Thor 4: Christian Bale's Gorr Was An Intense Presence On Set
Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson recall Christian Bale's intense presence as Gorr the God Butcher on the set of Thor: Love and Thunder. Director Taika Waititi follows up Sam Raimi's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness with the MCU's second big-screen offering for 2022. Thor: Love and Thunder will continue the God of Thunder's personal story in the franchise post-Infinity Saga, but it will also see the return of Natalie Portman's Jane Foster, who now assumes a new superhero persona as the Mighty Thor.
Love and Thunder will find Hemsworth's Thor taking a step back from the superhero life in the aftermath of Avengers: Endgame. However, his quest for inner peace will be short-lived thanks to the emergence of Gorr the God Butcher. Bale makes his MCU debut in Thor: Love and Thunder, and his role as Gorr is one of the most anticipated elements of the film. Aiding in this excitement are the stories that have begun to emerge about Bale's work on set, as revealed by his Love and Thunder co-stars Hemsworth and Thompson.
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In an interview for D23 Magazine's Spring 2022 issue (via The Direct), the MCU vets talk about how Bale conducted himself while working on Thor: Love and Thunder. Hemsworth cites how the Gorr actor's presence would be palpable when he walked on set. Meanwhile, Thompson teases how Bale found the balance between playing a really frightening villain in a fairly lighthearted film. Read both of their full comments below:
Hemsworth: The rest of us would be in our world of improvisation, comedy, and fun — then he’d walk on set, and we’d all look at each other and say ‘Oh, my God! This is really intense. This is really scary.''
Thompson:
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