Thor: The Dark World takes place in the shared universe of Marvel.
It is the sequel to 2011 's Thor and the eighth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe -LRB- MCU -RRB- films are an American series of superhero films , based on characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics.
Phase Two includes Iron Man 3 -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , Thor : The Dark World -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , Captain America : The Winter Soldier -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , Guardians of the Galaxy -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , Avengers : Age of Ultron -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , and Ant-Man -LRB- 2015 -RRB-.
