Kiwi actor Karl Urban will play Skurge in Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok

Karl Urban joins fellow Kiwi Taika Waititi on 'Thor: Ragnarok'. Photo / Brett Phibbs

Kiwi actor Karl Urban has signed on to work with his fellow New Zealander Taika Waititi on the next installation of Thor.

Urban, along with Hollywood star Jeff Goldblum, has joined Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok alongside Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, and newcomers Cate Blanchett, Tessa Thompson.

Urban will play Asgardian villain Skurge the Executioner - one of Asgard's greatest warriors, while Goldblum joins the cast as the Grandmaster, who doesn't actually have direct ties to Thor's story, so it's unclear the role he will play.

Fans have already taken to Twitter to celebrate Urban's casting.

and Skurge The Executioner is born! It made my day to hear you have been cast in #ThorRagnarok 😻

— Michele (@FyrGurl) May 20, 2016

Skurge will be played by @KarlUrban in the #ThorRagnarok flick? That's worth waiting for! pic.twitter.com/GkKPZ3rbuf

— Not That Matt Moore (@Guerrillascribe) May 20, 2016

In the meantime, Waititi has also taken to Twitter to share how his plans for the upcoming Thor installment are coming along:

My first design concepts starting to take shape. #14pack #rainbowbridge pic.twitter.com/ILcfzaQpCM

— Taika Waititi (@TaikaWaititi) May 21, 2016