dark world dark world american superhero film featuring marvel comics character produced distributed sequel eighth film marvel cinematic universe film directed screenplay stars dark world teams save realms led intends universe darkness development dark world began april producer announced plans sequel follow crossover film july director withdrew project considered direct film taylor hired january supporting cast filled august hiring principal photography began september surrey england filming continuing iceland london wrapping december dark world converted post production dark world premiered leicester square london october released internationally october november united_states film received mixed reviews commercial success grossing million worldwide film set release november plot ago father clashes seeks weapon known realms conquering forces including enhanced warriors called home world stone column unbeknownst lieutenant handful escape suspended animation present day stands imprisoned war crimes alongside warriors repel home final battle war realms following reconstruction rainbow bridge realms destroyed years soon learn convergence rare alignment realms imminent event approaches linking worlds appear random london intern travel abandoned factory appeared disrupting laws physics separating group jane world infected jane moved near seeing vision leading earth finds jane inadvertently releases force returns recognizing warns kill jane return catastrophic prophecy awakened release turns attacks battle search jane sensing contains mother killed protecting jane forced flee jane despite orders leave reluctantly help knows secret portal use jane lure confront away return promises vengeance killing mother soldiers assisting escape jane head tricks drawing jane attempt destroy exposed substance fails merges leaves ship fatally wounded killing arms promises tell father sacrifice jane discover portal nearby cave reunite london jane mentor briefly mental trauma suffered attack earth learn plans restore dominance center convergence battles multiple worlds portal separates leaving unopposed earth returns time help mortal comrades use scientific equipment transport crushed damaged ship returns declines offer throne tells sacrifice leaves form transforms alive mid credits scene visit collector care commenting having close dangerous leave collector remarks post credits scene jane reunite earth london frost monster accidentally transported earth final battle continues run cast crown prince based norse mythological deity stated film addresses unresolved issues relationships previous films jane unanswered questions obviously didn stop catch explaining major bones conflict come added journey think picks left throne coming realization responsibility comes keeps talking dark responsibility secrets king sort political people need know want know especially enjoyed role film able break find human qualities vulnerable love interest brought earth infected mysterious energy producer said fish water earth films time jane fish water added different adventure time jane fish water didn want like like valley girl dumped said film finds jane different place life jane moved london anymore obviously gone missing upset didn come knock door planet definitely getting trying wife stood final kissing scene scheduling conflict adoptive brother nemesis based deity forms uneasy alliance wished character film said like absolute rock like yield essentially instincts having hit rock maybe come think fascination playing history mythology comic books scandinavian myths constantly dancing fault line dark redemption recalled met asked thought repeating remembered talking promotional tour said seen antagonistic films amazing fight bad guy twice shouldn film find new role play king father adoptive father based deity relationship father said conflict great certainly disagree think times far greater respect guess mature conversation stake time sort individual universe stake approach said play like human maybe little dimension grow beard look hopefully impressive real possible foster mentor colleague said film finds disrupted mode explaining having god head creates psychological problems referring character ordeal following seeing hearing based mythological deity said larger role sequel new film going know bit better going know bit better expansion world going huge small functional film ruler motivation said kind tragic quality quest lost wife lost children lost returns revenge agent revenge gets hold continued thought great deal revenge huge amounts revenge quote seek revenge sure dig graves film called played guy called word revenge way think revenge absolutely trying motive led movie evil taylor stated lot scenes involving backstory cut film efficient revealed speaks invented language film explaining language definitely based european languages think probably finnish logic rhythms syllables difficult remaining particular challenge hopefully gives film complexity variety said role required hours minutes wardrobe dark trusted loyal lieutenant transformed monstrous creature order destroy described amalgamation bull lava like creature tendencies power actor hardest things realize probably powerful thing imagine pretend face real stated role required hours day heavy duty explaining outfit weighed pounds sure certain cgi good suit character said suppose reality perceive victims story basically lost planet race race man alien places noble objective life think extremely inspiring looks bigger picture sees means end added worked director trying maintain humanity way transformation beast relate inside symbolically keeping piercing blue eyes political science major foster role film expanded comic relief sidekick role played film said character bad real science movie second movie interested doesn know loves jane wants jane like little soap opera watches member warriors group closest comrades known appetite wide character said got heart size planet wears sleeve like big kid role film said struggling brood warriors fighting home idea trouble explaining aware potentially threatening new enemy home battlefield member warriors characterized romantic replaced role commitment time role film commitment compared character character played animated feature little similar rider ways like like loves ladies dynamic warriors said warriors support best friends grown lot ways fought battle escaped death way best friends