Sam Neill
Though they don’t share any scenes together, Jurassic Park lovers will note that Thor: Ragnarok features not one but two of the stars of the classic 1993 movie. Alongside Jeff Goldblum as the Grandmaster, Sam Neill has a walk-on role as the Asgardian actor playing Odin in Loki’s play.
Taika Waititi spoke to Radio Times about the cameo recently and had this to say:
“And incidentally, is it the first film since Jurassic Park that Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill have both appeared in the same movie? This is cross-universe stuff here.”
The main reason Neill is involved is because he previously worked with the director on his last film, Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Waititi also brought two other stars from that pic onto his Marvel project: Cohen Holloway and Rachel House, who plays the Grandmaster’s assistant. On why he did this, he explained:
“You know, I often put in a lot of my actors from my other films… that for me makes it more of my film.” Waititi explained of the castings. It makes me feel more grounded, and a bit more relaxed.”