It turns out there’s a reason why Jeff Goldblum’s The Grandmaster isn’t blue in Thor: Ragnarok, like his comic book counterpart.
In Ragnarok, The Grandmaster will be running the gladiator arena on Sakaar. where Thor and Hulk do battle.
Guardians of the Galaxy properly introduced the first Elder of the Universe to the MCU with the Collector, following his appearance during the credits of Thor: The Dark World.
“Because he [Jeff Goldblum] did another movie where he was blue.”