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| Source: Total Film |
When you have one of the directors of Game of
Thrones taking the reins on Thor: The Dark World, it
is no surprise that the God of Thunder goes back to his ancient roots. After
all, this historical connection is a large part of what separates Thor from his
more modern, high tech Avengers companions.
To me the defining thing was that Thor is a
superhero amongst many superheroes, but the thing that makes him different is
the thing that should be featured in the movie. And that is that he’s also a
warrior prince from an ancient culture,” director Alan Taylor said in an
interview with Total Film.
One of the big additions is seeing Thor (played
by Chris Hemsworth) on horseback, something only briefly glimpsed in the
first Thor film. In addition, Thor’s homeworld, Asgard, will have
more of a mix between advanced science (or magic, as we mere mortals would call
it) and ancient traditions.
When thinking of another film that blends these
two together to great effect, Lord of the Rings certainly comes to
mind, and the comparison is a fair one according to Taylor.
“They’d (the studio) consciously steered away
from that kind of thing in the first one. Because they wanted to make sure they
were distinguishing themselves from Lord of the
Rings. They didn’t want to be mistaken for that,” Taylor said. “But
by the time I came along it seemed like they were ready to embrace a slightly
more historical attitude towards it.”
To that end, Asgard will certainly look different
than it did in Thor, but if the trailers are any indication, audiences are
not going to be disappointed.
Thor: The Dark World opens in UK cinemas on
October 30th and in US theaters on November 8th.
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