2. Overview
TTDW was released on October 22 2013 in the UK
with a production budget of $170,000,000.
Chris Hemsworth returns as Asgardian giant Thor,
preparing to battle against the alien race of the
Malekieth with brother, Loki.
Main cast: Chris Hemsworth – Thor, Natalie Portman
– Dr Jane Foster, Tom Hiddleston – Loki, Anthony
Hopkins – Odin, Stellan Skarsgard – Dr Erik Selvig,
Idris Elba – Heimdall, Christopher Eccleston -
Malekith
3. Preproduction
The film was produced by Marvel Studios, which is
owned by Walt Disney
It was directed by Alan Taylor, who also directed
season one of Game of Thrones
The film was produced by Kevin Feige, who is also
the president of Marvel Studios.
It was confirmed Thor would begin a ‘new adventure’
after The Avengers
Prequels: Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012)
4. Production
Filming started in September 2012 in
Surrey, England.
It was mainly filmed in the UK in areas such as
Greenwich, Wembley and Stonehenge for one
scene.
Filming also branched out to Iceland, with the last
pieces of filming completed by December 2012.
5. Post-production
It was announced in August that the film would be
released in IMAX 3D by digitally remastering it in
editing
Additional scenes with Tom Hiddleston and Anthony
Hopkins were shot, to improve the relationship with
the audience after positive feedback of the
characters
6. Music
For the film, Alan Taylor wanted Patrick Doyle to
score the film but it was announced in April 2013 that
Carter Burwell had been hired.
He left after a month and was eventually replaced by
Brian Tyler, who had scored Iron Man 3.
It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and
produced by Hollywood Studio (owned by Universal)
7. Pre-release
Marvel released the first trailer for Thor in April 2013
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p7rocHEecE
At Comic-Con in July, Tom Hiddleston dressed as
Loki to show a preview of the film, Gameloft also
announced a Thor video game, on Mobile platforms.
The next trailer was released in August -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=npvJ9FTgZbM
8. Premiere and release
The premiere of Thor: The Dark World was held at
Leicester Square on October 22, 2013 before being
released on the October 30.
The USA got the film a week later, November
Every country the film was distributed to was
released within a month of the original UK release
except Japan which was released on February 1.
9. Reception
The film had earned $641,307,423 as of March 2
around the world.
It passed it’s predecessor, Thor, in 19 days.
Before the first week ended of release, it had already
grossed $109.4million, stretching over 36 countries.
It received a 65% approval rating on Rotten
Tomatoes with an average of 6.2 out of 10.
10. Sequel
It was announced in January 2014 that Craig Kyle
and Christopher Yost would be writing a new Thor
movie, with Chris Hemsworth contracted to revive his
role as Thor in this film and two more Avengers
movies.
11. Home Entertainment
DVD and Blu-Ray release – February 25, 2014
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment – February
4, 2013
Soundtrack (digital) – October 28, 2013
Soundtrack (CD) – November 12, 2013
