Thor: The Dark World Unveils First Official Look Behind the Scenes Thursday, January 31st, 2013 at 11:45am by Kevin Melrose (SPIN OFF)

Marvel has released the first official photo from Thor: The Dark World, featuring star Chris Hemsworth and director Alan Taylor on the set of the upcoming sequel. Behind the two, you’ll notice extras decked out in shiny Asgardian armor.

Opening Nov. 8, the film finds the God of Thunder fighting to save the Nine Realms from the vengeful Malekith, who seeks to plunge the universe back into darkness. Thor: The Dark World also stars Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano and Jaimie Alexander with Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins.

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British roots of stars Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor published Robin Turner, WalesOnline Jan 4 2013

The British roots of some of Hollywood’s biggest stars including Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor have been published online for the first time.

Millions of United States census records are included in the collection, detailing British actors and actresses who moved to the US during the golden age of movies.

The 1940 US Federal Census Records, now being published by family history website Ancestry.co.uk, includes the names of Elizabeth Taylor, born in Hampstead Garden Suburb, London and Port Talbot’s Richard Burton.

The files also include London born Alfred Hitchcock, currently being played in a biopic of his life by another Port Talbot actor, Sir Anthony Hopkins, who moved to the US to direct some of the best-known films of all time, such as Psycho and The Birds.



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