Thor: The Dark World
Delve into the darkness
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Production
Budget
$170 000 000
Box office
$644 783 140
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Kevin Feige, Kenneth Branagh, Stan Lee, Nigel Gostelow, Louis D'Esposito, Alan Fine, Victoria Alonso, Craig Kyle
Camera operator
Kramer Morgenthau
Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing
Dan Lebental, Wyatt Smith
Whole Team (362)
Whole Team (362)
Short description
Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.
What's left behind the scenes
- The stone creature that Thor fights is Kronan, an alien who appears in the first Thor comic, “Journey Into Mystery” #83.
- If you look closely at the interior details of Jane Foster's London apartment, you can notice that the sheet music on the piano is titled 'Thor — God of Thunder'.
- Mads Mikkelsen was considered for the role of Malekith, but left the project due to scheduling conflicts with the series "Hannibal" (2013) (Anthony Hopkins, who plays Odin, previously played Hannibal). Ultimately, the role went to Christopher Eccleston.
- Childhood photographs of Jane Foster were kindly provided for the filming by Natalie Portman’s mother.
- Prop master Barry Gibbs and his team of 18 technicians constructed 140 weapons in 10 weeks. A total of over 600 weapons were constructed for the film.
- The director of the first post-credits scene is James Gunn.
- The Nine Realms are borrowed from Viking mythology. The realms are held upon the branches of the massive ash tree Yggdrasil, which plays a central role in Norse mythology. Asgard is depicted at the top, and Earth, also known as Midgard, is in the middle. These are the nine realms: Asgard – the realm of the gods; Vanaheim – the realm of the Vanir, a race similar to the inhabitants of Asgard; Ljálfsálfheim – the realm of the light elves; Niflheim – the realm of ice giants; Midgard – the realm of humans; Jotunheim – the realm of frost giants; Svartalfheim – the realm of dark elves; Helheim – the realm of the dead; and Muspelheim – the realm of fire demons and the giant Surtur.
- Approximately 30 hammers of varying weights were made for filming to be used in different scenes. The main hammer is made of aluminum and was reproduced in several versions of different weights and materials, including a “soft” version for performing stunts in the film.
- The first post-credits scene was directed by James Gunn.
- The design of Mjölnir, Thor's hammer, has undergone changes since its appearance in the Marvel film 'The Avengers' (2012). The new Mjölnir looks more ancient, has more detail on the handle, and resembles the one used in the original film 'Thor' (2011).
- More than 40 Dark Elf costumes were created for the film in 3.5 months of work.
- When Thor asks a passenger in the London Underground at Charing Cross station if it’s the right train to Greenwich, he is told it is. However, there are no direct trains from Charing Cross to Greenwich on the London Underground, and Thor would have to make at least one transfer.
- At the beginning of the film, when London is shown, a nearly completed skyscraper is visible. During the final battle, the same locations are shown several months earlier, and it is clear that the same skyscraper is at a much earlier stage of construction. In the final scenes, the building appears again, and once more at a different stage of construction.
- The elves are depicted as a noble people in the film, so special masks were constructed with lowered eye slits – to see through them, actors have to keep their backs straight and tilt their heads slightly back, which gives them a strong and proud appearance.
- The streets of Asgard are the largest set ever built for a Marvel film. The city is reproduced with such accuracy that you can walk its streets, look into shops, pubs, and training grounds.
- Childhood photographs of Jane Foster were kindly provided for filming by Natalie Portman's mother.
- Filming in Iceland took place in such remote locations that the crew often had to spend hours getting from the airport to the hotel, and then several more hours from the hotel to the volcanic fields, which served as the filming location for scenes in the Realm of Darkness.
- The film crew spent many hours shooting aerial footage of Dettifoss waterfall in Iceland, the most powerful waterfall in Europe, in order to later add natural realism to the waterfalls surrounding Asgard using computer graphics.
- When Jane is eating cereal with Darcy, Selvig, and the intern, she puts a spoon in her mouth during the conversation, but after a change of angle, the spoon is back in the bowl.
- In late September, Jaime Alexander was injured on set in London: "It was around 5 a.m., it was raining, and it was dark outside—I was going down a metal staircase and slipped, resulting in a herniated disc in my thoracic spine and damage to 11 vertebrae. I also dislocated my left shoulder... In the end, I couldn't film for a month!"
- At the end of 2011, Patty Jenkins was officially announced as the director of the film. In December 2011, she withdrew from the project due to "creative differences." Natalie Portman was so upset that negotiations between Jenkins and Marvel fell through that she even considered dropping out of the sequel, but was forced to return due to her contract.
- The Volvo that Darcy is driving has a registration sticker on the driver's side window that does not match the number on the license plate.
- The runic inscription on Thor's hammer reads: "Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor."
- Director Alan Taylor was so impressed with Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje's performance that he persuaded him to do all the stunts himself, because the stuntman couldn't move the same way he did.
