Natalie Portman Tessa Thompson On What It Really Takes to Act in the MCU Thor: Love and Thunder

In the continuing discourse of superhero movies versus cinema, Thor: Love and Thunder s Tessa Thompson ( King Valkyrie ) and Natalie Portman ( Jane Foster , The Mighty Thor ) describe the appeal of getting to play in the MCU from an acting perspective. Hint: it involves a certain lack of dignity. This Thor sequel is also a reunion of many kinds: Portman reuniting with Chris Hemsworth s Thor as his love interest who gets to wield Mjolnir, but also reallife friends Portman and Thompson reuniting after working on Alex Garland s Annihilation (2018). Both actors reflect on the differences of acting in movies of vastly different tones with your friends. , IGN, Thor