Claim: Thor: The Dark World takes place in the shared universe of Marvel.
Evidence: 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-.