Thor 2: New Director & Writer Choices

Alan Taylor and Daniel Minahan are now the top two contenders being looked at to helm Thor 2 following the sudden departure of Monster director Patty Jenkins earlier this week says THR

Both men have helmed eps of the hit cable TV series Game of Thrones which follows Marvel's original plan to have Thrones Brian Kirk call the shots before he passed.

The trade also says that the studio was “in the middle of hiring a writer when the Jenkins exit occurred". Don Payne had written a draft and Sheldon Turner was among those being discussed to work on the script--but the new shortlist of possible writers now includes, John Collee (Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World), Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan) and Pulp Fiction's Roger Avary.

The sequel is expected to be on a larger scale than the first Thor film with double the amount of Asgardian characters and the inclusion of Thor (Chris Hemsworth) battling more mythical Norse creatures.

Marvel wants to meet a release on July 26, 2013.