journey into Mystery being the title of the comic Thor first appeared in.
Thor Movie Foreshadowing
I'm sure I am late to the party here but isn't Professor Erik Selvig talking about Bruce Banner in this scene?