Christian Bale was apprehensive about returning to superhero films. The ‘American Psycho’ star is considered one of the most versatile actors. He is always able to mold himself into the shape of his characters.
There was no doubt he would do justice to the negative role of “Gorr the God Butcher” in his new Marvel movie ‘Thor: Love and Thunder.’ Though a tiny piece of fabric in the movie almost kept him out.
Christian Bale Did Not Want To Wear A G-string As No One Will Want To See That
Bale, who plays the character of Gorr the God Butcher in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder,’ told ‘The Wrap‘ about his costume. He talks about his character’s revealing outfit and muscular appearance in comic books which made him think twice about accepting the role.
“I did have a look briefly and said, ‘He’s got a G-string on. Nobody wants to see me like that,’” said the former Batman. “He was also crazy musclebound in the comics. And I was in the middle of making another film where I was really quite skinny. I said, ‘Dude, nobody wants to see me in a G-string.'”
The 48-year-old actor is known for his radical bodily transformations. He dropped a ton of weight for 2004’s ‘The Machinist’ and then packed on the pounds to play Dick Cheney in 2018’s ‘Vice.’ But before jumping into ‘Thor: Love and Thunder,’ he was coming off a project that kept him on the leaner side, and then there was the issue of his Marvel co-star.
“You can’t really compete with Chris [Hemsworth] when it comes to being muscular anyway,” Bale joked in a recent interview with EW.
Bale Gave ‘Gorr The God Butcher’ A New “Creepy” Look With The Help Of Taika Waititi
This hesitation on his part led him to brainstorm a new concept for the character with director Taika Waititi. A look that was less physically intimidating and more magically menacing. Bale wanted Gorr to resemble Nosferatu or the terrifying monster in Aphex Twin’s ‘Come to Daddy’ video.
“So I’m gonna be skinny and have a more supernatural vibe and creepiness to it,” Bale told EW. “More of a wee-wee, sort of creepy feel to it felt right.”
Then again, there was always the chance Waititi would have the final word on that G-string in post. “I always did think what he could do with this in front of a blue screen,” Bale told Total Film last month. “He could chuck on whatever he wants later on.”
In the end, the ‘Golden Globe’ award winner took to the screen to menace Hemsworth’s Thor and Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster/Mighty Thor with pale skin and a flowy, more demure robe.
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ is running in theatres.
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