The advance booking of Marvel Studios' much-awaited Thor: Love And Thunder has opened across the country. It marks the return of the fan-favourite Avenger, Thor back on-screen after 3 years post Avengers Endgame.

Directed by Academy-award winner Taika Waititi, the film stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor along with an ensemble cast. Christian Bale is making his MCU debut by playing the role of Gorr the God Butcher. It also features Russell Crowe as Zeus, Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, Chris Pratt as Star-Lord, Waititi as Korg and Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, in her first appearance in the MCU since 2013's Thor: The Dark World.

Based on the comics by Stan Lee and Jason Aaron, the film's script is written by Waititi and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson.

Thor: Love and Thunder, produced by Kevin Feige, is scheduled for worldwide release on 8 July. In India, it will be releasing on July 7 (a day before US) in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.