Patty Jenkins (MONSTER) has left Marvel Studios' THOR 2, reports Deadline.com. The studio is quickly trying to find a replacement in an effort to hit its release date of Nov. 15, 2013. Word is that she is leaving over creative difference, but could end up helming another superhero film for Marvel.

Chris Hemsworth is returning as the Norse god. Writer Don Payne is also back. Kenneth Branagh directed the original THOR.