Kenneth Branagh also directed the thriller "Sleuth" (2007), a remake of the 1972 film. At a film promotion for "Valkyrie" in 2008, Branagh confirmed that he would be directing "Thor", a film based on the Marvel superhero. "Thor", Branagh's return to big-budget directing, was released on 6 May 2011. In 2011, Branagh portrayed Laurence Olivier in "My Week with Marilyn", which nabbed him a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 84th Academy Awards. Branagh directed Disney's live-action version of "Cinderella" (2015). Branagh played a Royal Navy Commander in Christopher Nolan's 2017 action-thriller "Dunkirk", based on the British military evacuation of the French
Superhero film a retired superhero couple and their children, which did extremely well both critically and financially and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. In 2010 DreamWorks Animation released "Megamind" to middling success. In 2014, Walt Disney Animation Studios released an adaptation of the Marvel Comics superhero team "Big Hero 6". The same year, Warner Bros. released "The Lego Movie", which had Batman and other DC Comics superheroes in major and supporting roles. A significant box-office success, it was followed in 2017 by "The Lego Batman Movie". Superhero film A superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion