Guardians of the Galaxy Banner Spotted

I've got newfound respect for the Facebook group Marvel Cinematic Universe as they have been giving out some pretty neat info. 

A friend pointed out to me that this group was where he found out the identity of that surprise guest-star in THOR: THE DARK WORLD and now they've shared this little bit of promotional material for GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY.

This was plastered in the cinema where THOR 2 premiered in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Nothing really to go by but it's a pretty sweet connection especially if you've seen the post-credits scene from the Chris Hemsworth starrer.

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Thor: The Dark World" Fun Facts

Get to know the fun trivia surrounding the making of Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” from director Alan Taylor (TV's “Game of Thrones”) and starring Chris Hemsworth as the god of Thunder.

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.

• More of the Nine Realms are introduced in the film, offering a better understanding of the history and complexities of Thor’s universe. The Nine Realms are taken from Norse mythology and refer to the nine worlds that are supported by Yggdrasil, an immense ash tree, central to Norse cosmology. Asgard is depicted at the top and Earth, known as Midgard, in the middle. In the original “Thor,” Yggdrasil was established as a cosmic structure formed by a series of interwoven wormholes linking the nine worlds (Realms) together.

• The Medina/streets of Asgard set is the biggest set ever built for a Marvel film. One can actually walk around the streets of Asgard and see the shops, the pubs and the training ground.

• An aerial camera crew flew to the Dettifoss waterfall in Iceland (Europe’s most powerful waterfall) to film the cascading waters from every angle so that the waterfalls ringing Asgard could be rendered realistically by the computers to replicate the world.



• Filming in Iceland involved remote locations where the crew had to drive for hours from the airport just to get to their hotels. Then, to get to the fields of volcanic ash that stood in for The Dark World, they drove for up to two hours more.

• There were about 30 hammers made for Thor of various weights for different uses. The master hammer is made from aluminum but it is replicated in different materials and weights, including a “soft” stunt version. Of the 30, five versions are used most often, including the “lit hammer,” that emits light when lightning strikes.



• The design of Mjolnir, Thor’s hammer, was changed from the version Thor wielded in “Marvel’s The Avengers.” The new hammer has more of a sense of history and age to it and its grip is more aligned to the hammer used in “Thor.”

• The inscription on Thor’s hammer, written in Norse runes, translates to: “Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.”

• Thor and Odin each have one look in costuming, but Thor needs 15 sets of his costume as he does so many stunts and action scenes. Odin has about 6repeats of his costume.

• David White, the designer of the dark elves and the prosthetic effects designed and created 40 suits for the dark elves, utilizing 100 technicians over a 3 ½month period. The off-world look was derived from diverse ethnic and tribal elements.

• The stunt men and extras playing the dark elves had to go through a training period where they practiced standing tall and proud since the dark elves are envisioned to be a noble people. Prosthetics designer David White helped out too by designing the helmet so that the eye line was slightly pulled down, forcing the actors to tilt their heads slightly up and back, which gave them a very proud, strong feel.



• Both Christopher Eccleston and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, who play the dark elves Malekith and Algrim, respectively, had to memorize their dialogue written in an elven language that was created specifically for the film.

• The film shot between October and December 2012 at Pinewood Shepperton Film Studios in England, with key locations in London—Greenwich, Wembley, Borough Market and Hayes—and Stonehenge in Wiltshire. For the look of the dark elves’ world, Svartalfheim, the filmmakers chose Iceland for its black, volcanic landscapes.

• Before sending helicopters to film over historic Greenwich, England, on a quiet Sunday morning, the location crew dropped 4,000 letters in the area: 2,000 on one side of the river and 2,000 on the other side of the river, explaining to the residents what was going to be happening.

• Filming at the famous Stonehenge historical site proved to be a challenge. After finally getting permission from English Heritage, the filmmakers found out that there were lots of rules and regulations associated with filming there. They could only be in amongst the stones outside of the normal visiting hours. So shooting had to take place early in the morning before opening, which only gave the film crew about three hours before they had to pull back for wider shots once the stones were opened to the public. Being a heritage site, no one was allowed to touch the stones or walk on any stones, so a lot of logistics had to be applied to the filming there.

Opening across the Philippines on Oct. 30 in IMAX 3D, Digital 3D, 2D and regular theaters, “Thor: The Dark World” is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International.

New Thor: The Dark World Posters Featuring Odin and Loki

Two new posters for the upcoming Marvel Studios film "Thor: The Dark World" has been released featuring the All-Father Odin and the god of mischief, Loki.

The new poster features LOKI played by Tom Hiddleston posed as if he just broke out of his prison cell. Meanwhile the Odin poster features Anthony Hopkins together with his two ravens, which I presume is named Hugin and Munin.

