They find that a number of portals have opened, linking the Earth to several different worlds and altering the laws of physics, causing gravity to shift without warning. They get in a car where Lewis' own intern, Ian Boothby is waiting for them, and drive to where the signal is the highest and end up at an abandoned storage house. Their date is quickly interrupted by Darcy Lewis, who explains that Foster's scientific equipment has been picking up strange signals, signals that have not been detected since the events that took place in New Mexico two years prior. After having not heard from Thor for some time, she goes on a date with a man called Richard Madison. Odin clearly does not approve of Thor's affections for Foster as she will be dead long before him.īack on Earth, Jane Foster is in London, having been called there by Erik Selvig to investigate readings of unknown nature. He visits Heimdall daily, asking each time how Jane Foster is faring. A party is held in celebration for Thor's victory, but he leaves quickly. The Asgardians win the battle, and while Hogun remains on Vanaheim to help his people rebuild, Thor and his friends return to Asgard via the Bifrost Bridge, which was repaired by the power of the Tesseract. One year later, in Vanaheim, home of the Vanir, Thor, alongside warriors Fandral, Volstagg, Hogun, and Sif, fights against the Marauders, a ragtag group of invaders that have been systematically terrorizing the Nine Realms for the past two years. Odin gives Loki a life-sentence in prison for his crimes against humanity. In 2012, after the Chitauri Invasion, Loki is brought before Odin in shackles. While the Asgardians, unable to destroy the Aether, seal it away in a place it can never be found, Malekith, his lieutenant Algrim, and various survivors manage to escape into suspended animation, vowing to one day return and finish their plan. Driven back to their homeworld, Svartalfheim, it becomes apparent that the Dark Elves cannot defeat the Asgardians and are all but wiped out in the battle. He is opposed by Bor, the then-king of Asgard and the father of Odin, who uses the Bifrost to rip the Aether from Malekith's grasp just as he attempted to enact his plan, robbing the Dark Elves of their most potent weapon. The leader of the Dark Elves, Malekith, nearly succeeds in using the Aether to cause the instantaneous destruction of the Nine Realms under the misguided belief that he can recreate them in his own image. The exact origin of the Aether is unknown, but it is known that it is one of six powerful objects that predate the universe itself. A sinister race called the Dark Elves attempts to use the Convergence as a way of unleashing the Aether, a force of destruction with the capability of destroying the entire galaxy. In the distant past, a cosmic event known as the Convergence occurs, opening portals between the Nine Realms. 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. 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. The film is directed by Alan Taylor and stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Stellan Skarsgård as Erik Selvig, Idris Elba as Heimdall, Christopher Eccleston as Malekith, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Algrim/Kurse, Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis, Ray Stevenson as Volstagg, Zachary Levi, who replaces Joshua Dallas as Fandral, Tadanobu Asano as Hogun, Jaimie Alexander as Sif, with Rene Russo as Frigga, and Anthony Hopkins as Odin.Ī sequel, Thor: Ragnarok, was released on November 3, 2017, and a second sequel, Thor: Love and Thunder, will be released on July 8, 2022. The film was released on Octointernationally and on Novemin the United States. It is the eighth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the second installment of Phase Two. The film is a sequel to Thor and The Avengers. Thor: The Dark World is a 2013 superhero film, based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name. When Malekith pulls the Aether from Jane, it will be exposed, vulnerable, and I will destroy it and him." ― Thor "I'll take Jane to the Dark World and draw the enemy away from Asgard.