Chris Hemsworth sat down with USA Today and discussed his upcoming role in the sequel Thor: The Dark World as the Asgardian Master of Thunder. The first Thor movie left off with Thor leaving Earth and Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) behind. Although Tony Stark’s girlfriend Pepper got some loving and screen time in The Avengers, Jane Foster was curiously absent, not even an offhand mention. Hemsworth says:

“Thor still has lot of explaining to do, and a lot of making up, Even demigods end up in the doghouse, mate. So none of us is safe.”

In Thor: The Dark World, Thor is forced to take Foster to Asgard for her own protection. Kevin Feige said:

“So while Thor was a fish out of water on Earth in the first two films (Thor and The Avengers), this time Jane is very much a fish out of water in Asgard.” says Feige.

“She pulls the look off,” says Hemsworth, “as you’d expect from Natalie Portman.”

“It’s superhero action, but it’s the familiar territory of a love triangle where the parents think your girlfriend is wrong for you,” says Feige. “That’s how the best of these movies work.”

I can’t wait to find out how Game of Thrones alum director Alan Taylor takes on the task of showing us the daily troubles of Asgard and her people. The sets and locations we’re going to see this time should give fans a new look at the worlds Thor lives in.

What do you think?

Via: Bleedingcool

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News from the production of director Alan Taylor‘s Thor: The Dark World went kinda gone “dark” lately compared to many other Marvel movies, but today we’ve got a new movie poster for the Thunder God’s sequel. This poster is all Thor, hopefully we’ll get some more teasers as we gear up for next week’s release of the movie’s first trailer on April 23rd.

Chris Hemsworth has really grown into this role, just look at him. He is everything the classic comic book Thor should look like. I’m really hoping we see Thor really let loose his full powers in this movie. This movie shows us what Thor is up to after The Avengers.

Thor: The Dark World also stars Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano and Jaimie Alexander with Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins as Odin, the film is set for release on November 8, 2013.

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Everybody hates George Lucas, right? Even the actors who work with him.

Alright, that’s a little harsh, isn’t it? But it’s safe to say that Lucas’ directing style has a greater emphasis on effects and world-building than creating compelling characters and eliciting interesting performances from his actors. At least that’s how Terrence Stamp sees the issue. The actor, perhaps most famous to nerds for his role as General Zod in Superman II, appeared in Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace as Chancellor Valorem, but it’s the experience of working with Lucas, rather than the work itself, that’s stayed with Stamp.

Here’s what Stamp had to say in a recent interview:

“We didn’t get on at all. I didn’t rate him that much as a director, really. I didn’t feel like he was a director of actors; he was more interested in stuff and effects. He didn’t interest me and I wouldn’t think I interested him … I came all the way back from Australia to do it. I didn’t want to but my agent leaned on me and I wanted to meet Natalie Portman because I’d seen her in The Professional. And I did meet her and she was absolutely enchanting. But on the day I’m supposed to do my scene with her, for which I’d travelled halfway around the world, I said, ‘Where’s Natalie?’ And George says, ‘That’s Natalie,’ and points to a bit of paper on the wall. It was just boring.”

And boring is a word that should never be associated with a Star Wars movie.

Source: Blastr

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There’s more news from the set of Thor: The Dark World. Natalie Portman was spotted on set with Chris Hemsworth. There was lots of running around amidst wreckage for the two. Thanks to @DonnyJonny for the pictures, apparently the University he attends is shut down for the day due to filming.

There’s also an interesting tweet from a MrGreenwich that hints at Stan Lee‘s cameo for the movie. If you don’t want to know anything about it, just check out the pictures below and don’t click through the jump.

You’ve been warned.

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I’m fairly sure, anyone that reads Nerd Bastards, or keeps up with comic book movie news, knows the premise of Thor 2. Evil elves fuck shit up… Thor and crew realm hop and save the universe from going to hell.

Reading an official plot synopsis at this point seems, well, rather pointless. Still… if you want read it, we got it.

The plot outline was revealed today at New York Comic Con.  As suspected, it confirms the Alan Taylor-directed film will include all of Norse Mythology’s Nine Realms, and a glimpse of the villain(s).

Official Synopsis:

Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel’s “Thor” and “Marvel’s The Avengers,” 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.

Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano and Jaimie Alexander with Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins as Odin, “Thor: The Dark World” is directed by Alan Taylor, produced by Kevin Feige, from a story by Don Payne (credit not final) and screenplay by Christopher Yost and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (credit not final) and is based on Marvel’s classic Super Hero Thor, who first appeared in the comic book “Journey into Mystery” #83 in August, 1962.

“Thor: The Dark World” is presented by Marvel Studios. The executive producers are Louis D’Esposito, Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Victoria Alonso, Craig Kyle and Nigel Gostelow. The film releases November 8, 2013, and is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Actually, having read that, I think Thor 2 might just be the biggest solo film since Iron Man 1. Just get rid of Jane Foster and we good!

