'Avengers Age of Ultron' Release Date News: Marvel Film to Open Earlier in India, U.K.

Movie-goers in India and the United Kingdom will be able to see "Avengers: Age of Ultron" a full week ahead before its official release in the United States on May 1.

Walt Disney in India confirmed that the much-awaited superhero movie, a widely expected worldwide blockbuster, will be given the widest release for a Hollywood movie in India starting April 24.

"In addition to being released in English, the superhero film will be dubbed in regional languages such as Hindi, Tamil and Telegu, as is the case with any major Hollywood release in India," The Hollywood Reporter said.

The Marvel movie will be directed by Joss Whedon and will still star Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk, Chris Evans as Captain America, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye.

It will also feature Don Cheadle as War Machine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Quicksilver, Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch, Paul Bettany as the Vision, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.

Andy Serkis will appear as Ulysses Klaw, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Idris Elba as Heimdall, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Thomas Kretschmann as Baron Strucker, Josh Brolin as Thanos, Claudia Kim as Dr. Cho, and James Spader as Ultron.

According to the cinema chain EventCinemas, the film will run for about 160 minutes, or two hours and 40 minutes.

It will be more than 20 minutes longer than the first "Avengers" film, which spanned two hours and 23 minutes.

Other recent Marvel films have featured significantly shorter run times, including "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" (two hours and 16 minutes), "Iron Man 3" (two hours and 10 minutes), "Guardians of the Galaxy" (two hours and two minutes) and "Thor: Dark World" (one hour and 52 minutes), according to Design&Trend.