Thor: The Dark World is a movie.
The Odeon Leicester Square is a cinema which occupies the centre of the eastern side of Leicester Square in London , dominating the square with its huge black polished granite facade and 120 ft high tower displaying its name . Thor : The Dark World is a 2013 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Thor , produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . It is the sequel to 2011 's Thor and the eighth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . The film was directed by Alan Taylor , with a screenplay by Christopher Yost and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely . The film received mixed reviews , but was a commercial success , grossing over $ 644 million worldwide .