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Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

2013 superhero film produced by Marvel Studios

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Q1201853
Directed by (Film)
Alan Taylor
Alan Taylor
Edited by
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Wyatt Smith
Dan Lebental
Dan Lebental
Screenplay by
Christopher Markus
Christopher Markus
Christopher Yost
Christopher Yost
Stephen McFeely
Stephen McFeely
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Kramer Morgenthau
Kramer Morgenthau
Music by
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Brian Tyler
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Alan Fine (executive)
Laz Alonso
Laz Alonso
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Robert Rodat
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
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Sophie Hon
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Thomas Price
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Alexander Gilman
Mads Mikkelsen
Mads Mikkelsen
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Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment
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Fantasy film
Fantasy film
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Action film
Science fiction film
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Adventure film
Superhero film
Superhero film
Published Date
October 31, 2013
Product Parent Company
Marvel Studios
Marvel Studios

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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Country
United States
United States

Thor: The Dark World is a 2013 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Thor, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to Thor (2011) and the eighth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Alan Taylor from a screenplay by Christopher Yost and the writing team of Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. It stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor alongside Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano, Jaimie Alexander, and Rene Russo. In the film, Thor and Loki (Hiddleston) team up to save the Nine Realms from the Dark Elves.

Development of a sequel to Thor began in April 2011 when producer Kevin Feige announced plans for it to follow the MCU crossover film The Avengers (2012). In July, Thor director Kenneth Branagh withdrew from the sequel. Brian Kirk and Patty Jenkins were considered to replace him as director before Taylor was hired in January 2012. The supporting cast filled out in August 2012, with the hiring of Eccleston and Akinnuoye-Agbaje as the film's villains. Filming took place from September to December 2012 primarily in Surrey, England, as well as in Iceland and London. Taylor wanted the film to be more grounded than Thor, inspired by his work on Game of Thrones. He hired Carter Burwell to compose the score, but Marvel replaced Burwell with Brian Tyler.

Thor: The Dark World premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on October 22, 2013, and was released in the United States on November 8, as part of Phase Two of the MCU. The film was a commercial success, grossing over $644 million worldwide and becoming the tenth highest-grossing film of 2013, but received mixed reviews. It received praise for the performances of Hemsworth and Hiddleston, visual effects, and action sequences, but was criticized for its generic villain and lack of depth. Retrospectively, Taylor has expressed dissatisfaction with the film, stating that Marvel substantially altered it from his original vision during post-production. A sequel directed by Taika Waititi, Thor: Ragnarok, was released in 2017, while a fourth film, Thor: Love and Thunder, is scheduled for release on July 8, 2022.

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