Thor: Ragnarok

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INT. TIGHT SPACE - INDETERMINATE TIME 2

Dark and cramped. The soft red light of fire seeps through

iron slats. Inside this cage is a man, bound by chains.

It's THOR. His beard is long and his clothes are worn. That

rough, grizzled look of a man who's spent years on the road.

He awakens with a JOLT. Looks around.

THOR:

Now I know what you're thinking.

Oh no! Thor's in a cage. How did

this happen?

(then:
)

Well, sometimes you have to get

captured just to get a straight

answer out of somebody. It's a long

story but basically I'm a bit of a

hero. See, I spent some time on

earth, fought some robots, saved

the planet a couple of times. Then

I went searching through the cosmos

for some magic, colorful Infinity

Stone things... didn't find any.

That's when I came across a path of

death and destruction which led me

all the way here into this cage...

where I met you.

Reveal that he's talking to a weird alien skeleton in chains.

THOR (CONT'D)

How much longer do you think we'll

be here?

NOISE. Sounds of metal gears TURNING.

Suddenly the bottom DROPS OUT! Thor PLUMMETS until - SHLINK!

Chains CINCH and abruptly halt his descent. Thor dangles six

feet off the ground. Pull back to reveal we are in-

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A cavernous space. The walls, floors, and ceilings are

molten rock, which has creepy glimmers of fire within it.

Stationed in the center is a volcanic rock throne, and

sitting in that throne is a charred demonic skeleton.

SURTUR (O.S.)

Thor, Son of Odin.

Thor's chain turns to reveal-

-SURTUR on his throne. Eighteen-feet-tall, flesh made of

fire, and demonic spiked horns on his skull.

THOR:

Surtur. Son of a b*tch...you're

still alive! I thought my father

killed you, like, half a million

years ago.

SURTUR:

I cannot die. Not until I fulfill

my destiny and lay waste to your

home.

THOR:

You know, it's funny you should

mention that because I've been

having these terrible dreams of

late. Asgard up in flames, falling

to ruins, and you Surtur are at the

center of all of them.

SURTUR:

Then you have seen Ragnarok, the

fall of Asgard. The great prophecy--

THOR (O.S.)

Hang on. Hang on.

Reveal that Thor's chain is turning VERY SLOWLY.

THOR (CONT'D)

I'll be back around shortly. I

really feel like we were connecting

there.

After a beat, Thor rotates around to face Surtur.

THOR (CONT'D)

Okay, so, Ragnarok. Tell me about

that. Walk me through it.

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SURTUR:

My time has come. When my crown is

reunited with the Eternal Flame, I

shall be restored to my full might.

I will tower over the mountains and

bury my sword deep in Asgard's--

THOR:

Oh, hang on. Give it a second.

Once again, Thor is turning VERY SLOWLY.

THOR (CONT'D)

I swear I'm not even moving, it's

just doing this on its own. I'm

really sorry.

(then:
)

Okay, let me get this straight.

You're going to put your crown into

the Eternal Flame, and then you'll

suddenly grow as big as a house--

SURTUR:

A mountain!

THOR:

The Eternal Flame that Odin keeps

locked away on Asgard?

Surtur grins, evil.

SURTUR:

Odin is not on Asgard. And your

absence has left the throne

defenseless.

That elicits a concerned look from Thor.

THOR:

Okay, so where is it? This crown?

SURTUR:

This is my Crown, the source of my

power.

Surtur points at the V-shaped horns on his head..

THOR:

Oh, that's a crown? I thought it

was a big eyebrow.

SURTUR:

It's a crown.

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THOR:

Anyway, it sounds like all I have

to do to stop Ragnarok is rip that

thing off your head.

Surtur stands up and approaches Thor, DRAGGING his sword.

SURTUR:

But Ragnarok has already begun. You

cannot stop it. I am Asgard's

doom, and so are you. All will

suffer, all will burn.

Surtur steps forward and GRABS the chain above Thor's feet,

holding it so he and Thor are face to face.

THOR:

That's intense. To be honest,

seeing you grow really big and set

fire to a planet would be quite the

spectacle. But it looks like I'm

going to have to go with option B

where I bust out of these chains,

knock that tiara off your head, and

stash it away in Asgard's vault.

SURTUR:

You cannot stop Ragnarok. Why fight

it?

Behind his back, Thor opens his hand. Sending out the SOS.

THOR:

Because that's what heroes do.

Nothing happens. Thor appears annoyed at himself.

THOR (CONT'D)

Wait, sorry. I didn't time that

right.

(pause)

And, now!

BOOM! Thor's hammer Mjolnir CRASHES through the wall!

Thor BREAKS FREE from his chains, GRABS Mjolnir, spins, and

flies a distance away. He FLINGS Mjolnir back at Surtur,

smashing the giant in the face. Mjolnir returns.

SURTUR:

You have made a grave mistake,

Odinson.

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THE WALLS COME ALIVE! A seemingly infinite swarm of FIRE

DEMONS rally to Surtur's aid.

THOR:

I make grave mistakes all the time.

Everything seems to work out.

In the shadows, a massive FIRE DRAGON ROARS.

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