Ranking The Characters Of Doctor Strange

4) Thor

No, the God of Thunder doesn’t actually appear in the main body of the film, but the Asgardian does turn up in Doctor Strange’s mid-credits sequence – and in doing so threatens to steal the movie away from its actual stars.

In a scene presumably lifted from next year’s Thor: Ragnarok, we see Chris Hemsworth’s character show up at 177A Bleecker Street to ask for Stephen’s help in tracking down his father Odin. The pair share some barbs about Thor’s brother Loki but eventually Strange decides to help him out, teasing a bigger role for the hero in Ragnarok.

It’s a very funny scene, with Cumberbatch and Hensworth both on fine comic form. As a first glimpse at the third Thor movie, it shows that director Taika Waititi (of What We Do In the Shadows fame) is bringing his unique brand of humour to the MCU. e.g. Thor calls Strange a “wizard” and is perplexed by the way his beer glass keeps filling itself up. The previous Thor films weren’t exactly standout entries in the franchise, but going by this scene, Ragnarok is shaping up to be a lot of fun.