Update: December 10, 2020
Christian Bale Revealed to Play the Villain Gorr the God Butcher in THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER
The highly-anticipated Taika Waititi-directed
Thor: Love and Thunder received a thunderous reaction when it was announced at SDCC 2019. Well, we hope you’re sitting because we have a new development of epic proportions from Kevin Feige, president, Marvel Studios, and chief creative officer, Marvel, from The Walt Disney Company’s Investor Day.
With Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Natalie Portman (Jane Foster), and Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie) returning to their roles, they will be joined by Christian Bale, who will portray the villain
Gorr the God Butcher.
The fourth film in the
Thor franchise, Waititi previously revealed, "When we were shooting Ragnarok, I was reading one storyline by Jason Aaron, called THE MIGHTY THOR. And for those of you that don't know that storyline, it's incredible and full of emotion and love and thunder. And it introduces, for the first time, a female Thor,” confirming that Jane Foster, played by Portman, will become the Mighty Thor, Goddess of Thunder.
Thor: Love and Thunder opens in theaters on May 6, 2022!
https://www.marvel.com/articles/movies/christian-bale-joins-thor-love-thunder-gorr-god-butcher