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
Thor (Marvel Comics) Lee and penciler and co-plotter Kirby that lasted until the by-then-retitled "Thor" #179 (Aug. 1970). Lee and Kirby included Thor in "The Avengers" #1 (Sept. 1963) as a founding member of the superhero team. The character has since appeared in every subsequent volume of the series. The five-page featurette "Tales of Asgard" was added in "Journey into Mystery" #97 (Oct. 1963), followed by "The Mighty Thor" becoming the dominant cover logo with issue #104 (May 1964). The feature itself expanded to 18 pages in #105, which eliminated the remaining anthological story from each issue; it was reduced to 16 pages