Running time112 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$170–272 millionBox office$644.6 millionThor: The Dark World is a 2013 American based on the character, produced by and distributed. It is the sequel to 2011's and in the (MCU). The film was directed by, with a screenplay by and the writing team of.
It stars as Thor, alongside,. In Thor: The Dark World, Thor teams up with to save the Nine Realms from the led by the vengeful, who intends to plunge the universe into darkness.Development of Thor: The Dark World began in April 2011, when producer announced plans for a sequel to follow the crossover film. In July 2011, the director of Thor, withdrew from the project.
And were considered to direct the film before Taylor was hired in January 2012. The supporting cast filled out in August 2012, with the hiring of Eccleston and Akinnuoye-Agbaje.
Principal photography began in September 2012 in, England with filming continuing in and London, before wrapping up in December 2012. Thor: The Dark World was converted to in post-production.Thor: The Dark World premiered at the in London on October 22, 2013, and was released on November 8, 2013, in the United States. Many critics praised it for its visual effects and performances (particularly Hemsworth and Hiddleston), but criticized its story, villain, and pacing; many critics declare it the weakest of the MCU films. The film was a commercial success, grossing over $644 million worldwide and making it the. A third film, was released on November 3, 2017, and a fourth film, Thor: Love and Thunder, is in development. Contents.PlotEons ago, father of, clashes with the, who seeks to unleash a weapon known as the Aether on the nine realms.
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After conquering Malekith's forces, including enhanced warriors called the Kursed, on their home world of, Bor safeguards the Aether within a stone column. Unknown to Bor, Malekith as well as his lieutenant and a handful of Dark Elves escape into suspended animation.In present-day, stands imprisoned for his war crimes on Earth. Meanwhile, alongside warriors, and, repel marauders on, home of their comrade; it is the final battle in a war to pacify the following the reconstruction of the, the 'Rainbow Bridge' between realms, which had been destroyed two years earlier. The Asgardians soon learn that the Convergence, a rare alignment of the Nine Realms, is imminent; as the event approaches, portals linking the worlds appear at random.In London, astrophysicist Dr. And her intern Darcy Lewis travel to an abandoned factory where such portals have appeared, disrupting the laws of physics around them. Separating from the group, Foster is teleported to another world, where she is infected by the Aether. Alerts Thor that Foster has moved beyond his near all-seeing vision, leading Thor to Earth.
When Thor finds Foster, she inadvertently releases an unearthly force, and Thor returns with her to Asgard. Odin, recognizing the Aether, warns that the Aether will not only kill Foster but that its return heralds a catastrophic prophecy.Malekith, awakened by the Aether's release, turns Algrim into a Kursed and attacks Asgard. During the battle, Malekith and Algrim search for Foster, sensing that she contains the Aether.
Thor's mother is killed protecting Foster, and Malekith and Algrim are forced to flee without Foster. Despite Odin's orders not to leave Asgard, Thor reluctantly enlists the help of Loki, who knows of a secret portal to Svartalfheim, where they will use Foster to lure and confront Malekith, away from Asgard. In return, Thor promises Loki vengeance on Malekith for killing their mother.
With Volstagg and Sif stalling Asgardian soldiers and Fandral assisting their escape, Thor, Loki, and Foster head to Svartalfheim.There, Loki tricks Malekith into drawing the Aether out of Foster, but Thor's attempt to destroy the exposed substance fails. Malekith merges with the Aether and leaves in his ship as Loki is fatally wounded while killing Algrim.
Thor, cradling Loki in his arms, promises to tell their father of his sacrifice. Afterward, Thor and Foster discover another portal in a nearby cave and reunite in London with Lewis and Foster's mentor Dr. —who was briefly institutionalized due to the mental trauma he suffered during Loki's attack on Earth. They learn that Malekith plans to restore the Dark Elves to dominance by unleashing the Aether at the center of the Convergence in. Thor battles Malekith through various portals and across multiple worlds until one portal separates them, leaving Malekith unopposed on Earth.
