Thor: Ragnarok - 13 Rumours That Were Utter Bull

8. It's The MCU's Shortest Film

Thor Ragnarok Work
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The Rumour: At Comic-Con back in July, director Taika Waititi stated that the current cut of Ragnarok was "about 100 minutes", causing numerous sites to leap on this and outright "confirm" that the film would be the shortest MCU release yet, running shy of The Incredible Hulk and Thor: The Dark World's shared 112 minute runtime.

The Truth: Waititi ended up being a little off the mark, as Ragnarok's final length is in fact 130 minutes, which while shorter than most of the "bigger" MCU films, doesn't rank it among the briefest ones either.

Given that Ragnarok does feel a little too long overall, it's a shame it didn't end up running closer to the director's original projected length.

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