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<\/a><\/p>\nThe new trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder<\/i> marks a reunion of sorts for Christian Bale and Russell Crowe. It\u2019s also interesting for the way it resonates or contrasts with the actors\u2019 previous appearances in comic-book movies and Bible movies.<\/p>\n
In 2007, Crowe and Bale co-starred in the remake of 3:10 to Yuma<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n By then, Bale had already starred in one DC Comics movie, 2005\u2019s Batman Begins<\/a><\/i>, and he went on to make two more, 2008\u2019s The Dark Knight<\/a><\/i> and 2012\u2019s The Dark Knight Rises<\/a><\/i>. Crowe, for his part, played Superman\u2019s father in 2013\u2019s Man of Steel<\/a><\/i> \u2014 which was produced by Christopher Nolan, who had directed Bale in all three of his Batman films.<\/p>\n Then, in 2014, Crowe and Bale both starred in Bible movies. Crowe, who had won an Oscar for his role in the Ridley Scott-directed Gladiator<\/a><\/i>, played Noah in Darren Aronofsky\u2019s Noah<\/a><\/i>, while Bale, who had won an Oscar for his role in the Darren Aronofsky-produced The Fighter<\/i>, played Moses in Ridley Scott\u2019s Exodus: Gods & Kings<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n And now, in 2022, Crowe and Bale are both appearing in a Marvel<\/i> Comics movie that ties into ancient mythology. Thor: Love and Thunder<\/i> \u2014 which brings back Chris Hemsworth as the Norse god Thor, a role he first played in 2011\u2019s Thor<\/i> \u2014 introduces Bale as the main villain Gorr the God Butcher, while Crowe also appears as the Greek god Zeus.<\/p>\n Because the new Thor<\/i> film is directed by Taika Waititi, who also directed 2017\u2019s Thor: Ragnarok<\/a><\/i> \u2014 a rather glib treatment of the Norse apocalypse \u2014 it\u2019s a given that the new film will be much more comedic than the very serious DC Comics movies and Bible movies that Crowe and Bale have made in the past. And the trailer bears that out:<\/p>\n