Tessa Thompson Confirms That Christian Bale Will Be The Villain In ‘Thor: Love And Thunder’

Christian Bale

Earlier this year, we learned that Christian Bale would be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a key role in Thor: Love And Thunder. Today, thanks to Tessa Thompson, we now know that he’ll be playing the bad guy.

Thompson revealed the news while speaking to ET on the red carpet for the Westworld season three premiere, saying:

“Christian Bale is going to play our villain, which is going to be fantastic. I’ve read the script. I can’t tell you much. Lots of exciting text messages exchanged between Natalie and I. We’re going to have fun. Taika is writing [and] directing. Some familiar faces. Some new people coming into the mix.”

It is not yet known which character Christian Bale will play, however, Natalie Portman‘s Jane Foster will be returning to take up the mantle of Thor. Chris Hemsworth will also return as Thor, so we’re excited to see where all this is heading.

The film will once again be directed by Taika Waititi, who scored a critical and commercial success with the last instalment, Thor: Ragnarok. The New Zealand director recently won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Jojo Rabbit.

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