Thor: The Dark World is a movie from 2013.
Idris Elba . Elba has appeared in films such as Ridley Scott 's American Gangster ( 2007 ) , Takers ( 2010 ) , Thor ( 2011 ) , Prometheus ( 2012 ) , Pacific Rim ( 2013 ) , Thor : The Dark World ( 2013 ) and Beasts of No Nation ( 2015 , for which he received BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor ) , and Star Trek Beyond ( 2016 ) . Loki (comics) . Tom Hiddleston first portrayed Loki in the 2011 live action film Thor , and then again in The Avengers ( 2012 ) and Thor : The Dark World ( 2013 ) ; he is slated to reprise his role in Thor : Ragnarok ( 2017 ) and both Avengers : Infinity War ( 2018 ) and its untitled sequel ( 2019 ) . Thor: The Dark World . It is the sequel to 2011 's Thor and the eighth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . In Thor : The Dark World , Thor teams up with Loki to save the Nine Realms from the Dark Elves led by the vengeful Malekith , who intends to plunge the universe into darkness .