Christian Bale Set to Join Marvel's 'Thor: Love and Thunder' | THR News - video Dailymotion

The actor returns to the comic book genre after starring in 'The Dark Knight' trilogy.

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00:00Big Marvel news! Christian Bale is in talks to join Thor Love and Thunder.

00:04Details about just what character he would play are being kept under wraps for now.

00:08Chris Hemsworth is reprising his role as Thor in the film, and Natalie Portman is back in the mix

00:12with her character Jane Foster taking on the mantle of Thor for this installment.

00:16The movie, which hits theaters in November 2021, sees Taika Waititi return to the director's chair,

00:21after 2017's Thor Ragnarok, with Tessa Thompson also expected to return.

00:30As for Bale, the actor, of course, played Batman in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy,

00:38considered a high-water mark in comic book filmmaking.

00:41Bruce, this is Harvey Dent.

00:43Rachel's told me everything about you.

00:44I certainly hope not.

00:46The Oscar winner is currently in the awards season conversation with Ford vs. Ferrari.

00:51And how long did you tell them you needed? Two or three hundred years?

00:5590 days.

00:56For more on this story, head to THR.com.

00:59Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.