If you remember in Avengers these two ravens were present during the big three way fight between Captain America, Thor and Iron Man. They were the visual representatives of Odin actually watching Thor's supposed apprehension of Loki who at the time was wanted for letting Laufey and his team to enter Asgard during the Odinsleep. (Seriously, watch that scene from the Avengers).

Check out the hi-res versions below:





And thus a million ovaries explode from that Loki poster.

THOR: THE DARK WORLD will be shown locally thru Walt Disney Studios Philippines and opens October 30, nationwide.

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Two New Character Posters for THOR: THE DARK WORLD

Marvel's website just released two new character posters for the upcoming Marvel Studios' film THOR: THE DARK WORLD featuring Chris Hemsworth as the God of Thunder.

Check out the full size posters below. Thanks to Superherohype for the update and crediting Marvel.com as the source.

And here's everybody's favorite god of mischief, Loki played by Tom Hiddleston...

THOR: THE DARK WORLD is directed by Alan Taylor and is set to open here in the Philippines on October 30 distributed locally by Walt Disney Studios Philippines.

Thor: The Dark World MAJOR SPOILER

IGN is talking about the Thor: The Dark World sizzle reel which was screened during this year's SDCC 2013 and how it does not bode well for the Avengers' resident God of Thunder. 

So according to the report, the final leg of the reel showed Loki (Tom Hiddleston) chopping off Thor's right hand while his hammer, Mjolnir flies towards his direction. 

And if you think that's bad, lead star Chris Hemsworth is telling people that the whole right hand missing is only a fraction of what he has to worry about. Also you know what's funny, is that Alan Taylor is also a director for the wildly popular "GAME OF THRONES' where the blonde, lead guy (Jamie Lannister) also got his hand chopped off for political reasons.

Kat Dennings Teasingly Funny in GIF format

I'm writing a bunch of stuff at the moment plus watching the PBA All Star game so here's Kat Dennings to keep you company. 

Come to think of it, this might just be the only non-scandalous 'sexy' gif of Kat Dennings out there. She's like the third reason why I want to see Thor: The Dark World.Oh and remember the movie opens November 8, 2013.

Thor Brings Natalie Portman's Jane Foster to Asgard in New Stills for Thor 2

Two things that gets hardcore confirmation based on the new stills that appeared for Thor: The Dark World, which also got it's first poster a few days ago.

Number 1: Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Loki (Tom Hiddleston) are fighting together. It doesn't mean that they're on good terms, but that reportedly they are doing this (the whole fighting Dark Elves together) because Malekith made it personal for both of them. Also it looks like Loki's in a dilemma on whether or not he wants forgiveness and redemption or looking for the perfect moment to slither away from Thor's gaze and return to Midgard. 

More after the cut.

Chris Hemsworth is Ready for Battle in New Thor: The Dark World Poster

Chris Hemsworth reprises his role as Thor Odinson for Marvel Studios' "Thor: The Dark World" and shows that he is indeed ready to spill dark elf blood in this new poster.

It's a far cry from the unofficial teaser poster that was leaked online a few months ago, yes, the Thor 2 poster that looked like something from Tron.

Here's the synopsis:

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.

Thor 2 Set Pics Feature Battle Between Thor and Malekith

New set pics for Thor 2: The Dark World features Thor actor Chris Hemsworth battling the sequel's baddie Malekith played by Christopher Eccleston.

Directed by Alan Taylor (Game of Thrones), Thor: The Dark World finds the God of Thunder fighting to save the Nine Realms from the vengeful Malekith, who seeks to plunge the universe back into darkness. The film also stars Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano and Jaimie Alexander with Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins.

Thor: The Dark World opens Nov. 8, 2013.

Production Begins for Thor Dark World

Chris Hemsworth is back for more hammer bashing as god of thunder Thor in Thor : Dark World. As you can see production has already begun and it seems like the first scene they take is one that features a battle between the Asgardians and the Uruk-Hai.

A Kat Dennings Gallery to Celebrate her Return in Thor 2

Kat Dennings has been confirmed to return to Thor 2. She reprises her role as Darcy Lewis who acts as an assistant to Natalie Portman's Jane Foster. To celebrate, here's a gallery of the beautiful Kat Dennings.

New Release Dates for X-Men First Class 2 and Thor 2

Thor 2 now has an official release date of November 8, 2013 with the same cast returning (i.e. Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins and Natalie Portman). There's also a new director, Alan Taylor (Game of Thrones) and a new villain (Mads Mikkelsen).

Meanwhile Matthew Vaughn will be returning to Marvel's merry mutants with X-Men First Class 2. I'm assuming this would still be released by 20th Century Fox. The bad news? The sequel to the surprise hit from last year has a release date of July 18, 2014.

Other movies that are currently in the funnel include:

Planet of the Apes 2 more appropriately named Dawn of the Planet of the Apes  (May 23, 2014). The movie will still feature Andy Serkis as Caesar with director Rupert Wyatt. The writer for the film? Scott Z the same guy who gave us Contagion.