Love And Thunder Served A Very Important Purpose

“Thor: Love and Thunder” largely forgoes the visual depiction of Gorr the God Butcher seen in the comics, instead opting for a look that puts the focus on Christain Bale. While many have been disappointed that the menacing look from the comics didn’t make it to the big screen, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige revealed in the Disney+ “Assembled” episode “The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder” that there was a special reason as to why Gorr looks so different (via The Direct).

“Gorr the God Butcher has an awesome look in the comics … But had we done exactly that translation, we would’ve lost all of Christian,” Feige revealed. “So we made the decision early on that we didn’t want him to be a motion capture character,” he continued, before confirming that director Taika Waititi believed makeup would be the best option to bring Gorr to life.

Prior to the release of the “Thor” sequel, Bale opened up at a press conference by discussing why he doesn’t have the lean physique and lack of garb that the God Butcher sports in the comics. “I was coming off of a film where it had been necessary to be sort of rather lacking in muscle,” Bale said (via Comicbook.com). “And then I saw the images and thought, ‘Well, that’s not gonna be possible’ … We literally have three days between me finishing one film and heading over to Australia for the quarantine and whatnot.”