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 Freudenthal the short film "Motel" which was his first live-action film. He then worked as director on "Hotel for Dogs" in 2009 for DreamWorks Pictures. He directed the live-action/animated feature film, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid", based on the book by Jeff Kinney. He has also been featured in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Movie Diary". He directed "" (2013). Thor has also directed multiple episodes of "Arrow" and one episode of "The Flash". Thor Freudenthal Thor Freudenthal (born 20 October 1972) is a German film director, animator and special effects artist. Freudenthal was raised in Berlin, Germany. He attended the