Thor: Ragnarok is a 2017 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character comic book character of the same name, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to 2011's Thor and 2013's Thor: The Dark World and the seventeenth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film was directed by Taika Waititi. In Thor: Ragnarok, Thor must escape the alien planet Sakaar in time to save Asgard from Hela and the impending Ragnarök.