Christian Bale admits not enjoying first green screen experience in Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder star Christian Bale talks about using green screen for the Marvel Studios film, saying, ‘the definition of it is monotony.’

In an interview, Bale was asked about his experience with green screen acting for the fourth Thor film. “That’s the first time I’ve done that. I mean, the definition of it is monotony,” Bale said. “You’ve got good people. You’ve got other actors who are far more experienced at it than me. Can you differentiate one day from the next? No. Absolutely not. You have no idea what to do.”

Bale continued, “I couldn’t even differentiate one stage from the next. They kept saying, ‘You’re on Stage Three.’ Well, it’s like, ‘Which one is that?’ ‘The blue one.’ They’re like, ‘Yeah. But you’re on Stage Seven.’ ‘Which one is that?’ ‘The blue one.’ I was like, ‘Uh, where?'”

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The Volume, a ground-breaking piece of VFX technology that almost eliminates the need for green screens, was used for the first time in an MCU film, Love and Thunder. The Volume, a sizable soundstage made up of multiple sizable LED video walls capable of showing computer-generated environments in real time, was developed for The Mandalorian by Industrial Light & Magic. The next Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania movie from Marvel Studios will also make use of this technology.

Since making his acting debut in 1987, when he played the protagonist in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, Bale has been in a number of highly regarded movies. Bale reportedly credited actor Leonardo DiCaprio with his success, claiming that DiCaprio initially rejected most of the important parts that led to him landing them.

Thor: Love and Thunder’s other performances had a mixed reception upon release, but Christian Bale was singled out for his portrayal of the villain. Despite the negative reviews, the MCU movie was a commercial success, making $760 million globally against a $250 million budget.

Disney+ is currently streaming Thor: Love and Thunder.