Thor: The Dark World (2013)

When Dr. Jane Foster gets cursed with a powerful entity known as the Aether, Thor is heralded of the cosmic event known as the Convergence and the genocidal Dark Elves.

Director:

Alan Taylor

Writers:

Christopher L. Yost (screenplay by), Christopher Markus (screenplay by)

Stars:

Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston

3 wins & 21 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:

open ended | end of the world | adopted brother | funeral | shapeshifting | 

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Taglines:

There was darkness.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, and some suggestive content

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 November 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Thor 2

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$170,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$85,737,841, 10 November 2013, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$206,362,140

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$644,783,140

Company Credits

Production Co:

Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat Dolby Atmos Auro 11.1 SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje described Kurse as "an amalgamation of a bull and a lava-like creature". For his role as Kurse, he underwent a daily three hours of make-up, and forty-pound prosthetics: "I'm sure there will be a certain amount of CGI, but a good eighty percent was me in that suit."

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Goofs

(at around 56 mins) When Heimdall comes to meet Thor in the canteen, there is a candlestick with a lit candle on the table on Thor's left. As the conversation proceeds, it disappears from the table.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Odin: [narrating] Long before the birth of light, there was darkness... and from that darkness came the Dark Elves. Millennia ago, the most ruthless of their kind, Malekith, sought to transform our universe back into one of eternal night. Such evil was possible through the power of the Aether, an ancient force of infinite destruction. The noble armies of Asgard, led by my father King Bor, waged a mighty war against these creatures. As the Nine Worlds converged above him, Malekith could at...

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Crazy Credits

Brother Luke is credited as one of the 2 personal trainers of Mr Hemsworth.

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Connections

Referenced in Tosh.0: Security Officer Jay (2013)

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Soundtracks

We Cakin' Up
Written by Xzibit
Courtesy of Extreme Music

User Reviews

Action Packed Fantasy Romcom?

Well I was so looking forward to seeing this movie when I went last night, and although it was reasonably good it was not at all what I expected.

Watch the official movie trailer and you see what looks like quite a dark fantasy, so you can imagine my surprise when throughout the movie the audience was laughing out loud at the stupid one liners. Yes I know this is entertainment, and this movie was moderately entertaining, but once again the makers have tried to please everyone by adding a bit of everything; action, special effects, romance and humour, just far too much of the latter for my taste in a genre that does not require hilarity to succeed.

Although it has a lower IMDb score I much preferred the 2011 Thor, a stronger storyline, darker and no laughing matter!