Jeff Goldblum Wants The Grandmaster And The Collector To Star In Their Own Spin-Off Movie
Thor: Ragnarokbestowed many gifts upon the world: Cate Blanchett vamping it up as a villain, that priceless"get help" gag, the hilarity of Korg, and a Chris Hemsworth superhero performance that finally capitalizes on his comedic talents. But one of my personal favorite contributions was The Grandmaster, played by the always-entertainingJeff Goldblum. The character’s fate is left hanging in the balance when the film comes to a close, but if Goldblum has his way, he’d love to see a Grandmaster Collector spin-off that teams him withBenicio del Toro’s wonderfully weird character fromGuardians of the Galaxy.
Right up front, I want to clarify that this is not an official project in development at Marvel Studios – it’s simply the musings of one of America’s most treasured actors. But it’s fun to think about, and there’s a slight chance something like this might happen one day. We’ll get to that in a minute – first, let’s look at Goldblum’s actual quote.
The Toronto Sunasked the actor which Marvel character he’d like to see the Grandmaster meet up with in the future, and Goldblum responded:
Could This Spin-Off Actually Happen?
Marvel Studios presidentKevin Feigeused to announce his slate of movies in big batches years ahead of time, but he’s playing things much closer to the vest withAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers 4on the horizon. Announcing a solo movie about a character means that character will survive those movies, and part of the hook for these films is that, theoretically, anyone could die at any time. But we do know that the Marvel Cinematic Universe isgoing to focus on more cosmic offerings in the years to come, and both The Grandmaster and The Collector meet that requirement.
Goldblum mentioned that the two characters are brothers in the comics, and he’s kind of right about that: along with Ego the Living Planet (as portrayed by Kurt Russell inGuardians Vol. 2), they’re members of the Elders, an ancient group who are the last survivors of otherwise extinct races. (The group members all refer to themselves as “brothers.") The characters haven’t interacted on the big screen, but they do appear in the painting (seen above) thatcan be found at Disneyland’sGuardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT!
So while Goldblum’s comments are speculative at best, I wouldn’t be surprised to see The Grandmaster and The Collector team up in one of the more cosmic-focused movies coming in Marvel’s Phase 4. Giving them an entire film may be a bit much (I’d love it, but I’m not sure how bankable that concept would be), but as a pair of supporting players in a more substantial space story? That seems very plausible.
