Composer Carter Burwell Departs 'Thor: The Dark World'

Briefly: As rumored in Monday's edition of Superhero Bits, composer Carter Burwell has officially left the next Marvel movie, Thor: The Dark World. Scheduled for release November 8 from director Alan Taylor, insiders say it was an amicable creative split and that a replacement should be hired soon. Burwell would have been succeeding Patrick Doyle, who wrote the score for the franchise's first film. [Deadline]