Oscar-winner Christian Bale has put away the batsuit in exchange for Gorr the God Butcher's All-Black Necrosword in the long-awaited Thor: Love and Thunder. In an interview for Total Film, Bale discusses some of his influences for the super villain and his big leap from DC to MCU, which, as it turns out, wasn't such a big leap after all.
Naturally a majority of the buzz for Thor: Love and Thunder centers around the big reveal of Natalie Portman's Mighty Thor and Thor Odinson's return to superhero-dom after his introspective journey and hiatus. There's a lot of excitement for fans seeing Thor essentially getting the band back together, but director Taika Waititi's newest film is also introducing MCU audiences to a new nightmarish super villain from the comics, Gorr the God Butcher.
Nothing jars an audience more than blending the horror genre into films that are primarily superhero action flicks and comedy. With Marvel, fans have seen more of this hybrid genre with The Evil Dead's director Sam Raimi taking the reins for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness sequel, as well as some horror-infused WandaVision moments on Disney+'s miniseries.
Fans recently got a frightening new look at Gorr the God Butcher and his toothy grin in Love and Thunder's most recent trailer release. With Gorr's godly vendetta, the stakes are high on a celestial level for Thor this time around.