Natalie Portman turns 41 this month, and she will celebrate with her starring appearance in Thor Movie 4 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The fourth installment of the Thor saga will be released this Thursday, July 7 in Mexico, and fans are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Thor Love and Thunder, especially due to the appearance of Mighty Thor, Jane Foster, who is played by the Israeli actress -American Natalie Portman.
During the official trailer and the new teaser published this Wednesday through YouTube, you can see a remarkable physical change in the actress, who has also participated in the Star Wars saga. Natalie Portman, 41, was introduced as the new Thor at the San Diego Comic-on convention in 2019.
Despite the fact that the film was going to be released in 2021, Natalie Portman prepared herself by reading the Mighty Thor comic series, where the protagonist is Jane Foster. Portman appeared in the first and second Thor films, partnering in the plot with protagonist Chris Hemsworth.
Physical preparation of Natalie Portman for Thor Love and Thunder
The actress revealed to Vanity Fair that her routine to gain muscle mass consisted of strength training, weight lifting and resistance to achieve the ideal musculature for the role of Jane Foster as Mighty Thor, in which she leaves behind her role as a damsel in trouble and we will see her as a great heroine.
"It was a lot of fun, I worked with a trainer for, I think, four months before filming and then obviously throughout the filming. It was very physical work," Portman said.
I did not call Natalie Portman getting so yoked for her role in THOR LOVE AND THUNDER that we'd have to consider her induction into the BAD ASS list, but here we are. pic.twitter.com/7FYbwVh7LI
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She also stated that after her physical preparation she noticed changes that she had never experienced: "You walk differently, you feel different. I mean, it's so wild to feel strong for the first time in my life," she explained.
Likewise, Natalie Portman had some obstacles to gaining muscle, since she is vegan and based on her diet she had to gain weight, so she had to consume vegan protein shakes. And by the way, she gave a sample that vegan diets are effective and healthy.
"A lot of people think we eat alfalfa, so I like to show that there are delicious, varied and easy things you can make at home that your kids will eat plant-based," she noted.
Taika Waititi is the director of Thor Love and Thunder
Thor is the only character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to have four films named after him, and for the fourth film Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson return, who had already worked with New Zealand director Taika Waititi on Thor: Ragnarok.
