‘Lost’ Actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Joins ‘Thor: The Dark World’ As Second Villain
Mr. Eko is going from the island to Asgard.Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, best known for his roles onLost, Oz,The ThingandG.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, has just been cast inAlan Taylor’s Marvel sequelThor: The Dark World. He’ll be playing a villainous dual role beginning as Algrim, a powerful Dark Elf who is manipulated by Malekith (Christopher Eccleston) to fight Thor (Chris Hemsworth). More info is below.
Varietybroke the news of the casting.
The brief spoiler explanation of the character, however, is that Algrim is defeated in a battle with Thor, develops amnesia and comes back as a more powerful being named Kurse. Considering Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Eccleston have both been cast, it’s almost certain this arc will play a major role in the film, set for release August 13, 2025.
In addition to the new villains,Thor: The Dark Worldalso returnsNatalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, Jaimie Alexander, Stellan Skarsgard, Rene RussoandKat Denningsto their roles from the successful first film directed by Kenneth Branagh.
This sequel will be the second Marvel film released in a post-Avengers world (after May’sIron Man 3) and should offer and even better idea of how events of that film, and the fact there will be a 2015 sequel, will play in this one. Thor’s struggle with Malekith and Kurse is sure to be epic, but will the cosmic universe ofGuardians of the Galaxybe teased at all? How is Loki going to play into it after his failed attempt at taking over Earth inThe Avengers? Even with the knowledge of the dramatic heart of this film, what I’m most excited to see are its connections to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole.
Either way Akinnuoye-Agbaje has been totally great in everything he’s done (even when the material isn’t as strong) and he’ll certainly be a worthy, intimidating comic-book villain. Are you a fan of the casting?
