Thor: Love and Thunder and the physique of Natalie Portman: "I was asked to become as big as possible"


“I was asked to become as big as possible. This is an incredible challenge, and also a new state of mind as a woman”, comments the actress.

Natalie Portman, the famous Israeli actress, and producer, revealed that during the filming of Thor: Love and Thunder – the fourth film in the Thor saga in which the adventures of the Norse god will intertwine with those of the Guardians of the Galaxy – director Taika Waititi le she asked to be “as big as possible” to play this new superheroine. A challenge that Portman has embraced with pleasure, reaping “significant benefits also as a woman” as she confessed. 

Incredible that this actress, one of the best of her generation, still has such humility and so much desire to learn and get involved, after such a brilliant career and with an Oscar award as best leading actress in The Black Swan. , 2010 film directed by Darren Aronofsky.

The actress defined her role in the new chapter dedicated to Thor in contrast to that interpretation that earned her an Oscar. A different challenge from the one she faced 12 years ago and which led her to train hard for 10 months with a personal trainer, to play The Mighty Thor. “In Black Swan, I was asked to become as small as possible,” Portman told Variety. “Here I was asked to become as big as possible. This is an incredible challenge, and also a new state of mind as a woman “.


For Thor: Love and Thunder Natalie Portman had to get involved

It was a revelation for her because it was like stepping out of her own element: “To have this appearance and be seen as big, you realize it’s so different to walk around the world like this” and she added “when you are little – and I think it comes from the fact that I started acting as a child – many times I feel young and small, the kind of person to slap on the head. And this leads me to see myself and introduce myself like this “.

The actress also responds to the numerous reviews and criticisms that this film, which will be released in theaters on July 6, has received: “No, they didn’t bother me. I mean, I also made it with The Professional [Luc Besson’s 1994 thriller, known as Leon in Europe]. He was massacred by critics and is now beloved. That movie and Star Wars are two examples of movies that when they came out, I thought: ‘Oh, my God, it’s going to be a disaster and then, 20 or 30 years, you love them later, “concludes Natalie Portman.


Source: Independent

Thor: Kevin Feige and Chris Hemsworth are open to a future for the character


Marvel Studios boss and beefy actor want to give the Norse superhero another chance.

Thor is certainly one of the most iconic and appreciated characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: the Norse god of thunder, played by Chris Hemsworth (Tyler Rake, Spiderhead), made his debut within the universe of The House of Ideas in 2011, at the inside of Phase 1 of the Marvel Strategic Plan. 

Well, over the years, the character has encountered several changes, and, especially with Thor: Ragnarok (2017), there have been some big changes. Now that Thor: Love and Thunder, also directed and written by Taika Waititi, is coming, many thought that the superhero was about to end his life on screen, but in reality, this aspect is not so obvious.


Thor: Love and Thunder arrives in cinemas on 7 July 2022

In fact, both Chris Hemsworth and Kevin Feige, current president of Marvel Studios, have hinted that they are open to any future development of the character. Specifically, in interviews reported by Heroic Hollywood, the two were particularly optimistic. In detail, Hemsworth said he loves Thor very much but is also ready to retire when the time is right to do so.

Whenever the opportunity presents itself and presents itself, I am simply open to any creative exploration that may happen, thanks to different writers and directors and so on. But I like playing the character, really. […] I’d like to go out before people tell me to go out.

The boss of The House of Ideas, however, relied on the fact that there are still so many stories of Thor that need to be explored and that could actually take hold on the big screen.

I know: there are many, many more Thor stories in the comics that we talk a lot about. And as we watch Chris Hemsworth continue to grow and evolve as a leading acting talent, I’d be thrilled to see how he continues to evolve this complex character.


Source: Heroic Hollywood

Thor: Love and Thunder – Thor and Jane Foster ready to fight in the new image

Image Credit: Marvel

Thor: Love and Thunder is the next big Marvel movie that fans await with religious patience. After the theatrical release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and the controversial reactions from audiences and critics, fans await the release – in July – of the fourth chapter of the Thor saga, the God of Thunder played by Chris Hemsworth . The villain planned for the next film is Gorr The Godbutcher, played by the great method actor Christian Bale. 

The film will be directed by director Taika Waititi, who has become a legend thanks to his total reboot of the Thor franchise. Thor: Ragnarok is in fact the film starring the God of Thunder that has had the greatest success with critics and audiences. In Thor: Love and Thunder, the news will be many and the surprises even more.

The first teaser trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder showed fans a first glimpse of the new hero played by Natalie Portman, known by those who followed the franchise as the former love interest of the mighty God. However, Jane suffered a great deal makeover, becoming the cinematic equivalent of a very popular story among comics fans, that is, plays the role of the superhero The Mighty Thor. 

Image Credit: Marvel

In the trailer, Jane wields a put-together version of Mjolnir and displays a physique truly worthy of the new Thunder God! A new image, released by Marvel Studios, shows the two Thor ready for battle, in costume! The two are truly a formidable couple and seem ready to face the dangerous Gorr!

As seen at the end of Avengers: Endgame, Thor will spend time with the Guardians of the Galaxy before returning to New Asgard. Not much is known about the personal arc that the God of Thunder will face, but one thing is clear from the trailer: Love and Thunder will be for him a journey towards healing, after the traumatic events in the Infinity saga. 

Speaking to AP, director Taika Waititi revealed that Thor will be going through “a midlife crisis”. The director didn’t go into details, but his comments suggest that the film will continue to explore the characterization of the Asgardian prince as he decides what his true calling is.

Source: Screen Rant

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