Thor: Love and Thunder Gets an ‘MCU-First’ Rating for “Intense Violence and Action”

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After Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Thor: Love and Thunder is the next major MCU movie coming this summer. It is the fourth installment in the Thor line of films and has a top-notch star cast. Thor 4 is a romantic-comedy-adventure film, yet it got a PG-13 rating. A few partially nude shots of Chris Hemsworth might have played a contributory role in this.

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Thor: Love and Thunder Gets rated PG-13

Thor: Love and Thunder gets pg-13 rating
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The film’s trailer had an ending scene that showed a partially nude Chris Hemsworth. Moreover, when the IMAX trailer was released an expanded look at Hemsworth’s physique was revealed. Thor: Love and Thunder has now received its official rating: PG-13. This is due to: “intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, language, some suggestive material, and partial nudity.” No doubt, MCU films have received PG-13 ratings before, however, what is new with Thor 4 is the added reason of “partial nudity”.

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As aforementioned, scenes revealed in the trailers show Hemsworth partially nude in some shots. Earlier, Eternals had the MCU’s first sex scene. However, since there was no nudity in it, it maintained its PG-13 rating. What do you think of the rating given to thor: Love and Thunder? Do you think it is justified? Let us know your opinion in the comments section below. Nevertheless, despite its rating, the film is highly anticipated and promises to be a great watch. Hemsworth and Christian Bale’s performances look solid in the trailers. It remains to be seen how the film performs.

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Thor 4: Release Date and Cast

Thor: Love and Thunder gets pg-13 rating
Thor: Love and Thunder, a poster

 

The film, Thor: Love and Thunder, releases on July 8, 2022. It stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, and Christian Bale as Gorr The God Butcher among others.

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