Thor (movie)

'Iron Man 3' rockets to second-best opening ever

2013-05-05 08:56:00

"Iron Man 3" surpassed everything except "The Avengers." The third Tony Stark movie from Disney’s Marvel Studios enjoyed the second-best opening in box-office history, grossing an estimated $175.3 million in its debut weekend, Disney said Sunday....

‘Thor: The Dark World’ trailer: Marvel meets ‘Game of Thrones’

2013-04-23 11:53:45

‘Thor: The Dark World’: Chris Hemsworth wields hammer in new poster

2013-04-19 12:33:02

Musicians picket Marvel Entertainment to protest outsourcing

2013-04-23 12:06:00

Captain America and Iron Man are hitting the wrong note with local musicians. Members of the American Federation of Musicians picketed Marvel Entertainment at two Los Angeles locations today to protest what they described as the "offshoring" of...

‘Superior Carnage’: Kevin Shinick discusses renewing the monster

2013-04-03 06:02:21

Don Payne dies at 48; 'Simpsons' writer and producer

2013-03-27 17:33:00

Don Payne, an award-winning writer and producer of "The Simpsons" and screenwriter of the 2011 blockbuster "Thor" as well as "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" and "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, said his friend...

'The Avengers' voted most overrated movie of 2012 by a landslide

2013-01-02 08:42:00

Sure, it featured one of the most star-studded ensembles in the history of comic book movies. And yes, it took in more box-office dollars than any other movie in 2012. But Marvel Studios' "The Avengers" can now also boast another, less noble distinction:...

Movie Projector: Three new films no rival for final 'Twilight' over Thanksgiving

2012-11-20 10:45:00

The Tooth Fairy and her friends will be no match for a couple of sharp-fanged vampires at the box office this Thanksgiving. After debuting with a massive $141.1 million last weekend, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 2" is expected to rule the...

Kenneth Branagh, Zaha Hadid receiving titles from Queen Elizabeth

2012-06-18 07:00:00

That's "Sir" Kenneth Branagh and "Dame" Zaha Hadid, to you. The birthday honors for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II were announced recently, and among those receiving titles will be actor-director Branagh, a Shakespearean veteran of stage and screen, and...

The Actors: Tom Hiddleston's memorable ride

2011-11-06 00:00:00

These have been scrapbook seasons for Tom Hiddleston — over the last two years the 30-year-old British actor has worked with directors Steven Spielberg, Woody Allen, Kenneth Branagh, Terence Davies and Joss Whedon — but there is one snapshot...

Reel China: U.S. film producers are engaging the Chinese

2011-08-24 07:00:00

China bought $91.9-billion worth of U.S. goods last year, including boatloads of medical devices, precious metals and electrical equipment. But when it comes to America's most celebrated cultural export — Hollywood movies — crossing China's...

'Captain America' a box-office trouper

2011-07-25 00:00:00

"Captain America: The First Avenger" outmuscled its competition at the box office this weekend, including Harry Potter, and had the most forceful opening of any big-budget superhero movie released this summer. The 3-D film, which stars Chris Evans as a...

Many special effects for the 2011 movie "Thor" were done in Vancouver, Canada. Chris Hemsworth, left, who starred in the film, portrays Thor and Anthony Hopkins portrays Odin.

2012-12-20 20:40:00

Natalie Portman Movies: "Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace"; "Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones"; "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith" Character: Padme, who becomes Queen Amidala -- the wife of Anakin Skywalker and the mother of Luke and Princess Leia.

2012-10-30 14:05:00

Chris Hemsworth and Jaimie Alexander filming in Surrey for the new "Thor" movie sequel in London.

2012-09-11 00:00:00