Kenneth Branagh also directed the thriller "Sleuth" (2007), a remake of the 1972 film. At a film promotion for "Valkyrie" in 2008, Branagh confirmed that he would be directing "Thor", a film based on the Marvel superhero. "Thor", Branagh's return to big-budget directing, was released on 6 May 2011. In 2011, Branagh portrayed Laurence Olivier in "My Week with Marilyn", which nabbed him a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 84th Academy Awards. Branagh directed Disney's live-action version of "Cinderella" (2015). Branagh played a Royal Navy Commander in Christopher Nolan's 2017 action-thriller "Dunkirk", based on the British military evacuation of the French
Thor: The Dark World Thor: The Dark World Thor: The Dark World is a 2013 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Thor, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to 2011's "Thor" and the eighth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Alan Taylor, with a screenplay by Christopher Yost and the writing team of Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. It stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor, alongside Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi,