query: when does thor the dark world take place

pos: Thor: The Dark World suspended animation. In present-day Asgard, Loki stands imprisoned for his war crimes on Earth. Meanwhile, Thor, alongside warriors Fandral, Volstagg, and Sif, repel marauders on Vanaheim, home of their comrade Hogun; it is the final battle in a war to pacify the Nine Realms following the reconstruction of the Bifröst, the "Rainbow Bridge" between realms, which had been destroyed two years earlier. The Asgardians soon learn that the Convergence, a rare alignment of the Nine Realms, is imminent; as the event approaches, portals linking the worlds appear at random. In London, astrophysicist Dr. Jane Foster and her intern Darcy Lewis

neg: 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

neg: Thor: The Dark World first aired on November 19, 2013. Jaimie Alexander reprised her role as Sif in the "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." episode "Yes Men", which aired on March 11, 2014." The world premiere of "Thor: The Dark World" took place on October 22, 2013, at the Odeon Leicester Square in London. The film was released theatrically in the UK eight days later, on October 30. The film held its North American premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, and was released into U.S. theaters on November 7, 2013. "Thor: The Dark World" was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment for digital

neg: Thor: The Dark World right person to make a great "Thor" out of the story they wanted to do." Jenkins had intended to create a film based on the premise of "Romeo and Juliet", where Jane was stuck on Earth with Thor forbidden to come save her. After Thor eventually does travel to Earth, he and Jane would have discovered that Malekith was "hiding the dark energy inside of Earth because he knows that Odin doesn't care about Earth, and so he's using Odin's disinterest in Earth to trick him." Three days later, it was reported that Marvel was looking at Alan Taylor and

neg: Thor: The Dark World and cast members Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins presented additional footage at Disney's D23 Expo. Also in August 2013, Disney announced plans to promote the film with an attraction at Disneyland. The attraction called "Thor: Treasures of Asgard", located next to the Stark Industries exhibit inside Innoventions in Tomorrowland, opened on November 1, 2013 and features displays of Asgardian relics and transports guests to Odin's throne room, where they are greeted by Thor. The eighth episode of "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", titled "The Well", takes place in the aftermath of the events of "Thor: The Dark World". It

neg: Thor: The Dark World Echoing other critics' sentiments, Frank Lovece of "Film Journal International" wrote, "Is it wrong that the best relationship in "Thor: The Dark World" is between the titular Norse-god superhero and his adoptive brother Loki? To take nothing away from Oscar-winner Natalie Portman, ... it's the complicated love-hate between Thor and the trickster god Loki that you can't turn your eyes from." Conversely, Tim Robey of "The Daily Telegraph" said, "It feels entirely made by committee—the definition of house style, without a personal stamp in sight." Leslie Felperin of "The Hollywood Reporter" said, "Although director Alan Taylor manages to get things

neg: Odin (comics) Odin's plan all along. When Thor returns from hibernation in the void, he begins to find the lost Asgardians, but does not search for his father. During his Odinsleep, Thor finds Odin in a limbo wherein every day he does battle with Surtur. Odin declines Thor's offer of taking his place—noting that just Thor's offer has broken Bor's curse that he would be abandoned as Bor was—and states that Thor must lead the Asgardians, while Odin continues in a state approximating the Asgardian equivalent of heaven, to prevent Surtur from reentering the world. Loki assuages Dr. Doom's fears about Odin's

neg: Thor: The Dark World Jeff Goldblum and Karl Urban join the cast as Hela, Valkyrie, Grandmaster, and Skurge, respectively. 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

neg: 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,

neg: Thor: The Dark World to F. Ben Child of "The Guardian" said, "Thanks to Hiddleston and Hemsworth's impressive collective charisma, "Thor: The Dark World" is far from a franchise killer." Justin Chang of "Variety" wrote, "This robust, impersonal visual-effects showpiece proves buoyant and unpretentious enough to offset its stew of otherwise derivative fantasy/action elements." Alonso Duralde of "The Wrap" said, ""Thor: The Dark World" delivers the goods—action, otherworldly grandiosity, romance, humor—above and beyond its predecessor". Simon Abrams, writing for RogerEbert.com said, "There's just enough tension and humor in "Thor: The Dark World" to make the film's otherwise listless proceedings worth watching, but only just."

neg: Thor: The Dark World to dominance by unleashing the Aether at the center of the Convergence in Greenwich. Thor battles Malekith through various portals and across multiple worlds until one portal separates them, leaving Malekith unopposed on Earth. Thor returns in time to help his mortal comrades use their scientific equipment to transport Malekith to Svartalfheim, where he is crushed by his own damaged ship. Thor returns to Asgard, where he declines Odin's offer to take the throne and tells Odin of Loki's sacrifice. As he leaves, Odin's form transforms into Loki, who is alive and impersonating Odin. In a mid-credits scene, Volstagg and

neg: Thor: The Dark World grounded, like a real place, while at the same time respecting the magical 'planet of the Gods' feeling and theme." "Thor: The Dark World" was Morgenthau's first time shooting a feature film digitally. For the film, Morgenthau chose the Arri Alexa Plus, although he tested with the Sony F65 but found the Alexa to be more pleasing. In addition to the Alexa, Red Epic and Canon EOS 5D Mark II cameras were used for second unit filming. With the Alexa, Morgenthau used Panavision anamorphic lenses. Morgenthau said, "The lenses brought some of the magic and mystery of photochemical back to

neg: Erik Selvig have recovered. After the defeat of Ultron, Selvig begins working for the Avengers. Selvig appears in the MCU tie-in comics "The Avengers Prelude: Fury's Big Week" and "Thor: The Dark World Prelude" in the same capacity as he does in the films. In October 2009, Stellan Skarsgård joined the cast of "Thor", which was written by Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz, and Don Payne; Skarsgård signed a five-film deal with Marvel. His character Erik Selvig appears in the post-credits scene at the end of "Thor", which was directed by "The Avengers" director Joss Whedon. This set up Selvig's role in

neg: Thor: The Dark World travel to an abandoned factory where such portals have appeared, disrupting the laws of physics around them. Separating from the group, Foster is teleported to another world, where she is infected by the Aether. Heimdall alerts Thor that Foster has moved beyond his near all-seeing vision, leading Thor to Earth. When Thor finds Foster, she inadvertently releases an unearthly force, and Thor returns with her to Asgard. Odin, recognizing the Aether, warns that the Aether will not only kill Foster but that its return heralds a catastrophic prophecy. Malekith, awakened by the Aether's release, turns Algrim into a Kursed and

