Now that Iron Man 3's stellar box office run is beginning to slow, all eyes will soon be turning to Marvel Studios' next Phase Two offering as Chris Hemsworth's God of Thunder battles to save the Nine Realms in director Alan Taylor's (Game of Thrones) solo sequel Thor: The Dark World. Yesterday, Marvel launched the official website for the film and thanks to Empire we also have three new stills featuring Hemsworth's Thor, Christopher Eccleston's (Doctor Who) villain Malekith the Accursed, and his cronies the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim.
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"Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel’s Thor and Marvel’s The Avengers, Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos…but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all."
Chris Hemsworth is joined in the cast of Thor: The Dark World by returning Thor stars Natalie Portman (Jane Foster), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Anthony Hopkins (Odin), Rene Russo (Frigga), Stellan Skarsgård (Erik Selvig), Idris Elba (Heimdall), Ray Stevenson, (Volstagg) Jaimie Alexander (Lady Sif), Tadanobu Asano (Hogun) and Kat Dennings (Darcy Lewis), while Zachary Levi (Chuck) has replaced Josh Dallas as Fandral and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) will portray Algrim the Strong / Kurse. The film opens in the UK on October 30th ahead of a North American release on November 8th.
"Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel’s Thor and Marvel’s The Avengers, Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos…but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all."
Chris Hemsworth is joined in the cast of Thor: The Dark World by returning Thor stars Natalie Portman (Jane Foster), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Anthony Hopkins (Odin), Rene Russo (Frigga), Stellan Skarsgård (Erik Selvig), Idris Elba (Heimdall), Ray Stevenson, (Volstagg) Jaimie Alexander (Lady Sif), Tadanobu Asano (Hogun) and Kat Dennings (Darcy Lewis), while Zachary Levi (Chuck) has replaced Josh Dallas as Fandral and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) will portray Algrim the Strong / Kurse. The film opens in the UK on October 30th ahead of a North American release on November 8th.