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This weeks UK new movie preview 8th July 2022 - Thor: Love and Thunder and Brian and Charles - #thorloveandthunder #brianandcharles

Thor: Love and Thunder
This weekend, Friday 8th July 2022, there are 2 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Minions: The Rise of Gru, for the number 1 spot?

Here are this weeks new releases

  • Thor: Love and Thunder
  • Brian and Charles
Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder

  • The movie is directed by Taika Waititi, it is the directors 7th movie.
  • Taika Waititi also directed What We Do In the Shadows in 2014 which grossed £127.8K in the UK.
  • It stars Chris Hemsworth who also starred in Red Dawn (2013).
  • The film also stars Natalie Portman who was last seen in Lucy In the Sky (2019).
  • Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman have starred in 3 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in Avengers: Endgame in 2019, Thor in 2011 and Thor: The Dark World in 2013.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Brian and Charles

  • The movie is from director Jim Archer.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars David Earl who also starred in Cemetery Junction (2010).
  • The film also stars Chris Hayward who was last seen in SOS: Save Our Skins (2014).
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 2 new movies released

  • Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris - Friday, 15th July
  • The Railway Children Return - Friday, 15th July

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