{"id":15917,"date":"2022-05-24T11:07:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T09:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1649878"},"modified":"2022-05-24T11:33:11","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T09:33:11","slug":"thor-love-and-thunders-new-trailer-introduces-christian-bales-villain","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/thor-love-and-thunders-new-trailer-introduces-christian-bales-villain\/","title":{"rendered":"Thor: Love and Thunder\u2019s new trailer introduces Christian Bale\u2019s villain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 24 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The new trailer for <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/thor-love-and-thunder-release-date\/&quot;\">Thor: Love and Thunder<\/a> is here, and with it we\u2019ve got our first look at Christian Bale\u2019s Gorr the God Butcher.<\/p>\n<p>The villain was conspicuously absent from the film\u2019s first trailer which dropped last month but is seen here outlining his vision that all gods must die before fighting with Tessa Thompson\u2019s Valkyrie.<\/p>\n<p>The trailer begins with narration from Korg (voiced by director Taika Waititi) who says: \u201cKids, get the popcorn out, let me tell you the story of the Space Viking: Thor Odinson,\u201d before we go on to see the title character\u2019s reunion with Natalie Portman\u2019s Jane Foster \u2013 his ex-girlfriend who is now taking on the mantle of Mighty Thor.<\/p>\n<p>And at the end of the trailer, we see Russell Crowe\u2019s Zeus accidentally strip Thor naked while trying to remove his cloak. You can watch it in full below.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Marvel\" studios=\"\" thor:=\"\" love=\"\" and=\"\" thunder=\"\" official=\"\" trailer=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Go8nTmfrQd8?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Ahead of the trailer\u2019s release, Chris Hemsworth posted a video message to fans on his Twitter account, saying \u201cthis trailer is gonna blow your mind\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cThis film is incredible, I cannot wait for the fans to see it. It is the greatest thing I have ever had the pleasure and honour of working on.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Get ready everyone! Thor Love and Thunder official trailer dropping tomorrow <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarvelStudios?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@MarvelStudios<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/thorofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@thorofficial<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/KxcTU2IJq6&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/KxcTU2IJq6<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrishemsworth\/status\/1528578219036663808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">May 23, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>The new footage is sure to get fans excited for Waititi\u2019s sequel, the fourth in the Thor franchise, which comes hot on the heels of Marvel\u2019s latest big-screen release <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/doctor-strange-3-release-date\/&quot;\">Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness<\/a>.<\/p> <p>The new film is set to reintroduce Portman\u2019s Jane Foster, who in this outing can be seen wielding Thor\u2019s hammer Mjolnir as the Mighty Thor.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Hemsworth, Portman and Bale, the film will also star Waititi and Thompson, reprising their roles as Korg and Valkyrie respectively, as well as the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-cinema-release-date-cast-plot-trailer-james-gunn-re-hired-chris-pratt-marvel-disney\/&quot;\">Guardians of the Galaxy<\/a> cast who will be stepping into their roles once more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/FTWrwXeWIAABd8d-d4c96cc.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/FTWrwXeWIAABd8d-d4c96cc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1649958\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/FTWrwXeWIAABd8d-d4c96cc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;1500&quot;\" height=\"&quot;998&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Natalie Portman as Jane Foster\/Mighty Thor<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Marvel Studios\/Disney<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>One character whose return is uncertain is Tom Hiddleston\u2019s <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/loki-season-2-release-date\/&quot;\">Loki<\/a>, who remains dead in the main MCU timeline but whose variant is getting involved with all sorts of multiversal shenanigans in his own <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/disneyplus\/&quot;\">Disney Plus<\/a> series.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll just have to wait and see whether he shows up again here but one thing we\u2019ve learned of late is that in Marvel\u2019s multiverse, anything is possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thor: Love and Thunder will be released in UK cinemas on\u00a0Friday 8th July 2022. Much of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is available now on Disney Plus \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/c\/1236178\/564546\/9358?subId1=radiotimes-1576904&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fhome&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" sponsored=\"\">sign up to Disney Plus for \u00a37.99 a month or \u00a379.90 a year<\/a>\u00a0now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot;\">Fantasy<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. 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