Christian Bale will play a villain opposite Chris Hemsworth's God of Lightning in Thor: Love and Thunder. Tessa Thompson, who plays Valkyrie in the Marvel flick, revealed the actor, 46, had been cast as a malevolent as-yet-unnamed character while she attended the season three premiere for Westworld on Thursday. Speaking to ET, she explained: 'Christian Bale is going to play our villain, which is going to be fantastic.
Who is the villain in Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder has found its villain, and it’s none other than our erstwhile Batman himself, Christian Bale! The news comes courtesy of Tessa Thompson, who revealed the detail in a video interview with Entertainment Tonight.Thompson, who plays Valkyrie (all hail our new king of New Asgard) did not elaborate further, but did call the casting choice “fantastic.”
Previously, it was announced that the fourth Thor movie would feature the return of Natalie Portman. This time, however, she’s not only resurrecting her role as Jane Foster, but returning as Jane-turned-Thor, with her comic book counterpart having already lifted Mjölnir and taken on all of the Asgardian god’s powers. The news was revealed at Comic-Con, where Waititi handed Mjölnir to Portman onstage.
SDCC 2019 was also where news broke that Valkyrie would be the MCU’s first LGBTQ superhero, with Thompson declaring “First of all, as new king, she needs a new queen.”
Gushing about reuniting with Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi, she said they were 'going to have fun' and added: 'Taika is writing [and] directing. Some familiar faces. Some new people coming into the mix.'
Although she kept a tight lip on who Christian would be playing, she did confirm that her character will be King Valkyrie, and teased that she would be in search of a Queen to be by her side.
This marks Christian's debut in the MCU after famously playing caped crusader Bruce Wayne in DCU's Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). It was revealed at San Diego Comic Con last year that Natalie would return as Jane Foster for the first time since Thor: Dark World in 2013. The actress will pick up and wield Thor's hammer Mjolnir, making her the God of Thunder of the Asgardian deity.
Confirming the news with dramatic effect during the convention panel, Natalie came out on stage and was given the Thor hammer, which got a rousing response from the adoring fans. 'I've always had a little hammer envy,” she told the audience, as reported by Entertainment Weekly. The fourth instalment in the franchise is based on Jason Aaron's The Mighty Thor comics, which introduced readers to the female Thor.
Natalie was last seen as Jane Foster in a cameo in Avengers: Endgame, though this was reused archival footage that had been cut from Thor: The Dark World which the actress dubbed over for the film. The Jane Foster character was created by Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber and penciler Jack Kirby, and first appeared in the September 1962 Marvel Comics issue Journey Into Mystery. Thor: Love and Thunder is expected to be released on November 5, 2021.
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