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"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".

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."

Best of luck to @TaikaWaititi and the whole cast and crew of #ThorRagnarok . July 4 they started filming. Australia is in the future.

— Louis D'Esposito (@louisde2) July 4, 2016

"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."

@MrPeytonReed @louisde2 Pretty sweet 1st day. Look at all these people who turned up to work. #Blessed #support pic.twitter.com/xJQdJzyFwR

— Taika Waititi (@TaikaWaititi) July 4, 2016

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.

Just had a very constructive story meeting with our Thor 3 director @taikawaititi - gonna be a lotta fun. If you haven't seen his other film yet @huntforthewilderpeople, go see it! It's got more heart, humor and fun than a bag of marshmallows. It opens tomorrow in LA/NYC and everywhere in July. Visit wilderpeople.film to buy tickets !!

A photo posted by Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) on Jun 23, 2016 at 5:52pm PDT

"Thor: Ragnarok" stars Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba and Anthony Hopkins, who reprise their respective roles from "Thor: The Dark World". Also joining the cast are Cate Blanchett, Tessa Thompson, Jeff Goldblum, Karl Urban and Ruffalo.

Waititi directs the film from a screenplay by Stephany Folsom. It's based on characters created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby. Kevin Feige is serving as producer. "Thor: Ragnarok" will hit U.S theaters on November 3, 2017.