neg: Thor: The Dark World ended up calling this 'time toffee', so as you punch through from one realm to another it's almost like cling film or a slightly gelatinous membrane you have to pass through. It bends a little bit then rips and spits the person out. The other thing we wanted to do was to make sure it was quite fast from an editorial point of view. In the fight scenes there are times when Thor and Malekith are portaling all over the place, quite frankly. We made sure we always kept up the momentum and never stopped the fight. It was a

neg: Bad Moon the trash, Ted tries to warn his sister and advises her to start listening to Thor and his sudden change in behavior and drops hints that the murders had been done by a wolf. She ignores his pleas and he retreats into his trailer where Thor follows him, waiting for him until the sun starts to set. Ted encounters a suspicious Thor but eventually leaves the trailer with the hopes of chaining himself again. With the sun setting Ted screams for Janet to take Thor away and when she does he rushes into the woods. Thor is afraid of Ted

neg: Thor: The Dark World says so, then I guess it must be true". Feige later explained that Marvel Studios would gauge how well "Thor" did at the box office before announcing sequels, but stated, "Don Payne is working on story ideas for a part two. We've got various options with Ken [Branagh] to discuss coming back, but right now the focus is on the first one. Don is, slowly but surely, thinking about where to take the character next should we be so lucky". In June 2011, Walt Disney Studios set a July 26, 2013, release date for the "Thor" sequel with Chris Hemsworth

neg: Thor: Ragnarok actor; and Matt Damon plays the Loki actor. While promoting the release of "Thor: The Dark World" in October 2013, Chris Hemsworth expressed willingness to portraying Thor for as long as "people wanted more", adding that he was contracted for another "Thor" film and two more "Avengers" films. Producer Kevin Feige stated that the next "Thor" would build from elements at the end of "The Dark World". In January 2014, Marvel announced that Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost would write the screenplay for a third film, with Feige again producing; the story was being outlined that July. At the end

neg: Lorelei (Asgardian) nearby alley. Melodi answers a knock on the door and is kidnapped by Malekith the Accursed, ruler of the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim. He leaves a duplicate Melodi in her place. When Thor visits "Melodi", he drinks the mead and falls madly in love with her. Malekith reveals his deception and demands that Thor bring him the Casket of Ancient Winters in exchange for Melodi's return. Thor and his mortal friend Roger Willis storm Malekith's gates to rescue Melodi, but are defeated by Malekith and Algrim. Malekith takes the casket and Thor is tossed out of the realm. Malekith presents

neg: Thor: The Dark World (soundtrack) Thor: The Dark World (soundtrack) Thor: The Dark World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score for the Marvel Studios film, "" by Brian Tyler, which was released digitally by Hollywood Records in Europe on October 28, 2013. The album was released digitally in the United States on November 5, followed by a CD release on November 12, 2013. It is the first soundtrack in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to feature the "Marvel Studios Fanfare". All music was performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra of London and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Vocals were performed by Tori Letzler. In March 2013,

neg: Thor: The Dark World (soundtrack) is a very different than Iron Man. Yet they live in the same universe," said Tyler. "For me, it’s like somehow Indiana Jones showed up on the "Enterprise"; or something." Thor: The Dark World (soundtrack) Thor: The Dark World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score for the Marvel Studios film, "" by Brian Tyler, which was released digitally by Hollywood Records in Europe on October 28, 2013. The album was released digitally in the United States on November 5, followed by a CD release on November 12, 2013. It is the first soundtrack in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

neg: Thor: The Dark World the original film's opening-day gross. Through Sunday, the film remained at the No. 1 spot with $85.7 million, which is a 30% increase over its predecessor's opening weekend. This was the largest November opening for a film distributed by Disney, surpassing "The Incredibles". "Thor: The Dark World" topped the box office in North America during its first two weekends, before being overtaken by "" in its third weekend. On its midweek opening day of Wednesday, October 30, 2013, "Thor: The Dark World" earned $8.2 million from 33 territories, including the UK and France, where it opened higher than its predecessor.

neg: Thor: The Dark World for films from FilmL.A. Inc., indicated a gross budget of $170 million, with a UK tax offset of $17.3 million for "Thor: The Dark World". In 2016 Disney company accounts stated the budget spend was $237.6 million on "Thor: The Dark World" but $37 million of this was offset by payments from the UK tax authority. Kramer Morgenthau, who worked with Taylor on "Game of Thrones", was brought in as the director of photography. Morgenthau said, "We wanted a grittier, boots-on-the-ground feeling, inspired by what Alan and I had done on "Game of Thrones". We wanted the realms to feel

neg: Thor: The Dark World out in August 2012, with the hiring of Eccleston, Dennings, and Akinnuoye-Agbaje. Principal photography began in September 2012 in Surrey, England with filming continuing in Iceland and London, before wrapping up in December 2012. "Thor: The Dark World" was converted to 3D in post-production. "Thor: The Dark World" premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on October 22, 2013, and was released on November 8, 2013, in the United States. Many critics praised it for its visual effects and performances (particularly Hemsworth and Hiddleston), but criticized its story, villain, and pacing; many critics declare it the weakest of the

neg: Jon Mikl Thor greatest live event of all time. It is set to take place May 14, 2016 in New York City at the Highline Ballroom. The spectacle, produced by Fabio Productions, will be presented much like a Broadway show featuring three parts. 'Thor- a Rock Odyssey' will feature Thor performing his 1977 "Keep the Dogs Away" album live and in its entirety, followed by a 'Battle for New York' where Thor battles superhuman strongman 'Titano - The 8th Wonder of The World'. In Part three, dubbed the 'Power Set', Thor belts out his greatest hits along with some newly penned tunes written

neg: Thor (Marvel Comics) In July 2016, Marvel announced a new ongoing series titled "The Unworthy Thor" by Aaron and Coipel. The series follows the original Thor, who now refers to himself as Odinson, as he tries to find his purpose after relinquishing his name and title to Foster. Aaron stated that the series finds Odinson in a dark place explaining, "He failed for a reason we still don't quite understand. He dropped the hammer and hasn't been able to pick it up since. So then we go to a pretty dark place. A darker, more desperate, more driven version." Thor's father Odin decides

neg: Thor: The Dark World $206.4 million in North America and $438.2 million in other markets for a worldwide total of $644.6 million. It surpassed the gross of its predecessor after just 19 days of its release. "Deadline Hollywood" calculated the net profit of the film to be $139.4 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film. "Thor: The Dark World" made an estimated $7.1 million in Thursday night showings, more than double the midnight gross of its predecessor. On Friday, November 7, 2013, the film topped the box office with $31.9 million (including Thursday night earnings), which is 25% higher than

