Thor 2

That would freakin rock! Thor is the perfect medium to introduce Strange.

Set images:

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MarvelFreshman/news/?a=67029

pretty revealing. Looks like we'll have a big opening battle. Thor is supposed to make a grand appearance in it.

Some more of Thor and Sif

http://www.superherohype.com/gallery/thor/thor-the-dark-world/thor-the-dark-world-set

Set video:

http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2012/09/13/thor-the-dark-world-battle-scene-revealed-in-video-from-u-k-set/

Originally posted by Kazenji
Some more of Thor and Sif

http://www.superherohype.com/gallery/thor/thor-the-dark-world/thor-the-dark-world-set

You can see how Thor's suit is gettting slightly evolved over each film. Now he's sporting the chain mail leggings that match his arms, which he's had since his return in 2007. Works for me.

I see Jaimie Alexander continues the Smallville/Maxima tradition of being too thin and unmuscular to look convincingly like a female warrior. Bummer.

Well Sif pretty much look's that way anyway from what i've seen of Sif in the comics.

I think there's a bit more muscular development in the comics (eg, more shoulder and thigh development). But also, it depends on the artist. When Kirby drew warrior women, they looked fairly substantial. Also Turner did a pretty good job.

I'm not saying the actress should look like Ms. Olympia. But neither should she look like she just got plucked off the street, with no definition whatsoever.

One year to go before release (actually, just under a year at 364 days.)

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'Can you smell what Malekith and Kurse are cookin'?'

This gonna kick Man of Steel butt.

Originally posted by joesha28
This gonna kick Man of Steel butt.

They won't be in direct competition as this will be a fall release.
What will it go up against in November - the second Hunger Games film?

(I just watched it over the weekend - most overrated blockbuster of last year.)

Rumors abound that the Beyonder is going to be in this along with Kurse.

http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/is-the-beyonder-going-to-join-the-marvel-movie-universe-in-thor-the-dark-world

Originally posted by the ninjak
Rumors abound that the Beyonder is going to be in this along with Kurse.

http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/is-the-beyonder-going-to-join-the-marvel-movie-universe-in-thor-the-dark-world

i read that, will wait and see

Sounds like Beyonder may be in this. A force that's older than the universe? It would make sense since Marvel didn't shy away from introducing the Cosmic Cube and Thanos. The Beyonder's introduction will tie in with the CC, giving Marvel even more chances for spin-offs of their other franchises.

"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."
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=71877

Sif actress Jaimie Alexander discusses the difference between the first Thor and its sequel as well as the differences between each film's director, Kenneth Branagh and Alan Taylor:

They're two very different people, but both have extraordinary visions for what the film should look like and what it is going to look like. Alan, I feel like the second installment of Thor is much darker, much more rooted in what's going on in the soul, whereas Ken's version definitely had that soulfulness but was also lighter and there's an elegance to his film. They're so different, it's hard to explain because they're both very different in a positive way...So we can do it again and he puts his spin on it. He's got some incredible shots in that film.

Alexander then confirms that she has a somewhat expanded role in The Dark World:

I do, a little bit. You get to experience more of who she is on the inside. You get to see her in a more feminine way and we do explore the Thor/Sif relationship a little bit. That was fun.

Would you say you have more action-oriented scenes, more character-oriented scenes...
Oh, I definitely have action. But there are scenes, we have a few scenes where we don't have any action at all and it was actually a lot of fun to play that because you're not hiding behind a sword or an explosion, it's just here, in your face. It was nice to see who she really is and that sort of thing. It was fun.

Here's some more from Lost's Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje about his role as the villainous Kurse:

"I didn't actually know an awful lot about that character and when I did my research in the comics there wasn't an awful lot. But with the director and myself, we sat down and looked at what was traditionally known as Kurse and we tried to put our spin on it. There was quite a bit of creative license in how I would interpret him but the wardrobe, the setting, they were phenomenal. When I set into that outfit, I was Kurse. The did such an amazing job it made my job so easy. There were all these different factions, a different person was making the helmet, a different person making the arms, they all came together prior to the shoot, but in terms of my research before I didn't do an awful lot but once I got into the outfit it set it off. I think the fans are going to be pleased."

God I hope part of Kurses helmet is an oddly tilted beanie.

The Kurse actors talks some:

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MarvelFreshman/news/?a=73674

The cast ****ing Adebisi as Kurse???

Toy form dark elf lol. Looks like Thor and Loki are going to be a little less glamorous in the movie also.