Tessa Thompson Says Christian Bale Is Villain in ‘Thor: Love

Looks like Tessa Thompson has damaged Marvel’s code of omerta and has confirmed that Christian Bale will play the villain within the upcoming “Thor: Love and Thunder.”

“Christian Bale is going to play our villain, which is going to be fantastic,” Thompson instructed ET on the Season three premiere of “Westworld.” “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.”

Thompson, who performed Valkyrie in “Thor: Ragnarok” and final yr’s “Avengers: Endgame,” additionally mentioned that her character will now be generally known as King of New Asgard.

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“She’s king,” Thompson added. “If she can’t find her queen, she’ll just be king and queen at the same time.”

Bale final wore superhero spandex in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” trilogy. The query of which villain Bale will play is anybody’s guess.

Taika Waititi will return to jot down and direct. The filmmaker directed the third movie within the installment, “Thor: Ragnarok,” which was written by Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle and Christopher L. Yost. Waititi additionally portrayed Korg in “Ragnarok” and “Avengers: Endgame.”

“Thor: Ragnarok” grossed $854 million on the worldwide field workplace since its debut in November of 2017 and scored rave evaluations from critics, reaching a 93% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes, in addition to an “A” CinemaScore.

“Thor: Love and Thunder” will hit theaters Nov. 2021.