Thor: Love and Thunder fan art has used Christian Bale’s Gorr the God Butcher to parody a famous moment from the actor’s iconic turn as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho. Taika Waititi’s upcoming sequel to Thor: Ragnarok is one of the most highly anticipated offerings from Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Chris Hemsworth returning in the titular role as the God of Thunder. The fourth installment sees Thor on a journey to find inner peace until the sinister Gorr the God Butcher threatens to eliminate all of gods across the universe.
The trailer for the film recently released and promises an exhilarating thrill-ride featuring appearances from the Guardians of the Galaxy, Valkyrie, Korg and Jane Foster as ‘The Mighty Thor’ complete with a reassembled Mijolnir. The release of the trailer marks the shortest period of time between a trailer for a Marvel Studios feature and its release, with the film only being a few months away from a July release date. The trailer notably didn’t include the film’s villain, Gorr, played by Christian Bale in a return to comic book movies since his portrayal of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy.
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Now, artist, Ahmad Safwan, has produced a piece that combines Bale’s upcoming villain with one of his most famous roles, American Psycho’s Patrick Bateman. The image sees Gorr with a manic smile on his face as he lifts his sword, All-Black, prepared to strike, with the caption “Hey Thor.” This is an explicit parody of the famous moment from American Psycho, in which Bale’s Bateman cheerfully bludgeons Jared Leto’s Paul Allen with an axe while listening to “Hip to be Square” by Huey
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