While Thor: Ragnarok is just a few days away from hitting U.S. theaters, and its reviews have nothing short of great. The film is already the highest rated Marvel film on Rotten Tomatoes. However, according to Taika Waititi, Thor: Ragnarok did not always fare so well with audiences.
During a recent interview with CBR, the director opened up about Thor: Ragnarok and its growth. Waititi admitted that the sequel’s runtime was changed drastically and underwent a long post-production process since early cuts of the film didn’t go over well.
“It was very tricky. We spent a lot of time in post-production, actually, figuring that out,” Waititi said. “It’s a very hard thing to strike that balance throughout two hours and 30 minutes, however many minutes this thing is, for that much time that you’re engaging in a film.”
“So we failed miserably and had a funny first 10 minutes and then a super-boring rest of the movie,” Waititi explained. “But that’s luckily why you have such a long time in post-production, because you can test all these things out and get the very best film that you can.”
Even in a situation where a cut is not well received, Marvel is still able to have its final product nothing short of great. Thor: Ragnarok releases this Friday.
