Taika Waititi Says Christian Bale's Gorr in THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER Tested The Highest Out of Any Marvel Villain

We are just a few weeks away from Taika Waititi’s super anticipated Marvel sequel, Thor: Love and Thunder. The film is bringing us a new bad guy, as most MCU movies do, and this one is not only an Oscar-winner, but is also a former major superhero, having played Batman in the Dark Knight trilogy. Christian Bale is playing Gorr the God Butcher in Thor: Love and Thunder, and according to Waititi, Bale’s Gorr will go down as one of the greatest villains of all time.

In a recent interview for Thor 4 with Fandango Waititi explained: 

"I'd say he's the most sympathetic villain they've had. He's also tested the highest out of any villain that Marvel's had. Yeah he's a great actor. And the only other thing he's done is this film called Empire of the Sun. And that was his last job. He was eleven. It's been an incredible journey for him. Just to kind of help... sort of re-kickstart his career." 

Right, Bale seems to really be struggling in his career. Ha! Thor actor Chris Hemsworth added that Bale's performance is "scary" and that the actor brings "Exactly what you'd want, hope, and expect," in terms of a quality villain for Thor: Love and Thunder, saying:

"It's nuance, complexity, depth – a sort of quirkiness to it, which I didn't see on the page. And with any sort of classic villain, the fact that you find yourselves empathizing or asking questions that they're asking, or the ideas that they're posing, it's not just stock standard sort of evil villain. Which is great if you're playing the hero and everyone's rooting for the villain."

It’s nice to have a multifaceted villain with some depth, but I’m sure that Hemsworth’s Thor won’t have any trouble keeping the audience on his side. Thor: Love and Thunder is set to hit theaters on July 8th.