Thor: Love and Thunder is easily the biggest movie of July 2022 as it reunites Chris Hemsworth with filmmaker Taika Waititi, who previously helmed it in its 2017 predecessor Thor: Ragnarok. Waititi previously hinted that the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film and the fourth Thor the film would explore universal themes in a relatable way without being overly dramatic. Thor: Love and Thunder, however, isn’t the only big Hollywood movie to look forward to in July, like the spy thriller directed by Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans. The gray man arrives July 22 on Netflix.

Shamsheraon the other hand, is Bollywood’s biggest release of July 2022. It marks Ranbir Kapoor’s first collaboration with Sanjay Dutt and is billed as a larger-than-life big-screen spectacle. Shamshera hits theaters on July 22, a week after Mithali Raj’s biopic Shabaash Mithu starring Taapsee Pannu. These two will be followed by Janhvi Kapoor’s Good Luck Jerry, which premieres July 29 on Disney+ Hotstar.

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But that’s not all in July. You can check out more films below – and you can dive into all the upcoming Bollywood and Hollywood movies on our entertainment hub. With that, here’s our guide to the May 2022 movies on Cinemas, Netflix, and Disney+ Hotstar.

Rocket: The Nambi Effect

When: July 1
Where: Cinemas

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect features R Madhavan as Nambi Narayanan, a former Indian Space Research Organization scientist and aerospace engineer who has been wrongfully accused of espionage.

The actor underwent a drastic physical transformation to play an elderly Narayanan in the biographical drama, which also marks his directorial debut. According to the trailer, Rocketry: The Nambi Effect is likely to be an inspirational story about an underdog who rose through the ranks due to his skills, only to be let down by “the system.”

Besides Madhavan, Rocketry: The Nambi Effect Cast includes Simran as his wife Meena Narayanan and Gulshan Grover as former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam. Rajit Kapur and Ravi Raghavendra play accomplished Indian physicist Vikram Sarabhai in Hindi/English and Tamil versions, respectively.

Filmed simultaneously in Hindi, Tamil and English, Rocketry: The Nambi Effect will also feature Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam dubs – in theaters.

Thor: Love and Thunder

When: July 7
Where: Cinemas

Hemsworth, last seen in the Netflix movie spider head, returns to the MCU with the lead role in Thor: Love and Thunder. The fourth Thor The film is billed as “bigger and better” than the franchise’s previous installment, as it will see the hammer-wielding superhero interlock with Christian Bale’s Gorr The God Butcher, the fierce villain who wants to annihilate all gods.

Besides Hemsworth and Bale, the Thor: Love and Thunder features Natalie Portman as Thor’s astrophysicist ex-girlfriend Jane Foster/Mighty Thor, Tessa Thompson as the King of New Asgard Valkyrie, Russell Crowe as the god Olympian Zeus and Jaimie Alexander in childhood Thor. friend Sif. Waititi, who directed Thor: Love and Thunder from his own script, appears as Kronan Gladiator Korg. Chris Pratt, Pom Klementieff, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper are reprising their respective roles from the Guardians of the Galaxy film franchise.

Thor: Love and Thunder will be released next Thursday in India in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.

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Natalie Portman as Mighty Thor in Thor: Love and Thunder
Photo credit: Disney/Marvel Studios

Shabaash Mithu

When: July 15
Where: Cinemas

Taapsee Pannu plays legendary cricketer Mithali Raj in the biographical sports drama Shabaash Mithu, billed as an inspirational tale about an underdog who broke barriers to become the pride of Indian cricket. Passing near the trailer, the Rashmi Rocket The actress managed to channel the former Indian skipper’s body language mannerisms, which may help the film come across as an authentic affair.

The cast also includes Mumtaz Sorcar as cricketer Jhulan Goswami, Vijay Raaz as a coach, and Devadarshini as Raj’s mother. Srijit Mukherji is directing Shabaash Mithu, his second Hindi-language feature film after Vidya Balan-directed drama Begum Jaanfrom a screenplay by Priya Aven.

Jaadugar

When: July 15
Where: Netflix

Jitendra Kumar (Panchayat plays Meenu, an unlucky magician with no interest in sports, in Netflix’s Hindi feature film Jaadugar. The sports comedy-drama revolves around the chaos that ensues when he is forced to prove his worth in an inter-colony football game to marry his lover, played by newcomer Arushi Sharma.

Manoj Joshi, Jaaved Jaaferi and Dhruv Thukral play supporting roles in Jaadugar. Sameer Saxena directs Jaadugar, from a screenplay by writer-producer Biswapati Sarkar. Amit Golani and Saurabh Khanna produced the film under the Posham Pa Pictures banner.

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Jitendra Kumar in Jaadugar
Photo credit: Netflix

The gray man

When: July 22
Where: Netflix

Shot on a production budget of $200 million (about Rs. 1,578 crore), The gray man is Netflix’s most expensive movie, making it a potential game-changer for the streaming platform.

The spy thriller revolves around Court Gentry (Ryan Gosling), a CIA black ops mercenary who is forced to flee for his life after uncovering the agency’s darkest secrets. The authorities quickly bring in a deadly assassin named Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans) to take him down, which sets the stage for a clash between the “hunted” and his “hunter.”

Besides Gosling and Evans, The gray man features Dhanush, Ana de Armas, Jessica Henwick and Regé-Jean Page in key roles. From what we saw in the trailer, these characters can add another layer to an already complex narrative.

Anthony Russo and Joe Russo conduct The gray manbased on Mark Greaney’s 2009 novel of the same name, from a screenplay Greaney wrote with Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely.

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Ryan Gosling in The Gray Man
Photo credit: Netflix

Shamshera

When: July 22
Where: Cinemas

Ranbir Kapoor, who last played Sanjay Dutt in the 2019 biographical drama Sanjuwill be seen alongside the man himself in period actioner Shamshera. The big budget Bollywood film, shot on a budget of Rs. 150 crore, has managed to excite fans with its visually appealing trailer, which features Kapoor as a dacoit who confronts the ‘evil daroga’ of Dutt, Shuddh Singh.

Shamshera also stars Vaani Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla, Ashutosh Rana and Ronit Roy in key roles. The film is directed by Karan Malhotra, who previously helmed actioner Agneepath and sports drama Brothers. Aditya Chopra produced Shamshera under the Yash Raj Films banner.

good luck jerry

When: July 29
Where: Disney+ Hotstar

Janhvi Kapoor takes the place of Nayanthara for Good Luck Jerry, the Hindi remake of her 2018 Tamil hit, Kolamaavu Kokila. The dark comedic crime thriller features the Gunjan Saxena actress in the role of a young woman from a financially deprived family, who is forced to enter the drug trade to raise money for the treatment of her sick mother.

Besides Kapoor, the film features Deepak Dobriyal, Mita Vashisht, Neeraj Sood and Sushant Singh. Sidharth Sengupta is directing Good Luck Jerry – it’s his first feature film as a director, and he’s working from a screenplay by Pankaj Matta.