Christian Bale has played both heroes and villains on screen and says playing the latter is much easier because everyone loves a villain.
While Christian BaleBatman still stands as one of the best iterations of the DC superhero on screen, the actor recently noted that playing Gorr the God Butcher in Thor: Love and Thunder was much easier than donning the cape and hood as the Dark Knight for a very simple reason; everyone loves a bad guy.
Christian Bale is one of the most highly regarded actors to enter the MCU, and while his take on Gorr wasn’t the monstrous creature seen in the comic books, he was certainly a star for his relatively short screen time. Throughout his career, Bale has gotten a taste of playing heroes as well as villains, and even some who sit on a teetering fence between the two, but when it comes to his MCU appearance, he certainly had no problem re-imagining the to become a villain, as for him, it’s a much easier role to play. He told screen frenzy:
“They do, absolutely. Not only do they have more fun, but they are also easier to play. Because everyone is fascinated by bad guys, right? The moment the bad guy walks onto the screen, no one is looking at the good guy anymore. All eyes are on the bad guy, so it’s a much easier acting gig.”
Thor’s latest outing came with some issues
although Thor: Love and Thunder started the year as a well-deserved billion dollar movie, when the movie arrived it didn’t so much bring the thunder as a hiss. Whether it was the over-the-top comedy, the lack of real story, or the continued use of screaming goats, there were plenty of issues Marvel fans discovered with the fourth solo outing for Chris Hemsworth’s original Avenger.
However, one thing that was noticed more than most was the comic book’s lack of accuracy when it came to the movie’s villain, Gorr. While his cartoon appearance includes a monstrous face, tentacles and claws, and a clothing style that can almost be described as butt-naked, his on-screen appearance has often been compared to a pale monk. While there’s no doubt that Bale was more than capable of creating the kind of terrifying villain that only someone of his caliber can execute without the aid of a host of bells and whistles, it left many wondering what it would have been like to see a fully realized Gorr.
That said, Kevin Feige has previously spoken about the decision to change Gorr’s appearance purely down to having a movie legend like Bale on board, and a desire to get the most out of his performance without getting lost in the crowd. a wave. from CGI. Of course, Bill Nighy’s role as Davy Jones in the… pirates of the caribbean movies proves that you can have the best of both worlds when things are done right, and for that reason Feige’s comments didn’t do much to change the minds of those who still wanted to see Gorr in all his glory.