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Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Where Thor: The Dark World says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Most of this film is set in invented worlds, but the Icelandic canyons and a London naval college were real.
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Scenes and places
The Dark Elves' war
A prologue set thousands of years before shows Bor's forces beating Malekith's Dark Elves, who tried to unleash the Aether. Asgard seizes the weapon and hides it.
Set in Svartalfheim (prologue) — Thousands of years earlier, Bor's army fights the Dark Elves, who want to unleash the Aether.
Odin and the imprisoned Loki (2013)
Odin confronts the imprisoned Loki in the dungeons of Asgard, and Loki rejects the accusations.
Set in Asgard (dungeons) — Odin visits Loki in the Asgard dungeons.
Asgard's city is computer graphics built on aerial footage of the coast of Norway, three days from a helicopter, six hours of footage.
Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey — Filming also took place at Shepperton Studios between October and December 2012. The location manager says the production was based at Pinewood Shepperton, building the coronation hall (about 20 weeks) and the Asgard street (about four months, Marvel's biggest set). Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Longcross Studios, Surrey — Second studio used for the interior sets; which scenes is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Thor secures Vanaheim (2013)
Thor and his warriors repel marauders and secure the Nine Realms after the Bifrost's destruction.
Set in Vanaheim — Thor and his warriors put down marauders on another of the Nine Realms.
Filmed at Bourne Wood, Surrey — Set for the battle on Vanaheim: a temporary village of tents built in a bowl of the forest, about 300 extras, roughly ten days of shooting from September 10, 2012, per the production's notice to residents. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Stonehenge and the strange readings (2013)
Erik is found acting erratically at the stones and is taken in for questioning, while Darcy and Ian follow the trail of strange readings.
Set in Stonehenge — Erik is found acting erratically at the stones; Darcy and Ian follow the trail of strange readings. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Stonehenge, near Amesbury — Listed as a filming location; set construction began here at the end of August 2012. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The abandoned place in London (2013)
Darcy and Ian search an abandoned area where a sudden event stuns them, while Jane is caught in a confrontation with police. Thor appears and takes her away between worlds.
Set in Abandoned factory, London — Jane is caught in a confrontation with police at an abandoned area; Thor appears.
Filmed at Old Vinyl Factory, Hayes — Disused former EMI factory in Hayes (Hillingdon), named by the location manager as the abandoned London factory of the Jane scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Thor and Loki return to Svartalfheim (2013)
Thor and Loki make an uneasy deal and flee Asgard in a stolen ship. On Svartalfheim, Loki offers Jane to Malekith, and a fight over the Aether follows.
Set in Svartalfheim — Thor and Loki flee Asgard in a stolen ship and reach the Dark Elves' ruined world.
Per the location manager the Iceland unit filmed for about a week, a couple of hours' drive from Reykjavik, and first snow fell during the shoot. Skógafoss is also listed for this film on Wikipedia's list of films shot in Iceland.
Filmed at Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon, Iceland — One of four Icelandic filming sites for Svartalfheim; Double Negative added ruins, mountains, ships and skies. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Skógafoss, Iceland — Waterfall named among the Icelandic filming sites. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Dómadalur, Iceland — Valley named among the Icelandic filming sites. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Skeiðarársandur, Iceland — Glacial outwash plain named among the Icelandic filming sites. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The plan in London (2013)
Jane, Erik and Darcy plan to use the Convergence's gravitational effects and the Ancients' map to stop Malekith.
Set in London (Jane, Erik and Darcy regroup) — Jane, Erik and Darcy plan around the Convergence. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Borough Market has occupied its Southwark site since at least the 12th century; the present buildings were built in the 1850s.
Filmed at Borough Market, Southwark — Listed as a London filming location; the film's list does not say which scene was shot here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Borough Market has occupied its Southwark site since at least the 12th century; present buildings date from the 1850s.
The Convergence at Greenwich (2013)
As the Convergence builds, Thor confronts Malekith in a battle that begins at the Greenwich site.
Set in Greenwich — Thor confronts Malekith as the Convergence builds. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Christopher Wren's former Greenwich Hospital, built 1696-1712, later a naval college from 1873 to 1998.
Filmed at Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich — Filming began here in late October 2012; the location manager says this is where the climactic final battle was shot, with some building-destruction scenes done on a separate replica set. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Free to walk through the grounds in Greenwich, next to the Thames.
Filmed at Wembley (warehouse) — London anomaly scene with a floating cement mixer (same sequence as the abandoned factory is our assumption) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Borough Market, Southwark — Not stated Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Thor — The Asgardian prince who must stop the Dark Elves from reclaiming the Aether.
- Jane Foster — An astrophysicist in London who is infected by the Aether.
- Loki — Thor's imprisoned adoptive brother, whom Thor needs and does not trust.
Questions answered on the map
- Where in Iceland was Svartalfheim, the Dark Elves' world, filmed?
- Where was the Convergence battle really filmed?