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) in other media Live, and the PlayStation Network. Thor (Marvel Comics) in other media The Marvel Comics superhero, Thor has appeared in a wide variety of media outside of comic books such as video games, films, and television programs. Thor starred in the segment "The Mighty Thor" of the animated "The Marvel Super Heroes", originally syndicated in 1966. There were thirteen episodes that centered on Thor, who was voiced by Chris Wiggins who also voiced his human host Donald Blake. A four episode motion comic titled "", based on the graphic novel "Loki" by Robert Rodi and Esad Ribić, was released on March