neg: Thor: The Dark World "Thor: The Dark World" on its shortlist of potential nominees for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects but ultimately did not nominate it. "Thor: Ragnarok" was released on November 3, 2017, directed by Taika Waititi. Eric Pearson and Craig Kyle & Christopher Yost wrote the screenplay, with Kevin Feige again producing. Hemsworth, Hiddleston, Hopkins, Elba, Asano, Levi, and Stevenson reprise their roles as Thor, Loki, Odin, Heimdall, Hogun, Fandral, and Volstagg, respectively, while Mark Ruffalo and Benedict Cumberbatch appear as Bruce Banner / Hulk and Doctor Strange respectively, reprising their roles from previous MCU films. Cate Blanchett, Tessa Thompson,

neg: Avengers Assemble (TV series) of his telling the Beyonder about Earth, and with his new power plans to conquer Asgard, Earth, and other locations. With help from Jane Foster's Thor form, the Avengers defeat Loki who is consumed by the All Dark. After Thor regains Mjolnir, Odin has a new weapon created for Jane Foster where her weapon is dubbed Thunderstrike. On July 22, 2017, Disney XD renewed "Avengers Assemble" for a fifth season titled "Avengers: Black Panther's Quest" that will revolve around Black Panther and take place after the events of "Avengers: Secret Wars". The season will depict Black Panther and Shuri going

neg: Thor: The Dark World (soundtrack) it was announced that Carter Burwell had signed on to score "Thor: The Dark World" following Patrick Doyle who scored the first "Thor" film. The following May, Burwell departed the film due to creative differences. "It just didn't seem like the right fit, and we had to make a call early on," explained Kevin Feige, President of Production at Marvel Studios. "If post-production had been a year-and-a-half, we might have had time for trial and error, it might have worked." On June 18, 2013, Brian Tyler took over scoring duties; Tyler previously scored "Iron Man 3". "The feel of Thor

neg: The Well (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) disturbingly hollow. The sound is not urgently scary, nor is it sad. It leaves the audience alone to interpret the images on screen." Though he didn't consider it a theme, referring to it as the "Ward Chord", McCreary said that "it does function thematically because it recurs with each flashback, and increases tension each time." To tie-in with the "Thor: The Dark World", the episode opens with a montage of footage from the film briefly featuring Chris Hemsworth as Thor. The episode then deals with the immediate aftermath of the film, showing the series' characters literally cleaning up the mess

neg: Enchantress (Marvel Comics) to assist her once-lover. After Ragnarök, when Thor, Asgard and the other Asgardians return, Thor is manipulated by Loki into inadvertently awakening some of Thor's enemies, among them Amora, though when she was last seen, she is the victim, falling by Loki's hands and mourned by Thor and the other Asgardians. She does not return to Asgard but instead goes to attack the world tree, Yggdrasil in order to resurrect Skurge and release him from Valhalla. Amora is ultimately thwarted after Thor, Loki, and Balder convince her that she is dishonoring his memory with her actions. She has returned after

neg: Perrikus factions entered into a full-scale war. Although thwarted, Perrikus still wishes revenge against Odin by killing the now-adult Thor, and during single combat slices Thor's hammer Mjolnir in half with his own weapon. Despite this setback, Thor regroups and, with the aid of fellow immortal Hercules and the Asgardian Destroyer, defeats Perrikus and the Dark Gods. When Desak the God Slayer slaughters the Dark Gods, only Perrikus and Adva (God of Portals and Knowledge) escape. The pair eventually battle Thor at the direction of Zarrko the Tomorrow Man, although both concede defeat when Thor severs Perrikus's right arm with the

neg: Thor: The Dark World and the pilot episode of AMC's "The Killing", entered early negotiations with Marvel Studios and Disney to direct the film, after Kirk had passed due to contractual sticking points that arose during negotiations. Later in the month, Feige stated the sequel would "take Thor literally to other worlds" and would "primarily be the journey of that character, of he and Jane Foster and how the new dynamic with his father is working out, as well as what are the broader stakes for The Nine Worlds". On October 13, 2011, Marvel confirmed that Jenkins would direct the sequel and Natalie Portman

neg: Thor: The Dark World and a film I'm very proud of." The following day, Marvel formally hired Payne, one of the credited writers of the first film, to script the sequel. In August, Brian Kirk entered early negotiations to direct the "Thor" sequel. The film would have marked Kirk's first time directing a big-budget motion picture, after having directed television series for HBO, Showtime and the BBC, including "Game of Thrones". In September 2011, Tom Hiddleston confirmed he would return in the sequel, speculating that in the film, "[Loki will] have to take responsibility for what he's done". Patty Jenkins, the director of "Monster"

neg: Dark Gods (Marvel Comics) Asgardian Destroyer defeats Perrikus and the Dark Gods. Desak the God Slayer eventually finds and slaughters the surviving Dark Gods, and only Perrikus and Adva (god of Portals and Knowledge) escape. The pair eventually battle Thor at the direction of Zarrko the Tomorrow Man, although both concede defeat when Thor severs Perrikus's right arm with the Bloodaxe. Perrikus and Adva retreat and have yet to reappear. Dark Gods (Marvel Comics) The Dark Gods are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters first appear as a group in Thor #4 (Oct. 1998) and were created

neg: Hugin and Munin (Marvel Comics) and leaves. When Marnot tells Thor the story of the Dark Gods to talk him out of attacking them, Thor decides to cast all of the Dark Gods out of Asgard anyway. After the defeat of the Dark Gods, Marnot was revealed to really be Hescamar and was later killed by one of Hela's Cyphers, who took the form of Keith Kincaid. He appeared in 10 episodes of the "Thor" Vol 2 issues, spanning from August 1998 to September 1999, and then again in one issue of "Thor" Vol 2 #37 (July 2001). In the Ultimate Marvel imprint, the ravens

neg: Thor (band) at Hassen Arena. In 2014 Thor re-released their 1985 album as "Only the Strong Deluxe Edition" distributed by Deadline Records. The new documentary film "I Am Thor" directed by Ryan Wise and produced by Ryan Wise and Al Higbee had a world premiere in 2015 and featurered Thor. In 2015, the movie "I Am Thor" toured film festivals throughout the world winning audience and critical acclaim. The movie got picked up for distribution in the USA through Dark Sky Films / MPI Media Group. The film won Best Documentary at the Fantasia International Film Festival 2015 in Montreal. Thor led

neg: Thor (film) "an example of the programmed triumph of commercial calculation over imagination". Kenneth Turan of the "Los Angeles Times" had mixed feelings, describing the film as "an aesthetic stand-off between predictable elements and unexpected ones". Turan praised the performances of Hemsworth, Hopkins, and Elba, but found the special effects inconsistent and the Earth storyline derivative. A sequel, "Thor: The Dark World", directed by Alan Taylor, was released on November 8, 2013. Hemsworth and Hiddleston reprised their roles as Thor and Loki, respectively, along with others from the first film. Christopher Eccleston joined the cast as the Dark Elf Maletkith. "Thor: Ragnarok"

