Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Cast For Dual Roles In 'Thor: The Dark World'

Variety is reporting that Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje will be playing the dual roles of Algrim the Strong and Kurse in Marvel's Thor: The Dark World as one of the lead villains. Algrim the Strong was the most powerful of a race of Dark Elves, who is coerced by Malekith to fight Thor. After he's betrayed by Malekith and injured during a battle, Algrim is healed and transformed into a much more powerful being called Kurse, who is twice as a strong as Thor.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje joins the cast of Chris Hemsworth again donning the armor as the Norse god, with Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, Jaimie Alexander, Stellan Skarsgard, Rene Russo and Kat Dennings reprising their roles. Christopher Eccleston will play primary villain Malekith the Accursed, the ruler of the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim.

Disney and Marvel Studios have Thor: The Dark World set to premiere on November 8th, 2013 with Alan Taylor directing.