Thor: The Dark World (2013)

When Thor's love interest gets cursed with a powerful object, Thor must protect it before an army and it's ruthless leader try to get their hands on it to take over the remains of Earth.

Director:

Alan Taylor

Writers:

Christopher Yost (screenplay), Christopher Markus (screenplay),

Stars:

Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston

18 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Hemsworth	...	Thor
Natalie Portman	...	Jane Foster
Tom Hiddleston	...	Loki
Anthony Hopkins	...	Odin
Christopher Eccleston	...	Malekith
Jaimie Alexander	...	Sif
Zachary Levi	...	Fandral
Ray Stevenson	...	Volstagg
Tadanobu Asano	...	Hogun
Idris Elba	...	Heimdall
Rene Russo	...	Frigga
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	...	Algrim / Kurse
Kat Dennings	...	Darcy Lewis
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Erik Selvig
Alice Krige	...	Eir

Storyline

Thousands of years ago, a race of beings known as Dark Elves tried to send the universe into darkness by using a weapon known as the Aether. Warriors from Asgard stop them but their leader Malekith escapes to wait for another opportunity. The warriors find the Aether and since it cannot be destroyed, they try to hide it. In the present day, Jane Foster awaits the return of Thor although it has been two years since they last saw once another. In the meantime, Thor has been trying to bring peace to the nine realms. Jane discovers an anomaly similar to the one that brought Thor to Earth. She goes to investigate, finds a wormhole, and is sucked into it. Back on Asgard, Thor wishes to return to Earth but his father, Odin refuses to let him. Thor learns from Heimdall, who can see into all of the realms, that Jane disappeared. Thor then returns to Earth just as Jane reappears. However, when some policemen try to arrest her, an unknown energy repulses them. Thor then brings Jane to Asgard to ...

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Plot Keywords:

thor | warrior | weapon | portal | arrest | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 November 2013 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Thor: Un monde obscur

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$170,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$85,737,841 (USA) (8 November 2013)

Gross:

$206,360,018 (USA) (11 April 2014)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Marvel Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alan Taylor wanted Asgard in this film to have a more natural look: "The first Thor was quite shiny and it was a very conscious, smart choice. I wanted to get more of a sense of the Viking quality, the texture and weight of history. They've been around for thousands of years." To achieve this, the crew filmed on the coast of Norway (particularly the Lofoten islands) for three days, capturing six hours of footage; Asgardian structures were then embedded over this footage.

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Goofs

Algrim's hold on Frigga when Malekith is confronting her changes between shots from a grip on her shoulder to a strangle hold.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Odin: Some believe that before the universe, there was nothing. They're wrong. There was darkness... and it has survived.

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Crazy Credits

Part of the closing credits are a sequence of illustrated scenes from the film.

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Connections

Referenced in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Well (2013)

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Soundtracks

We Cakin' Up
Written by Xzibit
Courtesy of Extreme Music

User Reviews

Sigh...Zzzz...

I was never a really big fan of Thor to begin with and this movie just proves it to me again. This movie was so slow and boring. The first hour I almost fell asleep a few times. The special effects were really well done but other then that I really do not think this was a great movie. I gave this movie a generous 6 out of a possible 10. Normally these types of movies at least earn a 7 from me but this one at best was a 6 only.

You can tell that this sequel was made for the sack of making some more money off the very boring Thor. I for one will not waste my money on a third that is for sure. They really need to stop wasting everyone's time with Thor. He is boring and other then his looks has very little going for him. Good day!