neg: Thor: The Dark World as I could make them." The composer described "The Dark World" as "science fiction meeting classic medieval war", leading to a score that drew from works of both genres such as "Star Wars" and "The Lord of the Rings". Azam Ali is a featured vocalist on the score. The soundtrack was released digitally on October 28, 2013. In March 2013, Marvel announced the release of a two-issue comic book prelude by writers Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost and artist Scot Eaton in June 2013. In April 2013, Marvel released the first trailer for "Thor: The Dark World". "Forbes" said, "This

neg: Midgard Serpent (Marvel Comics) them as bait on a giant fishing rod, and after the deception is revealed battles Thor to the death. He attacks Thor in a park still disguised as Fin Fang Foom, but does not recognize Thor who is wearing his Asgardian armor. After apologizing and talking to Thor, Fin Fang Foom says if Thor can lift his big toe, he will battle the "super hero" (Thor) away from the city. Thor is able to lift his toe, and Thor rides him away from the city. When he realizes he does not know his foe's name, Thor tells him. The presence

neg: Thor: The Dark World an Arri Alexa camera for three days in a helicopter, capturing six hours of footage. Double Negative then embedded their CG rendering of Asgard on shots of the natural landscape. Double Negative visual effects supervisor Alex Wuttke said, "The benefit of that is that you have some real world terrain to work with – so you have buildings that have to convey natural features. Then from there we went in there populating the terrain with different buildings." For scenes taking place on Svartalfheim, production filmed in Iceland with Double Negative adding ruins, mountains, Dark Elf ships, and skies. For the

neg: Thor (Marvel Comics) universe. Thor and several members of the Avengers battle the Destroyer. Thor is saved by an enigmatic being called Marnot, who binds the life-force of a mortal called Jake Olson to the thunder god. Thor enters into a war with the Dark Gods with Marnot revealed to be Hescamer, one of Odin's ravens; and battles the returning Enchanters Three. Thor faces a prolonged struggle against Thanos when he seeks to remake the universe. When Odin dies in battle against Surtur, Thor becomes ruler of Asgard. The thunder god extends his rule to Earth, with major repercussions. Thor and the Asgardians

neg: Music of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Indiana Jones showed up on the Enterprise, or something." Tyler described "The Dark World" as "science fiction meeting classic medieval war", and saw it as a cross between "Star Wars" and "The Lord of the Rings"—"there’s spaceships and lasers ... but within it they wear capes and fight with swords and ride horses ... those were not elements really present as much in the first one. So it required something different. I think my score for "Thor: The Dark World" would have been out of place in the first film and vice versa." Azam Ali, who collaborated with Tyler on

neg: Norns (comics) He learns he would first have to face 'Death'. It is revealed this meant the Death-goddess Hela. When Thor offers himself to her in place of Sif, she is so taken by his nobility she cannot bear to kill him and lets both go. During the Siege of Asgard, the Norns confront Daken of the Dark Avengers, wanting him to bring about Ragnarok. The Norns may be the same three beings as the Fates of the Olympian Gods. The Fates first appeared in "Tales to Astonish #33" (July 1962). Thor actually calls them the Fates once. In a deleted scene

neg: Alternative versions of Rogue In "What If the X-Men Stayed in Asgard", Rogue is one of the X-Men and New Mutants to remain in Asgard when she finds that her powers does not affect the Asgardians. She finally ends up falling in love with and marrying Fandral of the Warriors Three, whose place is subsequently taken by Nightcrawler. In "What If Rogue possessed the power of Thor?", Rogue accidentally permanently absorbed Thor when she and Mystique attempted to break the Brotherhood out of prison, resulting in her killing most of The Avengers and the Brotherhood when she was unable to cope with Thor's power.

neg: Thor: The Dark World There, Loki tricks Malekith into drawing the Aether out of Foster, but Thor's attempt to destroy the exposed substance fails. Malekith merges with the Aether and leaves in his ship as Loki is fatally wounded while killing Algrim. Thor, cradling Loki in his arms, promises to tell their father of his sacrifice. Afterward, Thor and Foster discover another portal in a nearby cave and reunite in London with Lewis and Foster's mentor Dr. Erik Selvig—who was briefly institutionalized due to the mental trauma he suffered during Loki's attack on Earth. They learn that Malekith plans to restore the Dark Elves

neg: Hammer of the Gods (2009 film) do battle with Hel. Thor arrives, but is told to go after the hammer, which he does. Thor finds Fenris, who tells him he had waited a long time for Thor's return. He calls Thor, "Son of Odin", implying Odin is Thor's father. Thor asks Fenris why he keeps the hammer close. Fenris replies that it is because Thor's lust for the hammer draws him to it. Thor says he'll need it back now, and Fenris tauntingly tells him to try to take it. They fight. Meanwhile, Hel kills Freyja; then Sif kills Hel. Sif promises the dead Freyja they

neg: Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 to earn his place in Kang the Conqueror's new order by defeating the heroes with the help of a giant Sakaaran Worm. When the Red King is defeated, he declares the fight a draw. Captain America tells Doctor Strange, Hulk, and Thor to take a breaker while he and Captain Marvel look for more traps before regrouping in Lemuria. In Lemuria, Attuma tells Torg that it was a shame that they never got to meet him. Back in Sakaar, Doctor Strange has Hulk and Thor make up. Returning to Lemuria, Doctor Strange, Hulk, and Thor run into Captain America and

neg: Marvel Studios all subsequent studio productions set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe through "Captain America: Civil War". With the addition of the new logo, Marvel Studios also added a fanfare to accompany the logo, composed by Brian Tyler, who wrote the scores to "Iron Man 3", "Thor: The Dark World", and "Avengers: Age of Ultron". It was featured on the films "Thor: The Dark World", "", and "Guardians of the Galaxy". In July 2016, another new logo and opening were introduced, featuring an updated fanfare, composed this time by "Doctor Strange" and "" composer Michael Giacchino. The new opening begins with comic

neg: Dark Gods (Marvel Comics) Dark Gods (Marvel Comics) The Dark Gods are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters first appear as a group in Thor #4 (Oct. 1998) and were created by Dan Jurgens and John Romita Jr. The first of the Dark Gods, Perrikus debuted in "Thor" vol. 2, #1 (July 1998), and the majority of the group featured in "Thor" #4–5 (Oct. – Nov. 1998) until an extended storyline in "Thor" #7–12 (Jan. – June 1999). The characters returned to Marvel continuity in "Thor" #42–43 (Dec. 2001 – Jan. 2002) and #53 (Oct. 2002). The

