Christian Bale Interview: Thor Love And Thunder
Christian Bale is back in the superhero business, but not in the way anyone expected, instead sending shockwaves through Thor: Love And Thunder as its terrifying villain. The newest MU film is out in theaters on July 8, and it marks the first solo outing for Chris Hemsworth since 2017's Thor: Ragnarok. Filmmaker Taika Waititi has once again pulled out all the stops for the God of Thunder, this time setting him up to face off against Bale as Gorr the God Butcher.
True to his name, Gorr has been making his way through the cosmos and butchering gods with no mercy. With New Asgard in peril, it is up to Thor to stop him — but thankfully he's not alone. With ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) by his side wielding Mjolnir as Mighty Thor and his trusted friend King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) ready to defend her people, Thor is well-equipped for the fight of his immortal life.
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Screen Rant spoke to Bale about what drew him to the role of Gorr and the got him on board with Thor: Love And Thunder to begin with, as well as the inspirations behind his characterization, and unexpected whether he'd ever take up the mantle as Batman again.
Screen Rant: What a movie. What goes into consideration, when you're considering taking a comic book movie role?
Christian Bale: Yes. For me, it was Taika. I loved Thor Ragnarok, as did my family. We also all loved Jojo Rabbit, and then I had worked with Natalie and wanted to work with Tessa and with Chris. It comes down to that, really. I just went, «Great!» Loved the script, loved Taika's description of the villain. «Let's go do this.»
There was some potential scheduling conflicts. I said to my family, «I don't think it's going to work
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