Thor: The Dark World

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Thor: The Dark World

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Chris Hemsworth as Thor stands in battle armor with a red cape, holding a hammer, in a forest battle scene from Thor: The Dark World. — Chris Hemsworth as Thor Top grossing film: Avengers: Endgame (2019). Top film gross: $2.79 billion. Other notable movies: Snow White and the Huntsman, Star Trek, the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot, Men in Black: International, Vacation, In the Heart of the Sea.

Thor: The Dark World is a 2013 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Thor. It is the eighth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and a sequel to the 2011 film Thor. The movie stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Tom Hiddleston as Loki. In the film, Thor must battle an ancient race of Dark Elves led by Malekith, who seeks to plunge the universe into darkness. Thor is forced to team up with his treacherous brother, Loki, to stop Malekith and save the Nine Realms. The film explores the complex relationship between Thor and Loki, as well as Thor's role as a protector of both Asgard and Earth.12

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Thor
Thor in other media
…projects, including The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
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…projects, including The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
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Idris Elba
Stardom: The Wire, Luther, and Thor
…role that he reprised in Thor 2: The Dark World (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). The versatile actor earned critical acclaim for his moving portrayal of Nelson Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
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…role that he reprised in Thor 2: The Dark World (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). The versatile actor earned critical acclaim for his moving portrayal of Nelson Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
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Tom Hiddleston
…such as The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and Avengers: Infinity War (2018). He also played Loki in the television show Loki (2021– ) and voiced the character in the animated television series What If…? (2021) and in The Simpsons short films The Good, The…
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…such as The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and Avengers: Infinity War (2018). He also played Loki in the television show Loki (2021– ) and voiced the character in the animated television series What If…? (2021) and in The Simpsons short films The Good, The…
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Anthony Hopkins
Later movie and television roles
…Thor (2011) and its sequels, Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017). He also starred in the kaleidoscopic drama 360 (2011) and as film director Alfred Hitchcock in Hitchcock (2012), which centred on the making of the classic suspense movie Psycho (1960). In the ensemble action comedy Red…
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…Thor (2011) and its sequels, Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017). He also starred in the kaleidoscopic drama 360 (2011) and as film director Alfred Hitchcock in Hitchcock (2012), which centred on the making of the classic suspense movie Psycho (1960). In the ensemble action comedy Red…
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Natalie Portman
Black Swan and Thor series
…the action fantasies Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). She also took on lighter fare, appearing opposite Ashton Kutcher in the romantic comedy No Strings Attached (2011) and portraying a warrior princess in the bawdy period comedy Your Highness (2011). Portman then appeared…
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…the action fantasies Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). She also took on lighter fare, appearing opposite Ashton Kutcher in the romantic comedy No Strings Attached (2011) and portraying a warrior princess in the bawdy period comedy Your Highness (2011). Portman then appeared…
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