Christian Bale, who played Gorr the God Butcher in Thor: Love and Thunder, recently admitted that he was concerned about being shirtless beside Chris Hemsworth in the film.
“I did take a quick peek, and when I did, the first thing I saw was that he was wearing a G-string. Nobody wants to see me like that,'” I muttered to myself.” During an interview with TheWrap, Bale discussed his antagonist and what he had to say about him. “In the comics, he was also an insanely ripped bodybuilder. And in the midst of that, I was working on yet another movie in which I played a character who was really thin. I responded with something along the lines of, “Dude, nobody wants to see you with a G-string.” You are never going to be able to keep up with Chris, therefore there is no point in even trying to be in shape.”
This is not the first time that Bale has spoken about his worries around Gorr the God Butcher’s “G-string,” but it is the most recent time that he has done so. In a previous interview, the actor discussed why his interpretation of the formidable antagonist will look substantially different in Love and Thunder. The character, who appears in the comics donning little more than a black hooded cape, will be portrayed by the actor in Love and Thunder. Bale explained, “I was coming off of a picture where it had been essential to be sort of quite lacking in bulk.” “I was coming off of a film where it was necessary to be weak in muscle.” “After that, I looked at the pictures, and my first response was, “Well, that’s not going to be doable… plus this g-string thing that’s going on there.” In the comic comics, he appeared to have the physical appearance of someone who could be considered formidable.”
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Bale said, “And I responded by saying, “Well, you know, that’s just not going to be doable in the state that I’m in.” And we really have three days between the time I finish editing one video and the time I leave for Australia to go through the quarantine and do whatever else needs to be done. The epidemic meant that things had to be sorted out in that manner, despite the fact that I prefer to have considerably more time in between each one.”
Taika Waititi, director of Love and Thunder, referred to Bale’s Gorr as “one of the best villains” the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has seen thus far, despite the fact that the character is not an exact replica of his Marvel Comics equivalent. In a previous interview, the director explained that while they decided to “depart from [Gorr’s Marvel Comics] design,” they did try to “keep elements of the tone and the fact that he had the sort.” This was done in spite of the fact that they had decided to “depart from [Gorr’s Marvel Comics] design.” If one were to believe Waititi, “However, the focus was ultimately on his narrative. That was the one thing that mattered the most to us.”
It will be Hemsworth’s fourth solo feature in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the eponymous God of Thunder, and it will pick up after the events of Avengers: Endgame, which will be released in 2019. In the movie, Thor will team up with the Guardians of the Galaxy, Jane Foster’s the Mighty Thor (played by Natalie Portman), and King Valkyrie (played by Tessa Thompson) to battle the evil Gorr the God Butcher, who wants to wipe out all of the gods.
