When and where was Erik Selvig born?
Erik Selvig arrived in the world on a day in 1951 within the city of Stockholm, Sweden. He grew up listening to stories about Asgard and its legendary figures like Thor.
Questions about Erik Selvig
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What role did Erik Selvig play during the Battle of New York?
Loki manipulated Erik Selvig to open a portal for the Chitauri invasion while he worked to stabilize the Tesseract at a secret location. Tony Stark knocked him out when they confronted each other before Natasha Romanoff disabled the portal using Loki's scepter.
How did Erik Selvig die and return to life in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Thanos killed Erik Selvig during the Blip in 2018. Bruce Banner brought him back to life in 2023 after Thanos snapped his fingers.
Which films featured Stellan Skarsgård as Erik Selvig?
Stellan Skarsgård joined the cast of Thor in October 2009 and appeared in Thor: The Dark World and Avengers: Age of Ultron. He noted in February 2015 that he had one more Marvel film in his contract but stated he would not appear in Thor: Ragnarok.
Did Erik Selvig survive the events of Avengers: Infinity War?
Avengers: Endgame retconned information from the 2018 novel The Cosmic Quest Volume Two: Aftermath to show Erik Selvig was killed during the Blip. An alternate timeline existed where a zombie plague took over Earth and Erik Selvig became one of the infected individuals.