neg: Thor (Ultimate Marvel character) with Stark when the Ultimates were labelled as outlaws accompanied him when Stark detailed his plans of how to defeat Reed Richards to the new President of the United States. He easily defeated the Hulk, who was brainwashed by the Maker and injected with a Giant-Man serum. Thor later battles his son, Modi, who has tried to conquer the United States with the help of Hydra. Thor is forced to kill Modi, and is left to mourn his son, as well as rue his own failures as a father. When Reed Richards and his Dark Ultimates destroy the Triskellion, Thor

neg: Thor: The Dark World going properly for the final battle in London, the long stretches before that on Asgard and the other branches of Yggdrasil are a drag, like filler episodes of "Game of Thrones" but without the narrative complexity, mythical heft or all-pervading sexiness." Michael Phillips of the "Los Angeles Times" described "Thor: The Dark World" as having the "same old threats of galaxy annihilation spiced with fairly entertaining fish-out-of-water jokes". Jeannette Catsoulis of "The New York Times" said, "the battle scenes are as lacking in heat and coherence as the central love story". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences placed

neg: Thor: The Dark World footage from the film to audiences in character as Loki. Also in July, Gameloft announced that a mobile video game titled, "Thor the Dark World: The Official Game", would be released in conjunction with the release of the film in November. The theatrical poster for the film was released in early August 2013. Kirsten Acuna of "Business Insider" criticized the poster for its lack of originality, noting its similarities to one of the posters of "Iron Man 3", both of which included the female lead clinging to the male lead, with both looking in opposite directions, antagonists prominently displayed in

neg: Thor: The Dark World late and then "Hannibal" came in...It's just not happening". At the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International, it was announced that the film would be titled "Thor: The Dark World". At the end of the month, residents near Bourne Wood in Surrey, England were notified that a film going by the working title, "Thursday Mourning" would be filming in the area. In August of that year, Christopher Eccleston entered final negotiations to play Malekith, and the film was scheduled to shoot in Iceland, where Taylor shot parts of "Game of Thrones". By August 22, Kat Dennings was hired to reprise her

neg: Thor: The Dark World million). The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 66% approval rating with an average rating of 6.2/10 based on 259 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "It may not be the finest film to come from the Marvel Universe, but "Thor: The Dark World" still offers plenty of the humor and high-stakes action that fans have come to expect." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 54 out of 100 based on 44 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an "A-" average, based on a grading scale ranging from A+

neg: Thor: The Dark World download on February 4, 2014, and on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on February 25, 2014. The physical media release includes deleted scenes, extended scenes, a gag reel, audio commentary by the cast and crew, and a Marvel One-Shot short film entitled "All Hail the King", featuring Ben Kingsley reprising his role as Trevor Slattery from "Iron Man 3". The film was also collected in a 13-disc box set, titled "Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two Collection", which includes all of the Phase Two films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was released on December 8, 2015. "Thor: The Dark World" earned

neg: Marvel Cinematic Universe Kofi Outlaw of "Screen Rant" stated that while "The Avengers" was a success, "Marvel Studios still has room to improve their approach to building a shared movie universe". Some reviewers criticized the fact that the desire to create a shared universe led to films that did not hold as well on their own. In his review of "Thor: The Dark World", "Forbes" critic Scott Mendelson likened the MCU to "a glorified television series", with "The Dark World" being a "'stand-alone' episode that contains little long-range mythology." Collider's Matt Goldberg considered that while "Iron Man 2", "Thor" and "Captain America: The

neg: Thor: The Dark World digital, that big-movie look." Morgenthau also stated that "Thor: The Dark World" was easily the most technically complex project that he has worked but said, "It's all the same concept and the same principles as in a smaller film. You just scale it up. You do a lot more prep. We had three months of prep and loads of time to pre-rig stages. Part of it is having a really good crew—it's definitely not a one-man show." In July 2013, Dennings told reporters that the film was about to head into reshoots. In August, Taylor said he shot extra scenes

neg: Radioactive Man (comics) #93 (June 1963). Ordered to find a way to defeat Thor - who thwarts the Red Army's invasion of India - the character exposes himself to small doses of radiation until he is able to endure a massive barrage, becoming a living "Radioactive Man". He plans to eventually take over the world. Traveling to New York City, Chen battles Thor who is first defeated when Chen hypnotizes Thor into throwing the hammer away. But Donald Blake is able to recover the hammer from a river, and defeats the villain by creating a vortex, sending Chen back to China, where he

neg: Dark pool information about the asset (in particular, it does not take into account what was traded but hidden) and thus the public price may no longer be "fair". Yet when trades executed in dark pools are incorporated into a post-trade transparency regime, investors have access to them as a part of a consolidated tape. This can aid price discovery because institutional investors who are reluctant to tip their hands in lit market still have to trade and thus a dark pool with post-trade transparency improves price discovery by increasing the amount of trading taking place. While it is safe to say

neg: Thor: The Dark World visual effects were completed by seven special effects studios, including Double Negative and Luma Pictures. Blur Studio was the lead studio behind the film's prologue sequence taking place 5,000 years before the start of the film, on the Dark Elves homeworld of Svartalfheim. The sequence consisted mostly of computer graphics with live-action shots interwoven throughout. The use of CG allowed for greater freedom of movement by the characters as the live-action costumes were too constrictive. Taylor wanted Asgard in this film to have a more natural look than its predecessor. To achieve this, crews filmed the coast of Norway with

neg: Thor: Son of Asgard confront Hela. During the confrontation, Hela threatens to kill Sif. However, when Thor offers himself in her place, Hela decides against killing him because it would not break Odin's heart as she had hoped since Thor would die an honorable death. Originally, the dialogue was supposed to be written in "old world" style as in other Marvel comics with Asgardians; however, Marvel chose finally to use a more modern tone. Akira Yoshida explained, "The first issue was lettered and I had already seen the proofs when my wonderful editor MacKenzie Cadenhead called and said that the general feeling at Marvel

neg: Thor: The Dark World taking place in Dómadalur, Skógafoss, Fjaðrárgljúfur and Skeiðarársandur. "Iceland Review" described the shoot as being among the most extensive film projects to have ever taken place in Iceland. Three days later, Disney announced that the film would be released in 3D. In late October, filming commenced at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London. Filming also took place at Shepperton Studios and Longcross Studios in Surrey between October and December 2012. Other filming locations included Wembley, Borough Market, Hayes and Stonehenge. Alexander tweeted that principal photography wrapped on December 14, 2012. In a 2013 report on film production costs

