Of course, at the same time Christian Bale is also well known for his love of transformative performances, and he even already has some performance capture experience courtesy of working alongside Andy Serkis on 2018’s Mowgli: Legend Of The Jungle and playing the panther Bagheera. Looking at it from a strictly Hollywood business perspective, it doesn’t make a tremendous amount of sense to take an actor of Bale’s Oscar-winning caliber and hide him behind the visual effects that would be necessary to authentically bring Beta Ray Bill to life. This leaves us with the Christian Bale side of the equation. If the movie featured a wide variety of different versions of Thor from all around the multiverse – a la the “Thors” miniseries released by Marvel Comics during the 2015 Secret Wars crossover event – it would make all the sense in the world to have Beta Ray Bill be a part of the party. This isn’t such a crazy idea when you consider that Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness is the film coming out just a few months earlier than Thor: Love And Thunder in 2021, and the rumors that the Taika Waititi blockbuster will be titled to the alternate timeline adventures featured in the Loki Disney+ series. But it’s a whole different game being played if Mighty Thor turns out to be a Jane Foster from a parallel timeline in the larger multiverse.
If it’s a case where it’s the Jane Foster we know from the first two Thor movies being transformed into Mighty Thor and carrying Thor Odinson’s hammer, it might not work so well if Bill happens to show up and is also worthy. It’s a lot less interesting that Jane Foster can carry Mjolnir if you’re also having the story feature other heroes who can do it too.Īnd let’s not forget that the concept of someone other than Thor Odinson using the weapon was just seen on the big screen last year when Captain America summed the magical, lightning-powered bludgeon during the final battle against Thanos in Avengers: Endgame.Īll that being said, the reveal of Beta Ray Bill could potentially work depending on how Thor: Love And Thunder explores the idea of multiple individuals having the power to carry Mjolnir.
It makes him a compelling character in the comics – check out Walt Simonson’s run for yourself to confirm – but given what we know about Thor: Love And Thunder, it’s easy to see how his presence might clash with what we already know the film is trying to do.
As noted earlier, the quality that Beta Ray Bill is most famous for (other than looking like a mutant horse) is that he lives up to the standards of using Thor’s mighty hammer as only a select few can.
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