Thor: Love and Thunder sees the return of Jane Foster, played by Natalie Portman, following her absence from the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Thor: The Dark World. Not only that, but also becomes mighty Thor (Mighty Thor), acquiring the same superpowers as Thor. But this meant the need to make some adjustments to the physique of the actress. In addition to long training sessions for muscle tone, his height had to be modified so that the difference in height was not so great.
According to the comics, the Mighty Thor literally gets taller, over 4ft 3in. Portman, at 4’2″, needed a producer’s help to adjust to the height of the character he was portraying. Also, to reduce the difference between her and Chris Hemsworth, whose height is 1 meter 90 centimeters. The actress spoke about this in a podcast. D23 Insider from Disney.
“I am 1.60 meters tall and my character is 1.80 meters tall. I don’t know if it’s happened before that someone imagines a character being played by an actor or actress who physically can’t put themselves in their place. grateful for all the magical cinematography Marvel can do to make this possible in Thor: Love and Thunder. They achieved this by creating a platform,” he explained.
“We rehearsed the stage, paved the way and built a long platform, for which I am so grateful along with the team who were very generous. Then Chris [Hemsworth] and Tessa [Thompson] they had to walk on it and pretend they weren’t jumping on it. It gave me some very comfortable moments, but it allowed me to look tall in the film, so that was very rewarding,” she continued.
A few weeks ago, before the premiere Thor: Love and ThunderKevin Feige teased that Natalie Portman would look taller as the Mighty Thor. But that was the only practical effect they had to produce with the actress. All other physical changes were 100% due to exercise and muscle building.
Natalie Portman’s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, especially as the Mighty Thor, has been one of the most anticipated moments in recent years by fans and franchise enthusiasts. But Thor: Love and Thunder It didn’t get the best reviews, although we liked it a lot. If you don’t like it, there is an explanation.
Portman left the franchise after being disappointed with playing Thor: The Dark World, a film that performed well at the box office but received poor reviews. Apart from internal problems during its production that caused director Patty Jenkins to leave (amazing woman), he was replaced by Christopher Yost.
His return took place in stages. First through the reappearance of his character in Avengers: Endgame using discarded scenes from previous films. Later, he voiced one of the episodes of the animated series. What if…. Finally, ten years later, Natalie Portman returned to play Jane Foster in Thor: Love and Thunder.