neg: Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-in comics returns to Asgard with Loki and the Tesseract. Loki is imprisoned in the dungeons to serve a life sentence, while Thor uses the Tesseract's power to repair the Bifrost and allow Asgard to bring order back to the nine realms and beyond. "Thor: The Dark World Prelude" was written by Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, with the first issue released on June 5, 2013, with art by Scot Eaton, and the second on July 10 with art by Ron Lim. Following the Battle of New York, Steve Rogers is working with Natasha Romanoff and Brock Rumlow for S.H.I.E.L.D. When a

neg: Thor: Ragnarok Ragnarok", Thor must escape the alien planet Sakaar in time to save Asgard from Hela and the impending Ragnarök. A third "Thor" film was confirmed in January 2014, with Kyle and Yost beginning work on the screenplay. The involvement of Hemsworth and Hiddleston was announced that October. Waititi joined the film as director a year later, after "Thor: The Dark World" director Alan Taylor chose not to return. Ruffalo joined the cast reprising the role of Hulk from previous MCU films, which allowed elements of the 2006 comic storyline "Planet Hulk" to be adapted for "Ragnarok". The rest of the

neg: Thor: Ragnarok weekend, having earned a total of $211.6 million, which surpassed the entire runs of "Thor" ($181 million) and "The Dark World" ($206.4 million). In its third weekend, "Thor: Ragnarok" fell to third at the box office, and fourth in its fourth and fifth weekends. The film surpassed its projected total domestic gross of $280 million in its fifth weekend with $291.4 million, "Thor: Ragnarok" was fifth in its sixth weekend, and seventh in its seventh weekend, the final weekend it remained in the top 10. Outside the United States and Canada, the film opened in 36 markets in its first

neg: Alone in the Dark (1982 film) laughs, and so does Frank. While writing the screenplay for "Alone in the Dark", Jack Sholder was inspired by the writings of R. D. Laing, who theorized that 'psychotics' were actually people having difficulty adapting to an already psychotic world. The character of Dr. Leo Bain was supposed to be something of a parody of Laing. Jack Sholder's original idea for the film was to have the story be about mental patients escaping during a blackout in NYC and the mafia being used to stop them. Due to the low budget it was re-envisioned to take place on a smaller

neg: Hugin and Munin (Marvel Comics) to retrieve Thor from Hela so Thor could redeem himself for Jake Olson's death. When Hela hears that Marnot plans to take Thor away, she goes to stop him but Marnot grabs her by the throat, revealing that his power is enough to stop even her. When Marnot revives Thor, it's in Jake Olson's body but Thor has no memory of Jake's life, so he has to bluff his way through it when he returns to Earth. Thor plans to leave Jake's body but Marnot tells him he doesn't recommend it before telling him he knows all he needs to

neg: Alternative versions of Thor (Marvel Comics) Asgard", King Loki successfully destroys the Earth, and King Thor comes to him for revenge for killing everyone he loves. King Loki raises an army of undead from the corpses of the Avengers, and Thor fights them off before King Loki retreats into the past to corrupt the Thor of the present. A version of Thor appears briefly and aids the heroes against an other-world version of the villain Dormammu. While Thor does not appear in Marvel Noir, the Noir version of Baron Zemo reveals that his castle was previously inhabited by a mad Norse Man who believed that he

neg: Thor: Ragnarok showings, surpassing "Doctor Strange" as the largest for a November weekend. The film had earned $650.1 million globally, surpassing the total grosses for "Thor" ($449.3 million) and "Thor: The Dark World" ($644.6 million), by the end of its third weekend. It became the ninth highest-grossing film of 2017. "Deadline Hollywood" calculated the net profit of the film to be $174.2 million, accounting for production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs, against box office grosses and ancillary revenues from home media, placing it eighth on their list of 2017's "Most Valuable Blockbusters". "Thor: Ragnarok" earned $46.8 million on its opening

neg: Thor: The Dark World attacks Asgard. During the battle, Malekith and Algrim search for Foster, sensing that she contains the Aether. Thor's mother Frigga is killed protecting Foster, and Malekith and Algrim are forced to flee without Foster. Despite Odin's orders not to leave Asgard, Thor reluctantly enlists the help of Loki, who knows of a secret portal to Svartalfheim, where they will use Foster to lure and confront Malekith, away from Asgard. In return, Thor promises Loki vengeance on Malekith for killing their mother. With Volstagg and Sif stalling Asgardian soldiers and Fandral assisting their escape, Thor, Loki, and Foster head to Svartalfheim.

neg: Thor: The Dark World Kevin Feige stated that following "The Avengers" (2012), "Thor will go off into a new adventure." Kenneth Branagh, director of "Thor", responded to his comments, saying, "It is kind of news to me. Here's what I would say to that: It's that I'm thrilled they're that confident. I shall wait for the audience to tell us whether there should be a second one, and then if that's a nice conversation to be had [among] all of us, that'd be thrilling. But I've got too much Irish superstitious blood in me to assume that "Thor 2" will happen. But if Marvel

neg: Serpent (comics) Serpent started forming the Dark Asgard in Antarctica with a 1,000-eyed creature acting as his Heimdall. Upon tracing the Serpent's location, Thor started to head to Dark Asgard as the 1,000-eyed creature alerted Serpent of this. Serpent dispatched his forces to greet Thor after which the Serpent revealed to Thor that a prophecy stated that it was indeed Serpent who Thor slays and dies as a result, not the Midgard Serpent. Further revealing relation to Odin as his brother and Thor as his nephew, Serpent tried to convince Thor to join him in his cause which Thor promptly refused. This

neg: The Broken Kingdom Dark Swan". The Camelot flashback scenes focusing on the hunt for the Dark One's Dagger, takes place 33 years before the events with the group from Storybrooke, three years before the casting of the Dark Curse, and after the scene where Arthur shows Excalibur to his subjects. The Camelot events with the group from Storybrooke take place after "Siege Perilous", the episode places these event five years after the scenes focusing on the hunt for the dagger, meaning the time period is from the point of view of Camelot people and does not include the Dark Curse's duration. The Enchanted

neg: Drenai Series Drenai Series The Drenai Series is a fantasy series by British writer David Gemmell. The series is about the history of the Drenai Nation and follows various heroes through the ages of its history. Anthologies: Additionally, David Gemmell's novels "Knights of Dark Renown" (1989) and "Morningstar" (1992) are also set in the same fictional world, although they involve events taking place many centuries before the rise of the Drenai. The publishing order of the books does not correspond to the chronology of events that take place in the series. The chronological order is: Jungir became Khan and had his brothers

