Christopher Eccleston Cast As Malekith The Accursed In THOR: THE DARK WORLD!

Christopher Eccleston Cast As Malekith The Accursed In THOR: THE DARK WORLD!

We have our Thor 2 villain -- Deadline report that British actor Eccleston (Dr Who, Shallow Grave) will play Malekith, ruler of the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim in Alan Taylor's Marvel sequel..

By MarkCassidy - Aug 01, 2012 05:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Thor
Source: Deadline

According to Deadline, Christopher Eccleston has been set for the villain role in Marvel Studios’ Thor sequel. The actor, probably best known to sci-fi fans for his turn as the ninth Doctor Who, will play the Dark Elf ruler, Malekith The Accursed. Obviously that also confirms the earlier rumor that Thor will be taking on the Dark Elves in the movie.



Eccleston is a fine actor, impressing in pretty much every role he has been cast in (the less said about Gi Joe: Rise Of Cobra the better), and is sure to make for a great villain. The choice of Malekith as the character might disappoint some fans however, as many hoped to see The Enchantress or The Executioner. But there is every chance one or both of them could also make an appearance too of course. What do you guys think of the choice of villain and actor?









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DaenerysTargaryen
DaenerysTargaryen - 8/1/2012, 6:06 PM
Thor's fighting the Doctor. BRING IT ON!
NerdyGeek
NerdyGeek - 8/1/2012, 6:08 PM
I approve!

LucasMend
LucasMend - 8/1/2012, 6:09 PM
BRING IT!! Eccleston is amazing
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 8/1/2012, 6:10 PM
What a disappointing casting decision by Marvel.
Coloso
Coloso - 8/1/2012, 6:11 PM
P O W !!!!!!!

Marvel bless you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jessepostal
jessepostal - 8/1/2012, 6:12 PM
love him! even as destro!
imnotahero
imnotahero - 8/1/2012, 6:19 PM
All in all, all things considered, Fantastic!
laughterman26
laughterman26 - 8/1/2012, 6:29 PM
I LOVED HIM AS THE DOCTOR, he was the best by far
csdot
csdot - 8/1/2012, 6:29 PM
sounds good to me.
YOUNGBL00D
YOUNGBL00D - 8/1/2012, 6:30 PM
@unkownherox were you joking when you said great film
Fogs
Fogs - 8/1/2012, 6:30 PM
Nice!

@Josh - what's wrong with him?
Durf
Durf - 8/1/2012, 6:30 PM
Nice. I love it, can't wait!
DraculaX
DraculaX - 8/1/2012, 6:30 PM
Shits about to get real
SunSp0t
SunSp0t - 8/1/2012, 6:31 PM
Great choice, make mine Marvel!
RamonSuarez
RamonSuarez - 8/1/2012, 6:31 PM
Nice backup choice after Mikkelson dropped out.
gepeto
gepeto - 8/1/2012, 6:33 PM
GREAT CASTING GUY CAN ACT...2013 MAYBE A BETTER YEAR THEN 2012
Talontd
Talontd - 8/1/2012, 6:33 PM
@Josh

What?!? Dude he is solid.

Dr. Who - AWESOME
Gone In Sixty Seconds - AWESOME
Heroes - GOOD
Othello - AWESOME
28 Days Later - GOOD


Why the hate bro?
Talontd
Talontd - 8/1/2012, 6:34 PM
Mikkelson would have been even better tho...
EasternWind
EasternWind - 8/1/2012, 6:35 PM
Love him! If this is true, I'd be very happy.
Coloso
Coloso - 8/1/2012, 6:36 PM
@Talontd I hear ya, but great recovery by Marvel.
gepeto
gepeto - 8/1/2012, 6:36 PM
THOR MAN OF STEEL IRONMAN and hopefully FOX who have got their house in order with AVATAR XMEN FIRSTCLASS PROMETHEUS PLANET OF THE APES can do WOLVERINE some justice since there last debacle ORIGINS 2013 could be a perfect year once again
PumpkinAle42069
PumpkinAle42069 - 8/1/2012, 6:37 PM
Raymond Calitri
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 8/1/2012, 6:38 PM
Yessssssssssss
TheTaskmaster
TheTaskmaster - 8/1/2012, 6:39 PM
I approve
Grayson7954
Grayson7954 - 8/1/2012, 6:40 PM
hell yeahhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!1
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 8/1/2012, 6:40 PM
Hmm... Never watch Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity: Rise of Cobra or Doctor Who (Nothing against Doctor Who, just not my cup of Tea, or temperature of Spotted Dick). But he looks okay. I haven't read much Thor beyond various collections of single issues and volumes and arcs of Avengers that spand over a decade and JMS's run. I'll have to go see what I can find with Malekith.
Ichaos
Ichaos - 8/1/2012, 6:40 PM
"Fantastic" The other Doctors have been great but I do wish they at least gave him one more season.

There are better names for Dark Elves than "Dark Elves" such as Dökkálfar. Saying Dark Elves is a bit cheesy. But it would be fine if they say it once just to establish it.

I hope they have Enchantress. There are only a few "good" female villiains and she is one of them. Why only a few no idea outside the fact it seems female comic characters outside Wonder Woman are being given more depth and some not very believable. Girl Power is fine and all but make super females believable at least. Male characters with very few weapons or powers is bad enough.
ultimatecomic69
ultimatecomic69 - 8/1/2012, 6:41 PM
awesome choice
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/1/2012, 6:41 PM
give him a shot,you never know he may surprise the doubters.
Sanderman
Sanderman - 8/1/2012, 6:41 PM
Great casting choice. I have a feeling this will be one of those movies where the sequel is twice as good as the first
novaprime
novaprime - 8/1/2012, 6:42 PM
this is gonna be amazing,.. first it was tom hittleston casted as LOKI THE AMazing lokii,...then it was hopkins as odin, hemsworth and hemsworth as thor now thiss.. maleketh is an AMAZING VILLIAN AND WAT A GREAT CASTING CHOICE FOR MARLVELS THOR!!!,..
DaenerysTargaryen
DaenerysTargaryen - 8/1/2012, 6:44 PM
So in 2013 Sonic screwdrivers will battle magic hammers. Bifrost vs Tardis. The Doctor vs Thor. Ohhh the Doctor who jokes I will make. :D
Hickspy
Hickspy - 8/1/2012, 6:44 PM
YEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS.

I'm excited.
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