Thor returns in time to help his mortal comrades use their scientific equipment to transport Malekith to Svartalfheim, where he is crushed by his own damaged ship.Thor returns to Asgard, where he declines Odin's offer to take the throne and tells Odin of Loki's sacrifice. As he leaves, Odin's form transforms into Loki, who is alive and impersonating Odin.In a mid-credits scene, Volstagg and Sif visit the and entrust the Aether to his care, commenting that with the already in Asgard, having two so close together would be unwise. As they leave, the Collector states his desire to acquire the other five Stones. In a, Foster and Thor reunite on Earth, while somewhere in London, a frost monster from —accidentally transported to Earth during the final battle—continues to run amok.Cast. 'In both cases, it's using the conceit of a fantastical, alien world to make fresh what is really a domestic drama. In, seeing battle with his sister, seeing the relationships between children and their fathers.
It's all the stuff we're interested in at a psychological level because we're living it all the time. But it takes place in this otherwise fantastical, foreign realm. I think the same thing is true in Thor.
The brilliant thing did in launching it was making it very much a story about two brothers, a story about brothers competing for the love of their father. So it's small, confined and human at the same time it's this blown-out, intergalactic world.' —Alan Taylor, director of Thor: The Dark World and several episodes of Game of ThronesIn April 2011 before the release of (2011), Marvel Studios president stated that following (2012), 'Thor will go off into a new adventure.' , director of Thor, responded to his comments, saying, 'It is kind of news to me. Here's what I would say to that: It's that I'm thrilled they're that confident. I shall wait for the audience to tell us whether there should be a second one, and then if that's a nice conversation to be had among all of us, that'd be thrilling. But I've got too much Irish superstitious blood in me to assume that Thor 2 will happen.
But if Marvel says so, then I guess it must be true'. Feige later explained that Marvel Studios would gauge how well Thor did at the box office before announcing sequels, but stated, ' is working on story ideas for a part two. We've got various options with Ken Branagh to discuss coming back, but right now the focus is on the first one. Don is, slowly but surely, thinking about where to take the character next should we be so lucky'.In June 2011, set a July 26, 2013, release date for the Thor sequel with reprising his role as the title hero. It was also reported that Branagh would not be returning as director but would likely be involved in a producing capacity. The cited the long commitment necessary for a special effects-heavy epic and the pressure to start the script process right away as reasons for Branagh's departure, although he was initially enthused by the chance to direct the sequel. Branagh noted, 'It was a long time making the first film and they were way too quick for me to get straight back into another, but it was a pleasurable experience and a film I'm very proud of.'
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The following day, Marvel formally hired Payne, one of the credited writers of the first film, to script the sequel. In August, entered early negotiations to direct the Thor sequel. The film would have marked Kirk's first time directing a big-budget motion picture, after having directed television series for, and the, including.In September 2011, confirmed he would return in the sequel, speculating that in the film, 'Loki will have to take responsibility for what he's done'., the director of and the pilot episode of 's, entered early negotiations with Marvel Studios and Disney to direct the film, after Kirk had passed due to contractual sticking points that arose during negotiations.
Later in the month, Feige stated the sequel would 'take Thor literally to other worlds' and would 'primarily be the journey of that character, of he and and how the new dynamic with his father is working out, as well as what are the broader stakes for The Nine Worlds'. On October 13, 2011, Marvel confirmed that Jenkins would direct the sequel and would return to star. Disney also moved the release date for the film to November 15, 2013.
'The main difference I have from Branagh's approach is really to do with look and tone. Things look really dirty.
The first Thor was quite shiny and it was a very conscious, smart choice. When I came in, I wanted to get more of a sense of the Norse mythology: the Viking quality, the texture and weight of the history. He’s a superhero, but he’s been around for thousands of years. His dad is god!' —Alan TaylorIn December 2011, Jenkins exited the project, citing 'creative differences'. She stated, 'I have had a great time working at Marvel.
We parted on very good terms, and I look forward to working with them again.' Jenkins felt she could not have made a good film 'out of Thor 2 because I wasn't the right director. I could have made a great Thor if I could have done the story that I was wanting to do. But I don't think I was the right person to make a great Thor out of the story they wanted to do.' Jenkins had intended to create a film based on the premise of, where Jane was stuck on Earth with Thor forbidden to come save her. After Thor eventually does travel to Earth, he and Jane would have discovered that was 'hiding the dark energy inside of Earth because he knows that doesn't care about Earth, and so he's using Odin's disinterest in Earth to trick him.' Three days later, it was reported that Marvel was looking at and as prospective directors to replace Jenkins, and were also in the midst of hiring a writer to rewrite Don Payne's script, with the shortlist of possible writers consisting of,.
