Kneel before Cate Blanchett in this Thor: Ragnarok teaser

Nick Romano
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Died in: Thor: Ragnarok Turns out that the Goddess of Death can die, too: Thor's sister was destroyed in the apocalyptic explosion that leveled Asgard.

We know we’re not supposed to root for the other team, but Cate Blanchett is serving queen-of-darkness realness in the new behind-the-scenes featurette for Thor: Ragnarok.

The new footage shows her doing just that as she attempts to rebuild Asgard in her image. We see her standing beside her “smart boy,” Karl Urban’s Skurge; commanding Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Loki (Tom Hiddleston) to kneel before their queen; and having it out with the thundering Avenger in his throne room.

For Blanchett, the best villains are ones that “you love and hate what they do but you sort of understand it.” For Hela, “she wants to come back home and be accepted, and she wants what’s hers,” Waititi explains.

Thor: Ragnarok sees Hela destroying Thor’s signature weapon, Mjolnir, and hurling him through space to the planet Sakaar, where he’s forced to fight in a gladiatorial arena with his “friend from work,” Hulk (Mark Ruffalo). He’s then forced to form his own “Revengers” team, including Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie, to take back his home.