Chris Eccleston Is an Accursed Elf Lord (Also He’s Going to Be in Thor 2)
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As soon as the subtitle for Thor 2 was revealed to be The Dark World, it was obvious the movie was going to focus on the dark elves of Svartleheim and their king, Malekith the Accursed. While we don’t know if Mads Mikkleson was originally cast in the role — and it doesn’t matter anyways, since he left — but now the Ninth Doctor, Chris Eccleston, is in talks to take over the role. As always, beware of anything “in talks,” but anytime a Doctor is even thinking about being in a major superhero movie I consider it news.
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