At the end of the month, Alan Taylor, best known for directing episodes of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, was chosen to direct the sequel. Feige mentioned Taylor's work on the series, and Game of Thrones as reasons for his hiring, saying 'With Alan's direction we got a few more layers of patina, of texture, of reality into our golden realm.' By January 10, Marvel Studios had commissioned screenwriter to rewrite the sequel and Hiddleston stated that filming was expected to begin in in the summer of 2012. Hemsworth later confirmed that filming was scheduled to begin in August. Hemsworth also revealed that the film would have a more -influenced feel, elaborating 'I think the science fiction element to Thor the danger is it falls a little bit into the world of it's 'tough to throw a light to.' I think of big waterfalls and mountains and a Viking influence, where the kind of grew from.
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Having that in Asgard is going to make it all the more special and that's what Alan Taylor wants to bring to it.' Feige said 'while the relationship between Loki and Thor certainly has changed after the events of the movie The Avengers and has progressed, a lot of Thor 2 is picking up where it left off in terms of Jane, who you just saw for a moment on a computer monitor, and also what's been going on in the nine realms without the Asgardians being able to use the Bifrost.' Feige also said that while Loki has a part, 'there will be a different villain, another big villain'.In May 2012, began talks to play one of the villains in the film and, who played Odin in the first film, committed to returning in the sequel. At the end of the month, Disney moved up the release date for the film a week ahead of the previous date to November 8, 2013. By June 2012, much of the first film's supporting cast was confirmed to return, including,. Also in June, announced that he would not be reprising the role of. Dallas had initially intended to return, but had to bow out due to his commitment on the television show, and was cast in his place.
Levi was originally up for the role in the first film but scheduling conflicts with forced him to drop out.In July 2012, Mikkelsen stated he would not be appearing in the sequel due to prior commitments, 'That's not happening unfortunately. I had a meeting with the filmmakers, but it was a bit too late and then came in.It's just not happening'. At the 2012, it was announced that the film would be titled Thor: The Dark World. At the end of the month, residents near in were notified that a film going by the, Thursday Mourning would be filming in the area. In August of that year, entered final negotiations to play Malekith, and the film was scheduled to shoot in, where Taylor shot parts of Game of Thrones. By August 22, was hired to reprise her role as Darcy Lewis and was cast as.
At the end of the month, film crews for Thursday Mourning began set construction at near, England. The same islands used in the film with CG Asgardian structures added byThe film's visual effects were completed by seven special effects studios, including.
Blur Studio was the lead studio behind the film's prologue sequence taking place 5,000 years before the start of the film, on the Dark Elves homeworld of. The sequence consisted mostly of computer graphics with live-action shots interwoven throughout. The use of CG allowed for greater freedom of movement by the characters as the live-action costumes were too constrictive.Taylor wanted Asgard in this film to have a more natural look than its predecessor. To achieve this, crews filmed the coast of Norway with an Arri Alexa camera for three days in a helicopter, capturing six hours of footage.
Double Negative then embedded their CG rendering of Asgard on shots of the natural landscape. Double Negative visual effects supervisor Alex Wuttke said, 'The benefit of that is that you have some real world terrain to work with – so you have buildings that have to convey natural features. Then from there we went in there populating the terrain with different buildings.' For scenes taking place on Svartalfheim, production filmed in Iceland with Double Negative adding ruins, mountains, Dark Elf ships, and skies.For the shot of the levitating truck, which was used in the film to demonstrate the strange phenomena brought on by the coming of the alignment of the worlds, filmmakers attached a cement truck to a large hydraulic rig, which could be programmed to change speed and movement. In order to create Algrim's transformation into Kurse, Double Negative morphed live action performances of Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as both Algrim and Kurse. Double Negative then added in smoke and lava-like effects.The film's climatic battle sequence takes place through the nine worlds by the use of portals. Visual effects supervisor Jake Morrison said, 'We ended up calling this 'time toffee', so as you punch through from one realm to another it's almost like cling film or a slightly gelatinous membrane you have to pass through.