ought need talk don want talk need escape father place flying member warriors native primarily identified grim demeanor warrior childhood friend romantic rival based deity alexander said character development film explores relationship alexander elaborated tried bring little bit vulnerability film love cares kicks lot butt movie opens heart lot alexander suffered severe injury set injury said dark outside like morning went metal staircase slipped slipped disc spine knocked left shoulder place tore right took filming month wife queen mother adoptive mother based mythological deity russo said role expanded explores relationship know cut film sent nice note understood actor going think going need good mom film needs mom lot compassion conversation additionally portrays physician cast richard del plays collector guardians galaxy appears mid credits scene plays aide plays intern plays father based deity plays based deity portrays captain makes uncredited cameo appearance creator makes cameo appearance patient mental ward production development april release president stated following new adventure director responded comments saying kind news thrilled confident shall wait audience tell second nice conversation thrilling got irish blood assume happen marvel says guess true later explained gauge box office announcing sequels stated don working story ideas got options discuss coming right focus don slowly surely thinking character lucky june set july release date sequel reprising role title hero reported returning director likely involved producing capacity los_angeles_times cited long commitment necessary special effects heavy epic pressure start script process right away reasons departure initially chance direct sequel noted long time making film way quick straight experience film proud following day marvel formally hired credited writers film script sequel august entered early negotiations direct sequel film marked time directing big budget motion picture having directed television series hbo showtime bbc including game september confirmed return sequel film responsibility director monster pilot episode killing entered early negotiations disney direct film passed contractual sticking points arose negotiations later month stated sequel literally worlds primarily journey character new dynamic father working broader stakes worlds october marvel confirmed direct sequel return star disney moved release date film november pre production december exited project citing creative differences stated great time working marvel parted good terms look forward working days later reported marvel looking prospective directors replace reported marvel midst hiring writer rewrite script possible writers consists end month best known directing episodes hbo fantasy series game chosen direct sequel mentioned taylor work series mad men game reasons hiring saying direction got layers texture reality golden realm january commissioned screenwriter rewrite sequel stated filming expected begin london summer later confirmed filming scheduled begin august revealed film viking influenced feel think science fiction element danger falls little bit world tough throw light think big mountains viking influence norse mythology kind grew having going special wants bring said relationship certainly changed events movie progressed lot picking left terms jane saw moment computer monitor going realms able use said different villain big villain began talks play villains film played film committed returning sequel end month disney moved release date film week ahead previous date november june film supporting cast confirmed return including june announced reprising role dallas initially intended return bow commitment television time cast place originally role film scheduling conflicts forced drop july stated appearing sequel prior commitments happening unfortunately meeting filmmakers bit late came happening san diego comic con international announced film titled dark world end month residents near surrey england notified film going working title thursday mourning filming area august year entered final negotiations play film scheduled shoot iceland taylor shot parts game august hired reprise role cast end month film crews thursday mourning began set construction near england filming principal photography began september surrey england weeks later cast cast captain end month injured london film set slipped walking rain october production moved iceland filming taking place described shoot extensive film projects taken place iceland days later disney announced film released late october filming commenced old royal naval college london filming took place surrey october december filming locations included alexander tweeted principal photography wrapped december disney spent million dark world million offset payments tax authority worked taylor game brought director photography said wanted boots ground feeling inspired game wanted realms feel grounded like real place time magical planet gods feeling theme dark world time shooting feature film digitally film chose plus tested sony found pleasing addition canon cameras second unit filming lenses said lenses brought magic mystery digital big movie look stated dark world easily technically complex project worked said concept principles smaller film scale lot prep months prep loads time pre rig stages having good crew definitely man post production july told reporters film head august taylor said shot extra scenes shoot taylor explained marvel process saying scenes scenes movie adding scenes creating scenes writing scenes time involving fun scene realised working movie wanted kind thing like jam wonderful guy watch stuff august announced film digitally mastered format released theatres internationally beginning october taylor said marvel writer director rewrote scenes film explaining came save lives couple times major scene working page london basically got like team came rewrote scene got plane sort grabbed said scene scene rewrote scenes thought problems october tweeted portraying father flashback sequence november stated film intended conclusion trilogy examined relationship film film mid credits scene directed director guardians galaxy film visual effects completed seven special effects studios including double negative pictures lead studio film prologue sequence taking place years start film dark sequence consisted computer graphics live action shots