Hollywood A-lister is unrecognisable in new Thor movie

Gorr the God Butcher is set to be the latest villain in the film franchise - and is played by a very familiar face.

A Hollywood A-lister famed for playing a DC Comics character has been spotted looking unrecognisable in the new Thor film.

The star lent himself to the Marvel universe to play the horrifying villain in Thor: Love and Thunder, coming to cinemas soon.

Gorr the God Butcher is set to be the latest villain in the film franchise - and is played by a very familiar face, The Sun reports.

An A-list movie star looks unrecognisable in the latest Thor film. Source: Marvel

Christian Bale is behind the terrifying-looking new character, who appeared bloody and scarred in the first-look trailer.

The actor - who is famed for playing superhero Batman in a number of the DC films - will fight Thor (Chris Hemsworth) in the new movie.

Teaser clips show Christian, 48, looking unrecognisable in a full face of heavy make-up to remove his hair and change his facial structure.

Scary character Gorr the God Buctcher emerges from a shadowy thicket in the two-minute-long trailer, showing the upcoming action.

Christian Bale stars in the new movie. Photo by Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty Images

Gorr appears to go on to destroy the entire planet as he squares off with other heroes, Valkyrie (played by Tessa Thompson).

“You are not like the other gods I’ve killed,” he tells Thor and Valkyrie as they engage in tense battle to save the world.

Thor fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of the new film since the last Thor film, Ragnarok, came out in 2017.

Thor: Love and Thunder is due to be released in cinemas on July 7 - with Natalie Portman, Karen Gillan and Chris Pratt starring in it.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and has been reproduced here with permission.

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