- Actors Christopher Eccleston and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, who play Dark Elves, had to learn their lines in an Elvish language created specifically for the film.
- At the end of September, Jaimie Alexander suffered an injury while filming in London: "It was around 5 a.m., it was raining, it was dark outside—I was coming down a metal staircase and slipped, resulting in a displaced disc in my thoracic spine and damage to 11 vertebrae. I also dislocated my left shoulder... In the end, I couldn't film for a month!"
- Mads Mikkelsen was considered for the role of Malekith but left the project due to a scheduling conflict with the series "Hannibal" (2013) (Anthony Hopkins, who played Odin, had previously played Hannibal). Ultimately, the role went to Christopher Eccleston.
- After the film crew finally received permission to shoot in the Stonehenge area, the filmmakers faced a number of rules and restrictions. For example, it turned out that filming was only allowed during non-working hours, so the shooting took place early in the morning and for only a few hours each day. Because Stonehenge is state-protected, it is forbidden to walk on or touch the stones, which significantly complicated the logistics of filming.
- Director Alan Taylor was so impressed with Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje's performance that he convinced him to perform all his own stunts because the stunt double couldn't move the same way he did.
- If you look closely at the details of the interior of Jane Foster's London apartment, you can notice that the sheet music on the piano is titled “Thor – God of Thunder.”
- Carter Burwell was supposed to compose the music for the film, but left the project due to creative differences and was replaced by Brian Tyler, the composer of "Iron Man 3" (2013).
- During the scene where Frigg dies, Thor's hammer is in his right hand in some shots and in his left hand in others.
- The design of Mjolnir, Thor's hammer, has changed since its appearance in the Marvel film "The Avengers" (2012). The new Mjolnir looks more ancient, has more detail on the handle, and resembles the one used in the original "Thor" film (2011).
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje described his character as a "mixture of a bull and lava." During filming, he had three hours of makeup applied to him daily, along with 18 kg of prosthetic makeup.
- The main parts of the film were shot in October – December 2012 at the Shepperton Studios in England, as well as at key locations in London – Greenwich, Wembley, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Borough Market, in the forests of Surrey, and at Stonehenge in Wiltshire. The scenes in the Dark Elf world were filmed in Iceland, a location chosen for its dark volcanic landscapes.
- Stan Lee makes a cameo appearance as a man giving a shoe to Dr. Selvig.
- The film was shot in England under the working title "Thursday's Mourning." In Scandinavian mythology, "Thursday" was named after Thor (originally "Thursday"—Thor's Day).
- Stan Lee appears in a cameo as a man giving a boot to Dr. Selvig.
- The stone creature Thor fights is Kronan, an alien who appears in the first Thor comic, "Journey Into Mystery" #83.
- Actors Christopher Eccleston and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, who played the Dark Elves, had to learn dialogue in Elvish, a language created specifically for the film.
- Before starting filming with a helicopter over the historic part of Greenwich, the filmmakers sent 4,000 letters, 2,000 to each side of the river, to warn local residents about possible disruption and explain what would happen during filming.
- The Nine Realms are borrowed from Norse mythology. The realms are held on the branches of the immense ash tree Yggdrasil, which plays a central role in Scandinavian mythology. Asgard is depicted at the top, and Earth, also known as Midgard, is in the middle. Here are the nine realms: Asgard – the realm of the gods; Vanaheim – the realm of the Vanir, a race similar to the inhabitants of Asgard; Alfheim – the realm of the light elves; Niflheim – the realm of the ice giants; Midgard – the realm of humans; Jotunheim – the realm of the ice giants; Svartalfheim – the realm of the dark elves; Helheim – the realm of the dead; Muspelheim – the realm of fire demons and the giant Surtur.
- In late 2011, Patty Jenkins was officially announced as the director of the film. In December 2011, she stepped down from the project due to "creative differences." Natalie Portman was so upset that the negotiations between Jenkins and Marvel fell through that she even wanted to drop out of the sequel, but was forced to return due to her contract.
- Joshua Dallas was supposed to return to the film as Fandral, but his commitment to filming the series “Once Upon a Time” prevented the actor from doing so. Dallas was replaced in the film by Zachary Levi, who was originally intended for the role of Fandral.
- When Ether possesses Jane, her clothes abruptly change to an Asgardian dress (even though she hasn't been there yet). When she wakes up, she is wearing her normal clothes again.
- Joshua Dallas was expected to return to the film as Fandral, but his commitments to the series 'Once Upon a Time' prevented him from doing so. Dallas's place in the movie was taken by Zachary Levi, to whom the role of Fandral was originally intended.
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje described his character as a "mix of a bull and lava." During filming, he spent three hours every day in the makeup chair, wearing 18 kg of prosthetic makeup.
- Carter Burwell was supposed to write the score for the film, but left the project due to creative differences and was replaced by the composer of "Iron Man 3" (2013), Brian Tyler.
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