Have the Villains in THOR: THE DARK WORLD Been Revealed?

Production on Marvel’s sequel to Thor is set to get underway very shortly in London, and we’re starting to get an idea of what to expect from the superhero follow-up.  The studio officially announced the sequel’s title, Thor: The Dark World, at Comic-Con last week and fans began wondering what the subtitle could be referencing.  Mads Mikkelsen was in talks to play the film’s villain, but subsequently had to drop out of the running due to scheduling issues with the NBC series Hannibal.  The nature of that villain was unknown, but now thanks to an obscure interview we may have been clued in to what baddies Thor will face in his big screen return.  Hit the jump for more.


Over a month ago, the folks over at I Review Too (via CBM) conducted an interview with stunt man James Grogan.  The interview was only recently picked up by major outlets, but for good reason.


Now the Dark World subtitle is starting to make a bit more sense.  It seems to be referencing the Dark Elves, which would infer that the villain of the film would be the Dark Elves’ leader,Malekith the Accursed.  Marvel’s Kevin Feigehas been saying all along that the Thor sequel would further explore other realms in the Thoruniverse as well as more of Asgard, so this elf storyline is in keeping with that idea.  The Dark Elves in the comics are humanoid creatures, so they wouldn’t necessarily need a heavy amount of makeup like the Frost Giants in Thor.  Here’s a rundown of Malekith’s abilities, via Wikipedia: 


We know that Tom Hiddleston is returning as Loki in The Dark World, and a popular comics storyline has Malekith the Accursed teaming up with Loki to track down the Casket of Ancient Winters.  Sounds about right.  Though nothing’s been confirmed, I wouldn’t be shocked if Malekith ends up being the main villain in Thor 2.  Directed by Alan Taylor, the film is slated for release on November 8th, 2013.