Thor: The Dark World Tadanobu Asano, Jaimie Alexander, and Rene Russo. In "Thor: The Dark World", Thor teams up with Loki to save the Nine Realms from the Dark Elves led by the vengeful Malekith, who intends to plunge the universe into darkness. Development of "Thor: The Dark World" began in April 2011, when producer Kevin Feige announced plans for a sequel to follow the crossover film "The Avengers". In July 2011, Kenneth Branagh, the director of "Thor", withdrew from the project. Brian Kirk and Patty Jenkins were considered to direct the film before Taylor was hired in January 2012. The supporting cast filled
Thor (Marvel Comics) a founding member of the superhero team the Avengers, appearing in each volume of that series. The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series, movies, video games, clothing, toys and trading cards. The character was first portrayed in live action by Eric Allan Kramer in the 1988 television movie "The Incredible Hulk Returns". Chris Hemsworth portrays Thor Odinson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films "Thor", "The Avengers", "", "", "Doctor Strange", "", "" and will reprise his role in "" in 2019. Additionally, archival footage of Hemsworth as Thor was used in the episodes "Pilot"