Marvel has unveiled a featurette and a new character poster for director Alan Taylor’s upcoming sequel Thor: The Dark World.  The featurette delves into the film’s location shooting and massive sets, giving us a look at the production filming at Stonehenge and using Iceland as a double for the world of the Dark Elves.  It’s a fascinating look behind the scenes of the pic, and it’s promising to see Taylor taking a very practical approach to the film’s locations that will hopefully pay off onscreen.  Additionally, Marvel has released a character poster for Ray Stevenson’s Volstagg.

Hit the jump to check out the featurette and character poster, and if you missed Steve’s set visit coverage check out 50 things to know and his interviews with Taylor, Tom Hiddleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and producer Craig KyleThor: The Dark World opens in 3D on November 8th.

Via IGN and Marvel.

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Here’s the official synopsis for Thor: The Dark World:

Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel’s Thor and Marvel’s The Avengers, Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos…but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.