20 things about “Thor: The Dark World” you might not be aware of

November 18, 2023195.8K views

The idea of a sequel came early (much to the director’s surprise)

When it was announced, Branagh stepped away

The next choice for director also backed out

'The Dark World' got another director…who then left

Finally, the movie found its director

The writing process was extensive and multifaceted

Two future MCU actors were considered for the film

One actor replaced an actor that had replaced him

Jaimie Alexander suffered a serious injury on set

Natalie Portman had a stand in for one scene

They tried to be more realistic this time around

Chris Hemsworth’s hair is real this time

Filming at Stonehenge proved tricky

A couple other Marvel people were involved

The film also replaced its composer

Chris Evans did an impression of an impression

The ending was totally reconfigured

It made more money than its predecessor

The awards shut it out

Taylor had a bad time working on it