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He added that the government was always engaged in monitoring movie and social media platforms for LGBTQ+ content, saying they “would take severe action against individuals found promoting such elements.” Now an answer has been given by the country’s Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Zahidi Zainul Abidin. Movie theaters in Malaysia previously gave updates on the situation of Thor 4’s release, and the LPF’s (Malaysia’s movie distribution authority) reported stance on the situation. While not explicitly leaning into portraying LGBTQ+ characters in the way Chloé Zhao’s Eternals (2021) did, Thor: Love and Thunder did explore the romantic nature of both Thompson’s Valkyrie and the male/male Kronan baby-making ritual described and performed by Korg. The involvement of LGBTQ+ content has seen Thor: Love and Thunder, like other Marvel Comics-inspired MCU projects, shut out of multiple territories including China, Kuwait, and Malaysia. Thor: Love and Thunder caught audiences up on Thor’s adventures with the Guardians of the Galaxy post- Avengers: Endgame (2019), before drawing the Asgardian into a plot surrounding the universe-wide attacks on Gods and teaming him up once more with King of New Asgard, King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Portman’s Mighty Thor, and Waititi’s Korg. Jane Foster/Mighty Thor, and the debut of Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale) and Zeus (Russell Crowe). Not just for the director’s trademark comedy and all-around goofy reboot of Thor Odinson, played by a very capable and dynamic Chris Hemsworth, but the return of Natalie Portman as Dr. Waititi’s second outing at the helm of a Thor feature film was much-anticipated. With The Walt Disney Company pulling the release of the fourth Thor installment from Malaysia just last month, it has now been made clear why the movie was not allowed to be distributed. However, the cancelation of the movie’s release in various territories, notably China, has left the Marvel Cinematic Universe movie out of potentially millions.