interwoven use allowed greater freedom movement characters live action costumes taylor wanted film natural look predecessor achieve crews filmed coast norway camera days helicopter capturing hours footage double negative embedded rendering shots natural landscape double negative visual effects supervisor said benefit real world terrain work buildings convey natural features went terrain different buildings scenes taking place production filmed iceland double negative adding ruins mountains ships skies shot truck film demonstrate strange phenomena brought coming alignment worlds filmmakers attached cement truck large hydraulic rig programmed change speed movement order create transformation double negative live action performances double negative added smoke lava like effects film climatic battle sequence takes place worlds use visual effects supervisor said ended calling time punch realm like film slightly gelatinous membrane pass bends little bit person thing wanted sure fast editorial point view fight scenes times place frankly sure kept momentum stopped fight way making sure audience weren conscious effect going music august said discussions director potentially returning score film april hired compose score following month left film creative differences june marvel hired scored replace tyler said previous film attitude grounded limitations film allowed themes epic composer described dark world science fiction meeting classic medieval war leading score drew works genres star wars lord rings featured vocalist score soundtrack released digitally october release world premiere dark world took place october leicester square london film released theatrically days later october film held north american premiere hollywood released theaters november marketing march marvel announced release issue comic book prelude writers artist june april marvel released trailer dark world forbes said trailer fits nicely larger marketing push marvel brand puts recognizable characters film center presents action team event reminiscent popular audiences makes appearance los_angeles_times said evident trailer director influence game director hand seen battle sequences bright shiny kingdom director sequel july san diego comic con international introduced footage film audiences character july announced mobile video game titled dark world official game released conjunction release film november theatrical poster film released early august criticized poster lack originality noting similarities posters included female lead male lead looking opposite directions antagonists prominently displayed background supporting characters featured additionally marvel released second trailer film youtube geek week forbes said second trailer basically extended version april second teaser trailer fails showcase new time making audiences question don offer los_angeles_times said trailer suggests ominous epic scale sequel collaboration promises especially interesting later month producer cast members presented additional footage disney expo august disney announced plans promote film attraction attraction called treasures located exhibit inside opened november features displays relics transports guests throne room greeted eighth episode marvel agents titled takes place aftermath events dark world aired november reprised role agents episode yes men aired march home media dark world released digital download february blu ray disc dvd february physical media release includes deleted scenes extended scenes gag reel audio commentary cast crew short film entitled hail king featuring reprising role iron man film collected disc box set titled marvel cinematic universe phase collection includes phase films marvel cinematic universe released december reception box office dark world earned million north_america million markets worldwide total million surpassed gross predecessor days release calculated net profit film million expenses revenues film north_america dark world estimated million thursday night double midnight gross predecessor friday november film topped box office million including thursday night earnings higher original film opening day gross sunday film remained spot million increase predecessor opening weekend largest november opening film distributed disney surpassing dark world topped box office north_america weekends overtaken weekend outside north_america opening day wednesday october dark world earned million territories including france opened higher predecessor days film earned million end weekend expanding territories totaled million days finishing place countries largest openings recorded china million ireland malta million france region million topped box office outside north_america weekends release total earnings largest markets china million russia million ireland malta million critical response review aggregator website rotten_tomatoes reported approval rating average rating based reviews website consensus reads finest film come marvel universe dark world offers plenty humor high stakes action fans come expect metacritic uses weighted average assigned score based reviews indicating mixed average reviews audiences polled gave film average based grading scale ranging guardian said thanks impressive collective charisma dark world far franchise killer variety wrote robust visual effects proves offset derivative fantasy action elements wrap said dark world delivers goods action romance humor predecessor writing said tension humor dark world film proceedings worth watching echoing critics sentiments film journal international wrote wrong best relationship dark world titular norse god superhero adoptive brother away oscar winner complicated love hate god turn eyes conversely daily_telegraph said feels entirely committee definition house style personal stamp sight hollywood reporter said director manages things going properly final battle london long stretches branches drag like filler episodes game narrative complexity mythical los_angeles_times described dark world having old threats galaxy fairly entertaining fish water jokes new_york_times said battle scenes lacking heat central love story accolades placed dark world potential nominees ultimately nominate award sequel scheduled released november directed write screenplay producing reprise roles respectively appear hulk reprising role previous films join cast respectively
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