Disney
India
on
Tuesday
announced
the
release
dates
of
some
of
the
studio's
most
awaited
tentpoles
films
like
"Doctor
Strange:
Multiverse
Of
Madness",
"Thor:
Love
and
Thunder",
"Black
Panther:
Wakanda
Forever" and
the
sequel
to
"Avatar".
The
slate
for
2021-2022
will
kickstart
with
the
big
ticket
Diwali
release,
Marvel
Studios'
"Eternals",
directed
by
Oscar
winner
Chloe
Zhao.
The
superhero
spectacle
will
be
released
on
November
5
in
six
languages
-
English,
Hindi,
Tamil,
Telugu,
Kannada
and
Malayalam.
Marvel
Studios'
"Doctor
Strange:
Multiverse
Of
Madness" will
hit
the
screens
on
March
25,
next
year,
followed
by
"Thor:
Love
and
Thunder"
on
May
6.
"Black
Panther:
Wakanda
Forever",
starring
Lupita
Nyong'o
and
Letitia
Wright,
is
scheduled
to
be
released
theatrically
on
July
8.
The
Ryan
Coogler
directorial
is
a
sequel
to
the
2018
"Black
Panther",
which
was
the
first
superhero
film
to
feature
a
virtually
all-black
cast,
led
by
the
late
Chadwick
Boseman.
Marvel's
"Blade",
headlined
by
Mahershala
Ali,
will
be
released
on
October
7,
2022.
Directed
by
Bassam
Tariq,
the
film
will
see
Ali
play
the
titular
vampire
hunter
in
the
new
movie,
taking
over
from
actor
Wesley
Snipes,
who
essayed
the
role
in
the
1998
hit
and
its
two
sequels.
"The
Marvels",
starring
Brie
Larson,
Iman
Vellani
and
Teyonah
Parris,
will
hit
the
screens
on
November
11,
2022.
Veteran
filmmaker
James
Cameron's
ambitious
sequel
to
the
blockbuster
"Avatar" will
release
theatrically
on
December
16,
next
year.
The
film
marks
the
return
of
original
stars
Sigourney
Weaver,
Sam
Worthington
and
Zoe
Saldana.
Kate
Winslet
and
Cliff
Curtis
are
the
new
additions
to
the
cast.
Bikram
Duggal,
Vice
President
and
Head
of
Studios,
Star
and
Disney
India,
said
Disney
will
stay
committed
to
bringing
"unique
stories"
that
will
entertain
audiences
across
the
country.
"In
the
coming
months
we
will
have
an
exciting
slate
that
includes
many
Super
Hero
spectacles
ushering
in
the
new
phase
of
the
Marvel
Cinematic
Universe
starting
with
the
release
of
'Eternals'
this
Diwali.
"Cinema
has
always
been
a
key
medium
that
brings
people
together
for
memorable
experiences,
and
we
are
looking
forward
to
creating
magic
on
the
big
screen
once
again
with
our
diverse
and
exciting
content," the
statement
read.
Apart
from
"Eternals",
releases
from
the
studio
for
2021
include
period
drama
"The
Last
Duel",
scheduled
for
October
22;
computer-animated
comedy
adventure
"Ron's
Gone
Wrong"
on
October
29;
Walt
Disney
Animation
Studios'
"Encanto"
on
November
26;
Steven
Spielberg's
"West
Side
Story"
on
December
10,
and
20th
Century
Studios'
"The
King’s
Man"
on
December
24.
The
20th
Century
Studios
will
start
2022
with
the
much-awaited
"Death
on
the
Nile".
Directed
by
Kenneth
Branagh,
who
reprises
his
role
of
detective
Hercule
Poirot,
the
film
will
release
theatrically
on
February
11.
It
also
stars
Tom
Bateman,
Gal
Gadot,
Armie
Hammer
and
Ali
Fazal
among
others.
Disney.Pixar's
"Turning
Red"
will
open
on
March
11
while
the
studio's
other
outing,
"Lightyear",
will
be
released
on
June
17.
Disney
India
recently
released
Simu
Liu-fronted
"Shang-Chi
and
the
Legend
of
the
Ten
Rings",
Ryan
Reynolds'
"Free
Guy"
and
"Jungle
Cruise",
starring
Dwayne
Johnson
and
Emily
Blunt.