“Thor: Ragnarok” begins filming in AustraliaJuly 5, 2016 - 13:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Thor: Ragnarok" officially kicked off the production July 4 at Village Roadshow Studios in Oxenford, Gold Coast, Queensland, in Australia. Serving behind the lens is Taika Waititi, who is known for his works on HBO's series "Flight of the Conchords" and mockumentary "What We Do in the Shadows", AceShowbiz reports. Marvel co-president Louis D'Esposito took to Twitter to wish the crew and the cast good luck. He wrote, "Best of luck to @TaikaWaititi and the whole cast and crew of #ThorRagnarok. July 4 they started filming. Australia is in the future." "Ant-Man" director Peyton Reed also sent his well wishes to Waititi, who jokingly replied with a picture of empty crew chairs. He wrote in the caption, "Pretty sweet 1st day. Look at all those people who turned up to work." Some behind-the-scene pictures have surfaced online. Mark Ruffalo shared on Facebook a picture of him in a makeup room. He's also featured with Spike Neumann in a photo which was shared on Neumann's Facebook account. Chris Hemsworth also shared a picture of him along with Waititi on his Instagram account. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |