Featuring some intensely pensive stars, giant elf heads and star Natalie Portman in native Asgardian regalia, Marvel Studios' new theatrical poster for Thor: The Dark World seems to reflect a stronger commitment to the character's more fantastical elements. Hopefully this means the new film from Alan Taylor -- based of course on the comics by Jack Kirby, Stan Lee and others -- will leave Earth behind for more entertaining locales. Also starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano and Jaimie Alexander with Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins as Odin, the film opens November 8,

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