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Norse mythology is full of magical happenings and mystical lands far from Earth. Thor: The Dark World has promised to explore some of those mysterious and dangerous lands. Marvel Movie Mogal Kevin Feige talked about what fans could expect when news for the Thor sequel first started making it’s way around the Internet.,

Take Thor literally to other worlds. Primarily be the journey of that character, of he and Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) and how the new dynamic with his father (Odin, played by Anthony Hopkins) is working out, as well as what are the broader stakes for The Nine Worlds.

Just the other day at the Russian Cinema Expo,  Fiege was talking with the Russian website Kinopoisk and with the help of Geek Tyrant, we’ve got a rough translation:

The film promises to cover not just the Earth and Asgard, but the entire Nine Realms. The studio hopes that ‘Game of Thrones’ director Alan Taylor has the experience to build upon the fantasy of the series.

We’ve already seen Asgard, the home of the . . . Asgardians . . . Thor’s people, along with Midgard (That’s where I store my stuff), and Jotunheim, the land of the Frost Giants. That’s three down with six to go. Thor: The Dark World’s villains are the Dark Elves so we’ll get to see Svatalheim for sure. That leaves Alfeim (Light Elves’ realm), Hel (Realm of the dead), Muspelheim (Demon realm), Nidavellir (Dwarven realm) and Vanaheim (Asgard’s sister-realm).

So how could we see all of those realms in Thor: The Dark World? Well, Thor, or Jane for that matter could visit those realms to gather allies against the Dark Elves or perhaps visit the Dwarven realm of Nidavellir to get protective armor for Jane. Thor might also be making a visit to Hel, the realm of the dead to retrieve a comrade or perhaps even Jane from Hela’s icy clutches.

You might remember that I thought that actress Susan Thompson (Borg Queen) would be Hela due to her comment about not being able to easily recognize her because of the massive amount of visual effects used in the character she was to play.

I’m pretty pumped to see these realms and their inhabitants depicted on the big screen. Which realm do you really want to see? Below is a depiction of the Nine Worlds.

Director Alan Taylor has some great experience portraying fantasy worlds form his work on Game of Thrones. I’m excited to see his take on the Nine Worlds and how that vision will translate to the big screen.

Thor: The Dark World hits theater screens on November 8th, 2013.

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Well this sucks, the last time we talked casting details for Thor 2 we happily announced that Zachary Levi would be taking over for Joshua Dallas as Fandral the Dashing. The main issue for that is mainly due to scheduling conflicts and it seems like the schedule has taken another victim.

When Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige promised that Mads Mikkelsen he may have overstated things just a touch. Thanks to prior commitments to Bryan Fuller’s new show Hannibal (damn you television!) Mads will not join Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Idris Elba and Anthony Hopkins as originally thought. No word on who Marvel is looking at to replace Mikkelsen, but hopefully they limit the search party to those not presently involved with a TV show?

Bummed about Mads? Turn that frown upside down, we have pics of every Batmobile cheer you up.

Few vehicles are as recognizable as the Batmobile, just ask someone which one is their favourite and they’ll give you an answer. Well at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, to celebrate the upcoming release of Chris Nolan‘s Dark Knight Rises, every real version of the classic vehicle was on display to the viewing public. Featuring both versions of the “Tumbler” Batmobiles as well as Dark Knight Rises flying vehicle nicknamed “The Bat” – Warner Bros. gave everyone a great viewing experience.

Check out all 6 in this massive gallery thanks to heavily to Collider:

Sources: /Film, Collider

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It’s been long rumored that former Chuck star Zachary Levi would play Fandral, one of the Warriors Three, in Thor 2. He was oringinally offered the role after all, but had to pull out due to filming commitments for the final season of the cult-adored but mass-ignored NBC show. Well, the “God of Thunder” has come knocking once more and this time — Zach said “yes”.

After months of speculation Levi confirmed through his latest appearence on the Tonight Show that he will be replacing Joshua Dallas as Fandral the Dashing. In a reversal of roles, Joshua is unable to reprise his role due his commitment fliming season two of Once Upon a Time at the same time Thor 2 is set to film.

Check out Zachary’s admission in the first minute of the interview and try to not stare directly at The Chin of Leno:

The man is already sporting the facial hair that’ll dominate 2013 and judging by the screams, fans are excited for Levi to start swinging a sword.

Directing duties this time around will be handled by Game of Thrones director Alan Taylor, who is making his feature film debut. Stars Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Idris Elba and Anthony Hopkins are all set to return. Mads Mikkelsen is currently in negotiations to sign on as the villain for this return to Asgard.

Thor 2 is expected to be released in theaters everywhere on Nov. 8th, 2013.

Source: Blastr

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She may have just played Natalie Portman‘s sidekick in Thor, but it looks like Kat Dennings will re-up for the part of Darcy in the upcoming sequel featuring the God of Thunder. In an interview with GoldDerby on Blip, the star of 2 Broke Girls kind of confirmed, but not really, that she’ll be returning in the superhero sequel.

I do know the answer to that, however I do not have the clearance to talk… interpret that as you will. I’ve asked when I can say things, but apparently I can’t yet, so that will come soon.

That suits me if Dennings is back for more Thor, to me she was the most engaging part of the Terra Firma scenes in the first film. Dennings will join fellow returning players Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgård and Anthony Hopkins when Thor 2 stars filming later this summer.

Source: Geek Tyrant

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