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Marvel's Agents of SHIELD will cross over with the movie Thor: The Dark World in an upcoming episode.



The TV series and film will combine later this month, it has been confirmed. Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: The Next Generation) will direct.

The November 19 episode of SHIELD, titled 'The Well', will follow on from the events of The Dark World, which is released on November 8.

The official synopsis reads: "In the aftermath of the events chronicled in the feature film Marvel's Thor: The Dark World, Coulson and the Agents of SHIELD pick up the pieces - one of which threatens to destroy a member of the team."

A list of guest stars has also been released, although Thor's Chris Hemsworth will not feature.

"Peter MacNicol as Professor Elliot Randolph, Michael Graziadei as Jakob Nystrom, Erin Way as Petra Larsen, Toby Wilson as Neils, Alex Neustaedter as Maynard and Sylvia Brindis as Elena."

Frakes also directed an episode of SHIELD creator Joss Whedon's Dollhouse.