Thor: The Dark World is a movie.
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 . The film was directed by Alan Taylor , with a screenplay by Christopher Yost and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely . Brian Kirk and Patty Jenkins were considered to direct the film before Taylor was hired in January 2012 . A third film , Thor : Ragnarok , is set for release on November 3 , 2017 .