THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER Concept Art Reveals Very Early Design For Gorr The God Butcher

THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER Concept Art Reveals Very Early Design For Gorr The God Butcher

Marvel Studios concept artist John Staub has revealed one of his earliest designs for the villainous Gorr the God Butcher, which he created before Christian Bale was cast in Thor: Love and Thunder.

By MarkCassidy - Aug 22, 2022 05:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Thor: Love and Thunder

We've seen quite a few alternate takes on Thor: Love and Thunder villain Gorr the God Butcher at this stage, but this latest concept art features arguably the most comic-accurate design yet.

Shared to Instagram by John Staub, this is one of the artist's earliest designs for the character, which he came up with before Christian Bale was cast in the role.

"One of my first passes on Gorr the God Butcher before anyone was cast," he captioned his post. "There were a lot of questions on whether he would be fully cg or prosthetics, or a mix. so we did a lot of explorations on him. He was really fun to work on as he wasn’t your typical antagonist. He was a character dealing with great loss and betrayal. Thanks for looking!"

It's been reported that Gorr's appearance was altered because early make-up tests made Bale look a little too much like Harry Potter's Voldemort, and looking at this artwork, it was probably a valid concern! The Academy Award-winner did ultimately wind up looking sufficiently creepy as the God Butcher in the end - it's just a shame he didn't have enough screen-time to really flesh out the character.

Thor: Love and Thunder finds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey unlike anything he’s ever faced – a quest for inner peace. But his retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi) and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who – to Thor’s surprise – inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor.

Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.

Directed by Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, Jojo Rabbit) and produced by Kevin Feige and Brad Winderbaum, Thor: Love and Thunder  is now playing in theaters.

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GirshwinDavies
GirshwinDavies - 8/22/2022, 5:25 PM
Damn I like this!!!
VictorAlonzo
VictorAlonzo - 8/25/2022, 9:59 AM
@GirshwinDavies -
MARVEL PHASE 4: WE ALMOST⁶
JustBrootal
JustBrootal - 8/22/2022, 5:28 PM
Wow. I’m shocked they actually allowed this to get out. Now we know they actually considered sticking to the source material. Then again, would have been weird to have Hemsworth daughter taken under the wing looking like Gorr’s species….nepotism probably influenced the whole Gorr design ordeal.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 8/22/2022, 5:39 PM
[frick], that's perfect. Knowing Taika though, the Voldemort jokes would get old fast.
Origame
Origame - 8/22/2022, 6:10 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - he even said the comparison to voldemort was the reason he didn't go with a comic accurate look.
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 8/22/2022, 5:43 PM
I remember the first reaction my Mom and the rest of the audience had after the movie was over. "Christian Bale was outstandingly magnificent!". Hats off to Bale.
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 8/22/2022, 5:46 PM
Here's hoping both Titania and Namor finish off the year on a high note for MCU villains.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 8/22/2022, 6:01 PM
I’m sure by now you guys have heard me be negative about Marvel of late right? Well, it’s the consensus that I am concerned about. But let me tell you, I loved this movie. It took me weeks to watch it after it came out because of the negative reviews and a General apathy that began to settle in. I didn’t want to care anymore. But I also had my kids with me and I was talking to girls. Went on a couple dates. The first one didn’t like me I’m guessing because I’m short as hell, the second one did like me, But I ruined it. My kids went home to their mom, the chicks were gone, So I went and watched the movie. Loved it! Again I do not love that it brings down the consensus box office and rotten tomato wise, and I do have a nitpicks about the movie such as Zeus really not being that funny, And Hercules looking more like, you guessed it, Jerkules. But I was tickled every single time Stormbreaker pouted and acted immature. I’m a simple man.

And Christian Bale as Gorr was simply outstanding.

Didn’t like the goats either.

I like all 3 movies from NWH to this one. But it’s not just about me. The brand is getting hurt. The general audience is starting to listen to the naysayers. The ones that say it ended with Tony. That sucks. Like I said I like all three of those movies but I at least remind those people that what’s going on with Spider-Man is fantastic and they can’t just forget that because of some Internet negativity.
Origame
Origame - 8/22/2022, 6:12 PM
@TheWalkingCuban - honestly I have a soft spot for the movie. Sure, it's garbage. But I managed to see if after my dad died. It was the perfect kind of stupid fun I needed then.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 8/22/2022, 6:18 PM
@Origame - I’m sorry man. I did the same with Shang chi after my dad died. No soft spot cuz of it, but that’s cuz I blame myself a lot (heart attack after a hot night on my food truck, best night and worst night combined)
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 8/22/2022, 7:06 PM
@TheWalkingCuban - while I didn't love the movie, I enjoyed it and can't wait to watch it again. The goats annoyed the hell out of me, but flicked too hard will forever get a laugh out of Me.

I also liked the parallel between Gorr and Jane, and I like that Mjolnir, who was there to protect Jane, is ultimately what killed her faster.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 8/22/2022, 7:17 PM
@MyCoolYoung - must rewatch
Origame
Origame - 8/22/2022, 7:26 PM
@TheWalkingCuban - thanks. And I'm sorry about your dad. Shang chi was pretty good.
GirshwinDavies
GirshwinDavies - 8/22/2022, 7:34 PM
@Origame - So sorry for your loss. Hope that the road gets better
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 8/22/2022, 7:38 PM
@Origame - I won’t hate on it, the best of the 3 post covid MCU films, just didn’t love it.
TheLobster
TheLobster - 8/22/2022, 6:04 PM
Bale was criminally underused in L&T and to make matters worse - they went with the final design to allow him to be showcased more. Another misstep for Marvel who’s been making a lot of those in Phase Four..
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 8/22/2022, 6:04 PM
Separated at birth.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 8/22/2022, 6:20 PM
@Feralwookiee - it is in New York!

And in some states before birth
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 8/22/2022, 6:13 PM
Think it's smart they let Bale keep his nose, because otherwise (like this concept art) I feel he resembles Ebony Maw too much. Could be confusing, especially to the general audience
Spoken
Spoken - 8/22/2022, 6:25 PM
....Yeah I like the new look better.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 8/22/2022, 6:38 PM
I mean the main problem was not the look but the fact they butchered his storyline.
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