Release date changes for Thor 2 and Lone Ranger

Walt Disney Pictures has flicked through its Calendar app and reset dates for two of its big blockbuster movies.

Thor 2 was previously slated to bother box offices on 26 July 2013 but wil♉l now appear later that year on 15 November.

it has now been confirmed that Monster director Patty Jenkins will helm the sequel, notching up yet another leftfield directorial choic💮e for Marvel.

Meanwhile, The Lone Ranger was originally planned for a ♓21 December 2012 release before the project was cancelled. The newly agreed production 🐻will now hit cinemas on 31 May 2013.

The Gore Verbinksi project starts fi💙lming on 6 February 2012 and stars Armie Hammer as the Western hero and Johnny Depp as his Native American par🔯tner Tonto.

The cast currently includes Helena Bonham Carter, Ruth Wilson, Dwight Yoakam, Barry Pepper and James Badge Dale, although 😼it's possible a ch🔜ange of schedule could lead to conflicts and recasting.