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  • ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ to release a day early in Indian theatres 

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth’s much-awaited superhero movie “Thor: Love and Thunder” will make its debut in Indian theatres on July 7.

    Marvel India shared the news on Friday on its social media handle, announcing that the film will be released in the country on July 7, instead of July 8.

    “Get ready for the ultimate ‘THORSDAY’! Marvel Studios’ #ThorLoveAndThunder arrives in cinemas in India a day before, on the 7th of July,” read the post on the studio’s Instagram page.

    In “Thor: Love and Thunder”, Hemsworth returns as the titular superhero, a role that he previously played in three solo and four “Avengers” films.

    Filmmaker Taika Waititi, who directed the 2017 blockbuster “Thor: Ragnarok”, has helmed the new instalment.

    Waititi also reprises his role as Korg, a Kronan gladiator who befriended Thor in “Thor: Ragnarok”.

    Oscar winner Natalie Portman is returning as Jane Foster from 2011’s “Thor” and 2013’s “Thor: The Dark World”.

    “Thor: Love and Thunder” will also feature Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, Jaimie Alexander as Sif and Russell Crowe as Zeus.

    The film’s story is set after the events of “Avengers: Endgame” (2019) and will Thor attempts to find inner peace, but must return to action and recruit Valkyrie, Korg, and Jane Foster, who has become the Mighty Thor, to stop Gorr the God Butcher (played by Christian Bale) from eliminating all gods.

    The movie is produced by Kevin Feige-led Marvel Studios. It will release in Indian in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.

  • ‘Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ to release in Indian theatres on September 3

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Marvel Studios’ upcoming superhero film “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” will debut in cinema halls in India on September 3, the studio announced on Friday, August 20, 201.

    The much-awaited movie, directed by Daniel Destin Cretton and featuring Simu Liu in the titular role, will be released in English, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada languages.

    Attention all Marvel fans!Gather your tribe and get in formation.A new legend is going to rise!Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings in cinemas on 3rd September! Releasing in English, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada. pic.twitter.com/VP5thxontA
    — Marvel India (@Marvel_India) August 20, 2021
    “Attention all Marvel fans! Gather your tribe and get in formation. A new legend is going to rise! “‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ in cinemas on 3rd September! Releasing in English, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada,” the studio wrote on its social media handles.

    The film marks Marvel’s first project with an Asian lead, starring Chinese-Canadian actor Liu as the martial arts superhero.

    Set after the events of “Avengers: Endgame” (2019), the movie follows Shang-Chi who is drawn into the clandestine Ten Rings organisation, and is forced to confront the past he thought he left behind.

    The film also stars Awkwafina, Meng’er Zhang, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu, Benedict Wong and Michelle Yeoh.

    Hong Kong star Tony Leung is playing Wenwu, Shang-Chi’s father and the main villain in the movie.

    Cretton, known for directing movies such as “Just Mercy” and “Short Term 12”, has directed the film from a screenplay he wrote with Dave Callaham and Andrew Lanham.

    “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” has been produced by Disney-owned Marvel Studios.