Ellen DeGenereshas the first look atNatalie Portmanas Lady Thor — kind of.
“So this is exciting,” DeGeneres, 61, said. “You’re gonna be Lady Thor! It was just announced. Does that mean that you have to, like, work out? You’re a very slight Lady Thor.”
“I’m assuming I will have to work out, but I’m just gonna wait until — I’ll be eating my burritos until they’re, like, calling me to the gym,” Portman, 38, responded.
DeGeneres then jokingly revealed that she had “an exclusive photo” of what Portman will look like as Lady Thor. The hilarious image showed Portman’s face superimposed onto Hemsworth’s Thor costume — complete with bulging biceps, facial hair and flowing blonde locks.
“The goatee is so good, thank you,” Portman responded, laughing.
“They said you have to have facial hair for this,” DeGeneres quipped.
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The Oscar winner was announced as female Thorduring San Diego Comic-Conin July. Her appearance in the fourth film in the Thor franchise will be her first since 2013’sThor: The Dark World, even though her character Dr. Jane Foster made a brief appearance in this summer’sAvengers: Endgamethanks to the use of old footage.
“Feels pretty good. I’ve always had a little hammer envy,” Portman told the cheering crowd at Comic-Con.
Marvel also announced more women-led films at Comic-Con, including a standaloneBlack Widowmovie starringScarlett JohanssonandAngelina Jolie‘s first Marvel role inThe Eternals.
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“Theycame to me with the ideaand said, ‘We have this idea for you that was a storyline in some of the comics where Jane becomes Lady Thor,’ and I was like, ‘This is very exciting!’” Portman toldEntertainment Tonightearlier this week.
The film will also starTessa Thompsonas Valkyrie, one of Marvel’s first queer superheroes, along with Hemsworth. It’s slated to hit theaters November 2021.
“I love Tessa and Chris so much, so it’s exciting to work with them again,” Portman toldETof her castmates. “And I’m very excited to wield the hammer.”
source: people.com