neg: Jörmungandr of which was to lift the serpent in the form of a colossal cat, disguised by magic, as a test of strength. Thor is unable to lift such a monstrous creature as Jörmungandr, but does manage to raise it far enough that it lets go of the ground with one of its four feet. When Útgarða-Loki later explains his deception, he describes Thor's lifting of the cat as an impressive deed. Another encounter comes when Thor goes fishing with the giant Hymir. When Hymir refuses to provide Thor with bait, Thor strikes the head off Hymir's largest ox to use

neg: Malekith the Accursed into a pool of magma. He then captured the Casket of Ancient Winters from Roger Willis. Malekith was ultimately defeated by Thor, but not before he destroyed the Casket of Ancient Winters, releasing magical frigid force all over the Earth. Malekith was then brought as a captive by Thor to Asgard. Malekith later disguised Loki as himself to take his place in the dungeon, while he disguised himself as Balder, who was about to be crowned ruler of Asgard. Kurse, the being formerly known as Algrim, saw through Malekith's disguise when he reached Asgard City. Kurse then broke Malekith's neck,

neg: Sofia (Filipino singer) 17. Every Little Thing (She Does Is Magic) [Instrumental] 18. Waters Of March (Aguas De Marco) - Sofia duet with Roji Soriano 19. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life 20. Flasa Baiana 21. Sad To Belong 22. I'll Never Fall In Love Again 23. I Will - Sofia duet with Thor 24. So Nice (Samba De Verao) 25. Tell Me 26. Birthday Song 27. Hulog Ng Langit 28. Night And Day 29. Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You - Sofia duet with Thor 30. I'll Take Care Of You 31. Warm Impressions 32. So Em Teus Bracos (Soh

neg: Dark Reign (comics) Osborn Past. This story was written and drawn by Ryan Dunlavey and shows M.O.D.O.K.'s attempt to take over his home town Erie, Pennsylvania. It was serialized on Marvel Digital Comics before being collected as a one-shot. Other one-shots released were Captain America Who Will Wield the Shield, Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus, Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia, Dark X-Men: The Confession, Secret Invasion Dark Reign, Secret Invasion Requeim, Free Comic Book Day Avengers, Planet Skaar, Thor Defining Moments and Uncanny X-Men Annual 2. Dark Reign has been used as a springboard to launch these ongoing series. The Agents of Atlas decide to

neg: Loki bones. Afterward, at the suggestion of Loki, the peasant child Þjálfi sucks the bone marrow from one of the goat bones, and when Thor goes to resurrect the goats, he finds one of the goats to be lame. In their terror, the family atones to Thor by giving Thor their son Þjálfi and their daughter Röskva. Minus the goats, Thor, Loki, and the two children continue east until they arrive at a vast forest in Jötunheimr. They continue through the woods until dark. The four seek shelter for the night. They encounter an immense building. Finding shelter in a side

neg: Thor (Marvel Comics) slay or imprison those who oppose them, including a young religious mutant called Davis; Zarrko the Tomorrow Man; Perrikus of the Dark Gods; the U.S. Government, and even his fellow Avengers. Thor marries Amora (the Enchantress), and has a son, Magni, who upon reaching adulthood doubts his father's judgment. Wracked with guilt, Thor is drawn into battle with his former ally Tarene and the Destroyer (occupied by former foe Desak), and reverses these events via time travel. When the timeline is reset, Loki revives Surtur, who forges new uru hammers for Loki's Storm Giant followers and began Ragnarök. Thor learns

neg: Trauma (comics) which explains Trauma's fear powers. After the invasion, Trauma is in a therapy session with Thor Girl when the Thor clone attacks Camp Hammond. After the clone beats Thor Girl badly, Trauma takes on the clone by assuming the form of the real Thor. However, the clone discovers the ruse and beats Trauma badly until Gorilla Girl intervenes. After the battle, Trauma realizes that the real Thor Girl does not have a crush on him, unlike Thor Girl's Skrull impostor. Norman Osborn persuades Trauma to remain in his employ, training criminals to behave, by promising to cure his mother's insanity.

neg: Thor: Ragnarok Feige further explained that initial discussions had focused on doing "something totally different with Thor", and that centered on continuing the relationship with Loki and ideas for Hela, Valkyrie, Balder, and Beta Ray Bill, "but we were like, 'We need something big. This turned to discussing Thor going to space, and jokingly calling it "Planet Thor", which led to including Hulk in the film and revealing that he ultimately went to space at the end of "Age of Ultron". Also in October, Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop announced that filming would take place in the country, exclusively throughout

neg: Thor (volcano) Thor (volcano) Thor is an active volcano on Jupiter's moon Io. It is located on Io's anti-Jupiter hemisphere at . A major eruption with high thermal emission and a large, volcanic plume was observed during a "Galileo" flyby on August 6, 2001, when the spacecraft flew through the outer portions of the plume allowing for direct sampling. The eruption continued into "Galileo"<nowiki>'s</nowiki> next flyby in October 2001. As seen during high-resolution images taken during the eruption, Thor consists of a series of dark lava flows emanating from a set of nearby volcanic depressions. Before the eruption, the area consisted of

neg: Thor (volcano) Thor. However, the plume and much of the dark pyroclastic flow deposits had faded or were covered by a new plume at Tvashtar by that time. Thor (volcano) Thor is an active volcano on Jupiter's moon Io. It is located on Io's anti-Jupiter hemisphere at . A major eruption with high thermal emission and a large, volcanic plume was observed during a "Galileo" flyby on August 6, 2001, when the spacecraft flew through the outer portions of the plume allowing for direct sampling. The eruption continued into "Galileo"<nowiki>'s</nowiki> next flyby in October 2001. As seen during high-resolution images taken during

neg: Marvel Cinematic Universe in "Iron Man 3". The exhibit for "Thor: The Dark World" is called Thor: Treasures of Asgard, and features displays of Asgardian relics and transports guests to Odin's throne room, where they are greeted by Thor. "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"s exhibit, Captain America: The Living Legend and Symbol of Courage, features a meet and greet experience. From May to September 2017, Disneyland Resort featured the "Summer of Heroes", which sees members of the Guardians and Avengers making appearances throughout the Disneyland Resort. Additionally, the Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Dance Off event was featured, which involved Peter Quill /

neg: Erik Selvig that film. After also appearing in "Thor: The Dark World" and "Avengers: Age of Ultron", Skarsgård noted in February 2015 that he had one more Marvel film in his deal, that he would not be appearing in "", and that he possibly could appear in another "Avengers" film. Erik Selvig Erik Selvig is a character portrayed by Stellan Skarsgård in the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). An astrophysicist who becomes involved with the Asgardian Thor and the government organization S.H.I.E.L.D., he first appeared in the 2011 film "Thor". Skarsgård went on to reprise the role in "The Avengers"

