First off, while we barely see her in the trailer, Cate Blanchett as Hela was amazing. Cate has always been able to show a whole range of emotions in her face which, having taken theater in college, I know is a very difficult thing to do. Yet the actors that can pull this off make their roles offer so much more than just what is on the script page. Her amazing ability as an actor is even showcased in a movie like Hot Fuzz where she had a cameo and had a surgical mask on her face the entire scene. We only saw her eyesyet the emotion she was able to portray gave her character depth.
Who knows if the song will be in the final movie but Immigrant Song from Led Zeppelin being used for the trailer was spot on perfect. Led Zeppelin’s music often referenced the sword and sorcery elements from similar stories like The Lord of the Rings from JRR Tolkien. Adding one of the most iconic rock and roll songs ever made in a movie about Thor was just as much a perfect fit as when they added Iron Man from Black Sabbath to the original trailer for Iron Man. It seems like so perfect a fit that you think it’s too obvious yet when you see and hear it together, it’s just works.