Thor: The Dark World (2013)
- Documented locations
- 34
- Year
- 2013
- Directed by
- Alan Taylor
- Cities
- Farnham, Amesbury, Londres, London, Hayes, Skógar, Reykjavík, Shepperton, Chertsey
Farnham, United Kingdom
Surrey Forest has become a common setting in British cinema: Gladiator, Children of Men, Harry Potter, Wolfman, and Ridley Scott's Robin Hood were filmed here, as well as Avengers: Age of Ultron and Thor: The Dark World.
The scene : The film opens with the battle of Vanaheim: Thor joins his companions against the marauders and crushes a stone giant, bringing peace to the Nine Realms.
Amesbury, United Kingdom
A prehistoric cromlech erected on the Salisbury Plain between the fourth and second millennium BCE, listed as a World Heritage Site and protected as a monument.
The scene : A television report shows Erik Selvig, missing, being arrested while frolicking naked among the stones. This is how Darcy tracks him down.
Londres, United Kingdom
Baroque ensemble designed by Christopher Wren in Greenwich, former royal naval school, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The scene : The site concentrates all the resolution. The Convergence culminates above the campus, Malekith's ship plows through the lawns as it crashes, and Thor confronts him in the courtyards. On College Way, between the Admiral's House and the Painted Hall, Thor speaks to Jane before grabbing Selvig's last device and diving into the Aether. The Painted Hall, in turn, becomes a library on screen.
London, United Kingdom
Baroque Anglican cathedral designed by Christopher Wren, completed in 1710 and topped with its famous dome, located in the City of London. Construction began in 1675 and it is designated as a Grade I listed building.
The scene : Caught in a vortex, Thor and Malekith emerge above the cathedral and then fall back into a second rift, just west of the building, near the statue of Queen Anne. Cars tumble from the sky onto the forecourt.
Londres, United Kingdom
Victorian bascule bridge (1894) over the Thames, emblem of London.
The scene : After Thor falls into the rift, Mjolnir flies over London in search of its master and brushes against the silhouette of the bridge.
Londres, United Kingdom
Road bridge over the Thames connecting South Bank to the City of Westminster, offering an unobstructed view of the city. Designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, it is a Grade II* listed monument.
The scene : Jane and Darcy drive across the bridge, heading towards the abandoned warehouse where the anomalies manifest.
Londres, United Kingdom
The scene : Thor and Malekith reappear at the top of the tower, crash onto its glass dome, and then tumble down the curved wall.
Londres, United Kingdom
The scene : The tower rises in the background of the final confrontation, a fresh silhouette against the London sky.
Londres, United Kingdom
London Underground station beneath Trafalgar Square, featuring disused Jubilee Line platforms.
The scene : Pursuing Malekith, Thor lands at the station and asks for directions to Greenwich. Three stops, he is told.
Londres, United Kingdom
The scene : The building serves as a psychiatric hospital: Darcy and Ian come to retrieve Selvig, who is institutionalized, and convince him to help them. A swarm of starlings erupts from the ground as they exit.
Londres, United Kingdom
Art Deco tower for mixed use on the south bank of the Thames.
The scene : Jane has lunch with Richard in the glass-walled restaurant on the eighth floor, until Darcy bursts in with news that cuts the meeting short.
Londres, United Kingdom
The scene : Jane guides Darcy through the alleyways: they leave Gresham Street for this narrow lane, pass by a bar, and emerge onto the anomalies.
Londres, United Kingdom
Listed Grade II building.
The scene : Post-credits scene: Thor reappears on the balcony of Jane's apartment and embraces her, once peace is restored across the Nine Realms.
Hayes, United Kingdom
The scene : Jane, Darcy, and Ian arrive in front of this industrial wasteland where strange spatial rips levitate trucks and containers.
Londres, United Kingdom
The scene : After learning about the anomalies, Jane walks to her car with Darcy along this street, in front of a restaurant.
Londres, United Kingdom
The scene : Jane and Thor split at this intersection, leaving O'Meara Street for Southwark Street, near the container areas.
Londres, United Kingdom
The scene : Still in search of his master, Mjolnir walks down the street toward the Strand, the camera following him south.
Iceland
The scene : The landscapes of black sand and rhyolite mountains represent Svartalfheim, the world of the Dark Elves, in the prologue and then at the heart of the film when Thor and Loki track down Malekith.
Iceland
The scene : The waterfall feeds the aerial views of mountains and lakes that make up Asgard on screen.
Skógar, Iceland
One of the largest waterfalls in Iceland (60 m high), on the Skógá river, in the south of the island.
The scene : The waterfall also contributes to the composition of the landscapes of Asgard.
Norway
The scene : Aerial views of the archipelago complement the Icelandic waterfalls and the landscapes of Asgard.
Reykjavík, Iceland
The scene : The capital is among the filming locations listed for the film.
Shepperton, United Kingdom
Historic film studios of Surrey, in west London.
The scene : The studio houses most of the built sets of the film, spread over nine of its soundstages.
Shepperton, United Kingdom
Filming plateau of the historic Shepperton Studios, located in Surrey.
The scene : One of the nine studios at Shepperton occupied by the production.
Shepperton, United Kingdom
The scene : One of the nine stages at Shepperton occupied by the production.
Shepperton, United Kingdom
The scene : One of the nine stages at Shepperton occupied by the production.
Shepperton, United Kingdom
The scene : One of the nine sound stages at Shepperton occupied by the production.
Shepperton, United Kingdom
Filming plateau (soundstage) of the Shepperton Studios complex, in Surrey.
The scene : Odin's throne room was built on this plateau.
Shepperton, United Kingdom
The scene : One of the nine stages at Shepperton occupied by the production.
Shepperton, United Kingdom
The scene : One of the nine stages at Shepperton occupied by the production.
Shepperton, United Kingdom
Filming plateau (soundstage) of the Shepperton Studios complex, located in Surrey.
The scene : One of the nine studios at Shepperton occupied by the production.
Shepperton, United Kingdom
Filming stage (soundstage) of the Shepperton Studios complex, in Surrey.
The scene : One of the nine stages at Shepperton occupied by the production.
Chertsey, United Kingdom
Studio and large backlot in Surrey, on a former military vehicle testing site.
The scene : The second filming studio, in addition to Shepperton.
Londres, United Kingdom
The scene : A warehouse in the neighborhood hosts the shot of the concrete mixer levitating and spinning in the midst of the anomalies.