neg: Erik Selvig colleague of his, on her wormhole research. They become involved in an encounter between Thor and S.H.I.E.L.D., leading to his employment by the latter to study the Tesseract—he accepts the job due to influence by Loki. In "The Avengers", Loki uses the Tesseract to travel to Earth, and places Selvig under the control of the Mind Stone. Selvig is eventually freed of this control and able to help stop Loki's invasion of Earth, but is left traumatized by his experience. Selvig is able to help Thor again in "Thor: The Dark World", and by "Avengers: Age of Ultron" appears to

neg: The Apprentice (Once Upon a Time) the rest of the Enchanted Forest events take place after "White Out" and before "Family Business". The Arendelle events take place after "Rocky Road" and before "Family Business". The Storybrooke events take place after "Rocky Road". A long time ago, the Apprentice (Timothy Webber) is sweeping a vault, when an unknown Dark One intrudes, later revealed to be Zoso. The Dark One knocks him aside and attempts to open a box, but is repelled by an enchantment placed on it by The Sorcerer. The Apprentice tells the Dark One that the box cannot be opened by someone who has succumbed

neg: Zarrko to the future, and Thor caused chaos, until he and Zarrko got to the ruling World council. A robot octopus was released to attack the two, but Thor defeated it. Thor left a note to the Council advising them to let him take care of Zarrko himself. The location of the machine was learnt from the Council and the two got there. Thor said he would help Zarrko enter the area if he would be released from his bargain, to which Zarrko agreed. Thor overcame a defense device's gravitational power. However, despite gaining access to the Master Machine which controlled

neg: Odin (comics) him to use the Workshops of Svartalfheim, to stop the Serpent before his shadow falls on the World Tree. Captain America and the Avengers bring an unconscious Thor to Broxton so that Odin can heal Thor. As he tends to his son, Odin confesses that he has always tried to prevent Thor's prophesied death by the Serpent, not to prevent Ragnarok, but because he loves his son and does not want to see him perish. Odin prepares Thor by giving him the armor and helmet that he himself wore the last time he cast out the Serpent and gives Thor

neg: Thor must tell him what he wants to know about all of the worlds that the dwarf has visited. In a long question and answer session, does exactly that; he describes natural features as they are known in the languages of various races of beings in the world, and gives an amount of cosmological lore. However, the question and answer session turns out to be a ploy by Thor, as, although Thor comments that he has truly never seen anyone with more wisdom in their breast, Thor has managed to delay the dwarf enough for the Sun to turn him to

neg: Cymbaline different take, though both versions are sung by David Gilmour. The lyrics are also different in one place. The song features a sparse arrangement of nylon-string guitar, bass, piano, drumset, bongos, and Farfisa organ entering when Gilmour does a scat solo. Pink Floyd played "Cymbaline" from early 1969 until their last show of 1971, and it was the longest-surviving "More" piece in the band's live shows. It was dropped from their act along with "Fat Old Sun" and "The Embryo" when they began performing early versions of "The Dark Side of the Moon". When the band performed the song live,

neg: Executioner (comics) brittle and never heal while simultaneously being immortal - assumes control of the Destroyer and attacks Hela's domain. Skurge attempts to use diplomacy to reach Thor's spirit inside the armor, but is knocked out by Thor. Unknown to all, this is all part of Thor's plan to force her to remove the curse, which she does before the thunder god can destroy Hel. Afterwards, Skurge tells Thor he guessed that Thor was truly in control when the Destroyer spared his life rather than killing him. Thor asks Skurge if there is anything he could do, and Skurge reminds Thor of

neg: Ragnarok (comics) Ragnarok (comics) Ragnarök is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A cyborg clone of the hero Thor, Ragnarök has a similar appearance and abilities but uses them in opposition to the established heroes. Ragnarök first appeared in "Civil War" #3 (July 2006), and was created by Mark Millar and Steve Mcniven. Ragnarök began appearing as a regular character in the "Dark Avengers" series, beginning with "Dark Avengers" #175. When the real Thor was missing in action, presumed dead, Tony Stark took one of his hairs, which he had retained from the first meeting of

neg: Thor: The Dark World got back to his plane I sort of grabbed him and said, 'And this scene and this scene?' And he rewrote two other scenes that I thought had problems." In October 2013, Tony Curran tweeted that he would be portraying Odin's father, Bor, in a flashback sequence. In November 2013, Feige stated that the film was intended to be the conclusion of the "Loki trilogy", which examined the relationship of Thor and Loki throughout "Thor", "The Avengers" and this film. The film's mid-credits scene was directed by James Gunn, the director of Marvel Studios' "Guardians of the Galaxy". The film's

neg: Thor: Ragnarok be soft-spoken, ultimately basing Korg's voice on that of Polynesian bouncers. Waititi also provided the motion-capture performance for the fire demon Surtur, based on the mythological being Surtr, with Clancy Brown voicing the character. Thor and Hulk co-creator Stan Lee makes a cameo appearance as a man on Sakaar who cuts Thor's hair. There are also several cameos in a sequence where Asgardian actors perform a play based on the events of "The Dark World": Sam Neill, with whom Waititi previously worked on "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" (2016), plays the Odin actor; Luke Hemsworth, brother of Chris, plays the Thor

neg: Thor: The Dark World Norse mythology kind of grew from. Having that in Asgard is going to make it all the more special and that's what Alan [Taylor] wants to bring to it." Feige said "while the relationship between Loki and Thor certainly has changed [after the events of the movie "The Avengers"] and has progressed, a lot of "Thor 2" is picking up where it left off in terms of Jane, who you just saw for a moment on a computer monitor, and also what's been going on in the nine realms without the Asgardians being able to use the Bifrost." Feige also

neg: Thor: The Dark World Studios' "Guardians of the Galaxy", appears in a mid-credits scene with Ophelia Lovibond, who plays his aide Carina. Jonathan Howard plays Ian Boothby, Darcy's intern. Tony Curran plays Bor, Odin's father, based on the deity of the same name. Clive Russell plays Tyr, based on the deity of the same name. Richard Brake portrays a captain in the Einherjar. Chris Evans makes an uncredited cameo appearance as Loki masquerading as Captain America, while Thor co-creator Stan Lee makes a cameo appearance as a patient in a mental ward. In April 2011 before the release of "Thor" (2011), Marvel Studios president

neg: Thor: The Dark World would return to star. Disney also moved the release date for the film to November 15, 2013. In December 2011, Jenkins exited the project, citing "creative differences". She stated, "I have had a great time working at Marvel. We parted on very good terms, and I look forward to working with them again." Jenkins felt she could not have made a good film "out of "Thor 2" because I wasn't the right director... I could have made a great "Thor" if I could have done the story that I was wanting to do. But I don't think I was the