Thor Love and Thunder: Christian Bale in talks to join Chris Hemsworth in fourth Thor movie

Actor Christian Bale is in negotiations to join Marvel Studios Thor: Love and Thunder. If the deal is sealed, it would be Bale's first big franchise movie since his final performance as Bruce Wayne Batman in 2012's The Dark Knight Rises

By IANS
| Updated: January 7, 2020 6:27 PM IST

Actor Christian Bale is in negotiations to join Marvel Studios "Thor: Love and Thunder". Also Read - Priyanka Chopra hugs Lewis Hamilton, Orlando Bloom; poses with Chris Hemsworth and more celebs at F1 Grand Prix [View Pics]

If the deal is sealed, it would be Bale's first big franchise movie since his final performance as Bruce Wayne (Batman) in 2012's "The Dark Knight Rises", reports variety.com. Also Read - Jeremy Renner shares first selfie from hospital; Avengers star has a message for fans after his near fatal accident

The fourth film in the "Thor" franchise, which is slated to open on November 5, 2021, will be directed by "Thor: Ragnarok" filmmaker Taika Waititi, with Chris Hemsworth playing the titular superhero. Actress Tessa Thompson will also be reprising her role from "Ragnarok" as Valkyrie. Also Read - Henry Cavill BEATS BTS' Kim Taehyung, Timothee Chalamet and others to be the Most Handsome Face of 2022 [Check Top 10 list]

It's unclear what role Bale would be playing in the film.

At the San Diego Comic Con last year, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige said that Portman's Jane Foster will take up Thor's hammer Mjolnir in "Love and Thunder", and take up the persona of the Mighty Thor.

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Bale currently stars in Disney’s racing drama Ford v Ferrari. He won an Oscar on his very nomination for The Fighter, and was also nominated for American Hustle, The Big Short, and Vice. He’s currently up for a SAG Award for his turn as Ken Miles in Ford v Ferrari.

If the film follows the comics, Foster could end up battling Cul, aka the God of Fear, and also Thor's uncle. Cul is expected to be a strong villain for "Love and Thunder" and Bale could be a prime candidate to play him. Bale is, of course, no stranger to superhero movies, having played Bruce Wayne, aka the Caped Crusader, in all three instalments of Christopher Nolan's genre-defining Dark Knight trilogy.

He most recently appeared as real-life racing driver Ken Miles opposite Matt Damon in the critically-acclaimed drama Ford v Ferrari.

Natalie Portman will be returning to the franchise for the first time since 2013's "Thor: The Dark World".

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ByIANS
Updated: January 7, 2020 6:27 PM IST