As fans continue to wait for the highly-anticipated trailer debut, Chris Hemsworth took to Instagram to confirm that they have started doing the promotional press tour for Marvel Studios’ forthcoming Thor: Love and Thunder. In Hemsworth’s post, which you can check out below, he included a fun photo of him together with director Taika Waititi and co-star Tessa Thompson.
The film is currently slated to arrive in theaters on July 8. Its theatrical release will see the superhero film going up against no direct competition. However, it will be debuting in the same month as DC League of Super Pets and Bullet Train.
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Thor: Love and Thunder will feature the return of Hemsworth as the God of Thunder, Thompson as Valkyrie, and Natalie Portman, whose Jane Foster is now expected to take on the mantle of the Mighty Thor and will be wielding the iconic Mjolnir. Oscar-winner Christian Bale will also be making his return to the superhero genre as he signs on for the villainous role of Gorr the God Butcher.
The film will also feature a number of Marvel Cinematic Universe alums such as Jaime Alexander as Sif, Jeff Goldblum as Grandmaster, Waititi as Korg, and Guardians of the Galaxy stars including Chris Pratt’s Peter Quill, Karen Gillan’s Nebula, Sean Gunn’s Kraglin, and Vin Diesel’s Groot. Thanks to previous set photos, it has also been revealed that Matt Damon, Sam Neill, and Luke Hemsworth will once again return for cameo roles along with Melissa McCarthy and Russell Crowe.
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Thor: Love and Thunder is once again being directed by Waititi (Jojo Rabbit) from a script he co-wrote with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Someone Great), which will be the follow-up to Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok.