It bends a little bit then rips and spits the person out. The other thing we wanted to do was to make sure it was quite fast from an editorial point of view. In the fight scenes there are times when Thor and Malekith are portaling all over the place, quite frankly. We made sure we always kept up the momentum and never stopped the fight. It was a way of making sure the audience weren't conscious there was an effect going on.' Main article:In August 2012, said that he had discussions with the director about potentially returning to the film. By April 2013, had been hired to compose the score, but by the following month he left the film over creative differences.
In June 2013, Marvel hired, who scored, to replace Burwell. Tyler said the previous film had an 'attitude and was grounded in limitations' whereas the Thor film allowed for 'all-out regal themes that could be as epic as I could make them.' The composer described The Dark World as 'science fiction meeting classic medieval war', leading to a score that drew from works of both genres such as. Is a featured vocalist on the score. The soundtrack was released digitally on October 28, 2013. Hiddleston as Loki at the 2013 to promote the filmIn March 2013, Marvel announced the release of a two-issue comic book prelude by writers and and artist in June 2013.
In April 2013, Marvel released the first trailer for Thor: The Dark World. Said, 'This trailer fits nicely into that larger marketing push for Marvel's brand. It puts all of the recognizable characters from the first film front and center, presents the action as a team event reminiscent of the Avengers, and once again Loki—who was quite popular with audiences—makes an appearance.' The said, 'Evident throughout the trailer is director Alan Taylor's influence; the Game of Thrones director's hand can be seen in the battle sequences, and Asgard—a bright and shiny kingdom under Thor director Kenneth Branagh—seems grittier in the sequel.' In July at the 2013, Hiddleston introduced footage from the film to audiences in character as Loki. Also in July, announced that a mobile video game titled, Thor the Dark World: The Official Game, would be released in conjunction with the release of the film in November.The theatrical poster for the film was released in early August 2013. Kirsten Acuna of criticized the poster for its lack of originality, noting its similarities to one of the posters of Iron Man 3, both of which included the female lead clinging to the male lead, with both looking in opposite directions, antagonists prominently displayed in the background and supporting characters featured 'on the side'.
Additionally, Marvel released a second trailer for the film as part of 's Geek Week. Forbes said, 'this 150-second trailer is basically just an extended version of last April's 106-second teaser' and that 'this trailer fails to showcase what's new this time around. Making audiences question if they really don't have much else to offer.'
The Los Angeles Times said, that the trailer suggests 'an ominous, epic scale for the sequel' and that 'the collaboration between Thor and Loki promises to be especially interesting.' Later in the month, producer Kevin Feige and cast members Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins presented additional footage at Disney's Expo.Also in August 2013, Disney announced plans to promote the film with an attraction at. The attraction called Thor: Treasures of Asgard, located next to the Stark Industries exhibit inside in, opened on November 1, 2013 and features displays of Asgardian relics and transports guests to Odin's throne room, where they are greeted by Thor. The eighth episode of, titled ', takes place in the aftermath of the events of Thor: The Dark World.
It first aired on November 19, 2013. Jaimie Alexander reprised her role as Sif in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 'Yes Men', which aired on March 11, 2014. Release TheatricalThe of Thor: The Dark World took place on October 22, 2013, at the in London. The film was released theatrically in the UK eight days later, on October 30.
The film held its North American premiere at the in, and was released into U.S. Theaters on November 7, 2013. Home mediaThor: The Dark World was released by for digital download on February 4, 2014, and on and on February 25, 2014. The physical media release includes deleted scenes, extended scenes, a gag reel, audio commentary by the cast and crew, and a short film entitled All Hail the King, featuring reprising his role as from.The film was also collected in a 13-disc, titled ', which includes all of the films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was released on December 8, 2015.
Reception Box officeThor: The Dark World earned $206.4 million in North America and $438.2 million in other markets for a worldwide total of $644.6 million. It surpassed the gross of its predecessor after just 19 days of its release. Calculated the net profit of the film to be $139.4 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film.Thor: The Dark World made an estimated $7.1 million in Thursday night showings, more than double the midnight gross of its predecessor. On Friday, November 7, 2013, the film topped the box office with $31.9 million (including Thursday night earnings), which is 25% higher than the original film's opening-day gross. Through Sunday, the film remained at the No. 1 spot with $85.7 million, which is a 30% increase over its predecessor's opening weekend. This was the largest November opening for a film distributed by Disney, surpassing.
