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"A new image from Marvel Studios&amp;#039; Thor: The Dark World has been released. The picture shows Natalie Portman and Rene Russo returning as Jane Foster and Frigga respectively in the sequel, which is directed by Game of Thrones&amp;#039; Alan Taylor.   Penned by Captain America: The First Avenger duo Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely alongside comic writer Christopher Yost, The Dark World sees Thor (Chris Hemsworth) forced to team up with his faithless stepbrother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) to battle a common enemy in Christopher Eccleston&amp;#039;s Malekith. In addition to Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje joins the cast in the villainous dual role of Algrim/Kurse.  Sir Anthony Hopkins, Idris Elba and Kat Dennings will all reprise their roles from Thor, while Zachary Levi replaces Josh Dallas as Fandral. &amp;gt; Natalie Portman forced to return for &amp;#039;Thor&amp;#039; sequel, says report &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Thor: The Dark World&amp;#039;: Marvel unveils new Chris Hemsworth pictures Thor: The Dark World will be released in the UK on October 30, and in the US on November 8.  Watch a teaser trailer below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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