Natalie Portman talks about her shocking physical change for the new Thor movie
The actress returns to the saga of the popular Marvel character with a
renewed image.
The new official trailer for Thor: Love and
Thunder released last Monday finally shows more images of Natalie Portman in
the character of the Goddess of Thunder. The actress played Jane Foster, the
protagonist's romantic interest, in Thor and Thor: The Dark World, but her
absence in the third installment of the Marvel movies was notable. In 2019,
her return was announced with a role very different from that of the
previous films and for which she had to prepare with hard training
routines.
In the new trailer for the film we see a very muscular Portman,
especially in the area of her arms. In an interview with the US edition of
Vanity Fair, the Oscar winner for Black Swan acknowledged that training "was
a lot of fun." I worked with a trainer, Naomi Pendergast, I think for four
months before we started shooting and then obviously throughout the shoot,"
she explained.
Pendergast is an internationally certified Pilates
instructor, personal trainer and triathlete, so Natalie practiced different
disciplines to gain muscle volume and agility. "We trained a lot with
weights and I had a lot of protein shakes, it was a very heavy workout,
something I had never done before. Of course, my goal was never to get big.
It was all very physical, so we worked a lot on strength and agility,"
It is not the first time that Portman has been forced to
change her physical appearance for a film. Precisely for Black Swan, she
underwent strict dance training of five hours a day for six days a week, in
addition to a low-calorie diet. According to her, physical work "helps you
get into character and changes the way you move. You walk different, you
feel different... I mean, it's amazing to feel strong for the first time in
my life," she said. - Keep reading:
Unlike some bodybuilders, Portman has not turned to
animal protein because she is a vegan. "I have been a vegetarian all my life
and a vegan for the last six years," she said when collecting her award at
the 2017 EMA Awards. "I am increasingly committed to the idea that the way
we treat animals is strongly connected to our relationship with the world
and with the earth. We have to care about what we do, we need to put effort
into the food we grow and be aware of what we put into our body,
