Entertainment
27 July 2019•The Week Junior
ENTERTAINMENTNEWS
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aikaWaititi will direct the fourth film in the Thor
series. Hewaspraised for bringing morehumour
to the Norse god films withThor:Ragnarok.
ReportssuggestthatWaititi stopped working on
another project in order to direct the next Thor film,
which iscalledThor:Love and Thunderandisdue
outinNovember 2021. It’splot will be based on a
comic-book story from 2014 in which Dr JaneFoster
(last seen in 2013’sThor:The DarkWorld)takes over
Thor’s powers and hammer when he loses them.
Foster will use the name Mighty Thor.
Details about other MCU projects were
announced atComic-Con in San Diego,US, between
18 and 21 July.These included new filmsEternals
(out November 2020)andShang-Chi and theLegend
of theTenRings(outFebruary 2021).
Therewill also be new TV shows based on the
characters of Hawkeye andLoki.
Thor director to makefourth film
TaikaWaititi directed
Thor: Ragnarok.
MANUEL HARLAN
·SCOT
TRYLANDER
·JOHN MILLAR/NATIONAL TRUST
IMAGES
·OFFSPRING FILMS
LTD/BBC
·REX SHUTTERSTOCK
·ALAMY
Star Trek IV: The
Voyage Home
DVD, Blu-ray,Prime Video
It might seem strange to jump
intoafilm series somewhere
in the middle, but the fourth
of the originalStar Trekfilms is
so much fun, it’s agreat place
to start (and you don’t need
to know the characters or
back story beforeyou press
play). Released in 1986, this
is ascience-fiction adventure
with an environmental tale
at the heart of it. It takes the
characters from the futuristic
Star TrekTV series andplants
them back in the1980s.
It’s really funny,and
anexcellent film to start
with if you’relooking to
explorethis long-running
and popular series.
Thelegendaryspacecrewtravelsto
Earthforane nvironmentaladventure.
Star Trek IV: The
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FILM E
CLUB
THISWEEK’S
WATCHLIST
BMX:World
Championship
Highlights
2.20pm on 28 July,
BBC Two
Kyle Evans andKye
Whyte will be hoping
to securemedals at thecompetition in Belgium,
after winning gold and silver at the 2018
European Championships. Can they succeed?
Join presenter Adele Roberts to find out.
Animals at Play
8pm on 28 July,
BBC Two
Just likehumans,
animals enjoy playing
together.This new
documentary looks
at how animals,
including baboons,
chimpanzees, dolphins
and parrots, benefit from this group activity.
Scientists also look at how spotted hyenas
play tug-of-war torelax.
STAR TREK
UNIVERSE
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Howev
er,six films
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with the same
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LAUNCH
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EGEND
Thor firs
tappear
edinco
mics
in Augus
t1962, the same
month as Spider-Man’s
introduction.