Melbourne, Dec 26 : Veteran TV director Alan Taylor will be directing the movie `Thor 2'.

Taylor had recently directed episodes of the period fantasy series Game of Thrones, for HBO, the Herald Sun reported.

The 53-year-old has also directed episodes of the cable series `Boardwalk Empire', `Mad Men' and `The Sopranos'.

He has stepped in for `Monster' director Patty Jenkins, who dropped out of `Thor 2' citing creative differences with Marvel, movie news website Deadline revealed.

The sequel is due to start filming next spring for a November 2013 release. (ANI)