It's unclear exactly why the initial design was dispensed with, as it does make the character look a lot more intimidating, but unfortunately, it was not to be. It was ultimately discarded in favor of what's seen in the finished film. Park mentioned the resemblance, adding that the design was conceived years before the show aired. The design gives the villain a much more menacing and intimidating look, with long hair cascading down his shoulders, and a facial structure reminiscent of the White Walkers in Game of Thrones. Now, Park has taken to Instagram to reveal some early concept art for Malekith, which would have informed the design of all of the Dark Elves seen in the movie. Related: Thor: The Dark World Originally Had A Much Better Ending Additionally, the emotional heart of the movie's final act, the death of Loki at the hands of Malekith, was revealed to merely be a trick at the film's conclusion, ripping the heart out of much of The Dark World's central narrative arc. Despite a valiant effort from the actor, the character as written was fairly uninteresting, and at no point presented a genuine threat to Hemsworth's God of Thunder.

Who star Christopher Eccleston played Malekith.

The movie introduced Malekith to the MCU, a menacing Dark Elf who was the main villain, searching for the Aether. As a result, the movie has long been considered the least entertaining Marvel Cinematic Universe entry, and its low box office was a reflection of that. Unfortunately, the sequel, helmed by Game of Thrones director Alan Taylor doubled down on the serious mythology of the character without adding any real sense of peril to proceedings. The Dark World was Thor's second solo outing after Kenneth Branagh's first film introduced Chris Hemsworth in the role and The Avengers further developed his character. Marvel's Director of Visual Development Andy Park has posted early concept art from Thor: The Dark Worldof Malekith, and he's way creepier.

High elf concept art