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'Thor: Ragnarok' release date, cast news 2016: Karl Urban reveals Skurge the Executioner haircut; Taika Waititi teases fun on the 'Thor' set

Bayani Miguel Acebedo
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"Thor" fans already know by now that Karl Urban will be playing the villain Skurge the Executioner in Marvel's upcoming film, "Thor: Ragnarok." However, fans did not have a clue on what his character is going to look like in the movie.

To give them an idea, the "Star Trek Beyond" actor recently took to Twitter to share a photo of his newly shaved head.

Aside from the shaved head, fans will notice that he has a full beard, very much like Will Smith's Deadshot in "Suicide Squad." The look is also reminiscent of the classic "Viking" look; The Vikings, of course, were the very same people who worshiped the Norse gods hundreds of years ago.

According to ComicBookMovie.com Skurge is usually a villain when portrayed in the comics, but he did team up with the good guys to save Asgard from destruction in the end. He also sacrificed himself in order to save his newfound comrades. Could he do the same thing in "Ragnarok"?

Aside from Urban, director Taika Waititi shot a mockumentary short during the production of "Thor: Ragnarok," which he screened during the Marvel panel at Hall H at the San Diego Comic-Con. The mockumentary follows Thor during his absence from "Civil War," and it shows the God of Thunder lounging around in a cheap apartment with his roommate, Daryl Jacobsen. The short film also features numerous comedic gags that audiences can expect from Waititi, like Daryl trying to vacuum around Mjolnir, and Thor dictating e-mails for Daryl to write to Tony Stark and Steve Rogers.

For a full description of the mockumentary, click here.

Reports from the set have said that Waititi's movie is going to be very different from the previous Marvel movies, and Waititi seems to be very happy to be given a certain amount of creative freedom with the "Thor" property.

"Thor: Ragnarok" premieres Nov. 3, 2017.

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