Thor: The Dark World topped the box office in North America during its first two weekends, before being overtaken by in its third weekend.On its midweek opening day of Wednesday, October 30, 2013, Thor: The Dark World earned $8.2 million from 33 territories, including the UK and France, where it opened higher than its predecessor. During its first three days, the film earned $45.2 million, and by the end of the weekend, after expanding into three more territories, it totaled $109.4 million over five days, finishing in first place in all 36 countries. Its largest openings were recorded in China ($21.0 million), the UK, Ireland and Malta ($13.8 million) and France and the Maghreb region ($9.94 million). It topped the box office outside North America on its first three weekends of release. In total earnings, its largest markets are China ($55.3 million), Russia and the CIS ($35.4 million) and the UK, Ireland and Malta ($31.4 million). Critical response.
Taylor at the world premiere of Thor: The Dark World in LondonThe website reported a 67% approval rating with an average score of 6.22/10, based on 269 reviews; the lowest rated film in the MCU. The website's consensus reads, 'It may not be the finest film to come from the Marvel Universe, but Thor: The Dark World still offers plenty of the humor and high-stakes action that fans have come to expect.' , which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 54 out of 100 based on 44 reviews, indicating 'mixed or average reviews'. Audiences polled by gave the film an 'A−' average, based on a grading scale ranging from A+ to F.Ben Child of said, 'Thanks to Hiddleston and Hemsworth's impressive collective charisma, Thor: The Dark World is far from a franchise killer.'
Justin Chang of wrote, 'This robust, impersonal visual-effects showpiece proves buoyant and unpretentious enough to offset its stew of otherwise derivative fantasy/action elements.' Alonso Duralde of said, ' Thor: The Dark World delivers the goods—action, otherworldly grandiosity, romance, humor—above and beyond its predecessor'. Simon Abrams, writing for said, 'There's just enough tension and humor in Thor: The Dark World to make the film's otherwise listless proceedings worth watching, but only just.' Echoing other critics' sentiments, of wrote, 'Is it wrong that the best relationship in Thor: The Dark World is between the titular Norse-god superhero and his adoptive brother Loki? To take nothing away from Oscar-winner Natalie Portman. It's the complicated love-hate between Thor and the trickster god Loki that you can't turn your eyes from.' Conversely, Tim Robey of said, 'It feels entirely made by committee—the definition of house style, without a personal stamp in sight.'
Leslie Felperin of said, 'Although director Alan Taylor manages to get things going properly for the final battle in London, the long stretches before that on Asgard and the other branches of are a drag, like filler episodes of Game of Thrones but without the narrative complexity, mythical heft or all-pervading sexiness.' Michael Phillips of the described Thor: The Dark World as having the 'same old threats of galaxy annihilation spiced with fairly entertaining fish-out-of-water jokes'. Jeannette Catsoulis of said, 'the battle scenes are as lacking in heat and coherence as the central love story'.
AccoladesThe placed Thor: The Dark World on its shortlist of potential nominees for the but ultimately did not nominate it. Main article:Thor: Ragnarok was released on November 3, 2017, directed.
Eric Pearson and & wrote the screenplay, with Kevin Feige again producing. Hemsworth, Hiddleston, Hopkins, Elba, Asano, Levi, and Stevenson reprise their roles as Thor, Loki, Odin, Heimdall, Hogun, Fandral, and Volstagg, respectively, while and appear as and respectively, reprising their roles from previous MCU films., and join the cast as, and, respectively. Thor: Love and ThunderA second sequel named Thor: Love and Thunder is due to be released on November 5, 2021. Hemsworth and Thompson will both reprise their roles, with returning after not appearing in. During Marvel's 2019 San Diego Comic-Con panel it was revealed that Portman would portray her character taking on the mantle of Thor, similar to the comics. Thompson revealed that Valkyrie will be the first superhero in the MCU, with the character's sexuality being featured in the film.
As the new King of Asgard, Valkyrie will be searching for a Queen; her sexuality was previously hinted at in Thor: Ragnarok, while a deleted scene explicitly depicted the character as such.