Natalie Portman talks blowout for Thor: Love and Thunder

In the upcoming movie Thor: Love and Thunder, Natalie Portman explained how being a superhero has had a transformative effect on her personal life, both in terms of her fitness regimen and relationships with her kids.

In a new interview with Variety, the 41-year-old discusses growing up for the role as her character transforms into Mighty Thor alongside Jane Foster’s muscular co-star Chris Hemsworth.

Portman compared the process to her Oscar-winning role in 2010’s Black Swan, where she lost 20 pounds through diet and exercise but now needs to gain weight and build muscle.

“On Black Swan, I was asked to shrink as much as possible,” he explains. ‘I was asked to be as big as possible here. This is a big challenge and also a state of mind as a woman.

This is the first time Portman has been asked to gain weight for a role and has previously revealed that she lifts weights and drinks protein shakes to get into superhero shape.

Her process of becoming a superhero has also gone well with her children—five-year-old Amalia and 11-year-old Aleph, whom she shares with her husband, Benjamin Millepied—who are delighted to see their mother at work.

“I feel like this is the stage in my career where I’m really trying to influence my kids,” Portman told Variety.

“My 5 and 10 year olds were so impressed with this process that they went to the set and saw me in a cape. It really did great. My kids rarely say “Please get down to business!” they say. Usually the opposite happens.

Transformation: Portman likened the process to her Oscar-winning role in Black Swan, where she lost 20 pounds through diet and exercise.

Elsewhere in the interview, Leon’s star tackles the issue of hot wage parity versus the World Cup.

“A side-by-side confrontation is rare since people do exactly the same thing and have the same employer and their success is objective,” he explained.

“You can see who won the World Cup, who didn’t, how many matches, how many goals. Statistically, it’s pretty objective.

Co-star Tessa Thompson also praised Portman for her work on equal pay and transparency.

Cover star: Natalie is featured in the latest issue of Variety where she talks about her life and career

Gorgeous: The 41-year-old wore a futuristic-looking suit for a trade magazine

“Natalie is the kind of person who will call another casting friend and be transparent about what she’s doing so she can help someone who is defending herself,” Thompson told Variety.

Add: “Like a real superhero I’ve seen Natalie do over and over.”

Portman also stressed the importance of having more female lead actors in the male-dominated film industry.

“It doesn’t have to be the girl in the movie,” she said. There can be many women with many different personalities and many different desires.’

Thor: Love and Thunder will hit theaters on July 8 in the US and July 7 in the UK.

Ready for a close-up: The actress looked completely finished in bright shots

Coming Soon: Thor: Love and Thunder hits theaters on July 8 in the US and July 7 in the UK.