Thor 2 -Movie Discussion, News, Interviews, Pics till release 2013

[Turtletrekker]

And we have a 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.

Surtur. Has to be. And if they are borrowing from Walt Simonson's run (and the inclusion of Maleketh and Kurse would seem to indicate that), then so much the better.

[Skywalker]

Yeah, this definitely seems to be building up towards Surtur for Thor 3, which should be really cool.

[Chris3123]

Some new photos from the set, including our first look at Christopher Eccleston as Malekith, as well as some generic Dark Elves:







Click here for the full gallery, where you can also see several shots of Chris Hemsworth in costume as a battle-weary Thor.

[Icemizer]

Malekith should be more colorful and why he is working with the Cybermen I have no idea.

[JD]

I think it's an OK design, although it is a little generic fantasy baddie IMO.

[Captaindemotion]

Icemizer wrote:

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Malekith should be more colorful and why he is working with the Cybermen I have no idea.

Because he's really the Ninth Doctor in disguise?

[Samurai8472]

Icemizer wrote:

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Malekith should be more colorful and why he is working with the Cybermen I have no idea.

Cyber Elves

FANTASTIC!

They do look like magical Cybermen

[Chris3123]

And now we have video from the set. 15 videos, to be precise. Youtube

SuperheroHype picked out videos 1, 12 and 13 as the best of the bunch, for those who don't feel like dealing with all 15.

[Turtletrekker]

New image of Chris Hemsworth from Empire Magazine by way of Cosmic Book News.

[Donald Draper]

JD wrote:

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I think it's an OK design, although it is a little generic fantasy baddie IMO.

I am glad I am not the only one who thought that. I have really no knowledge of Thor in the comics and not much of a fantasy fan. But I really did enjoy the first film a lot! So I hope this does not fall into the trap of generic fantasy film battle scenes I try to avoid.

[Chris3123]

Thor 2 toys at Toy Fair

[Captain Craig]

I know using toys as a guide for what may be represented in a film is unreliable at times but I'm going to pose this thought anyway. With the art and figs showing Thor wearing his helmet is it possible this film is going finally give us more of Thor in his battle helmet? Loki has been sporting his and I've seen it several times here and other places that was something many wanted more of for Dark World.

[Skywalker]

Probably not. Unless they've changed it, the helmet looks kind of silly and was reportedly uncomfortable for Hemsworth to wear. Also, it would obscure Hemsworth's face from certain angles.

[Captain Craig]

^^
What I figured I just thought I'd pose the question and see if anyone might've heard or had a more solid reason for it to be a possibility.

I recall those reports from the first film about it being difficult to wear. Was thinking maybe, as you say, a redesign had happened.

[JD]

I think there was a lot of stuff with the helmet in the merchandising for the first one too, so I wouldn't read much into that.