How Natalie Portman, 5'3, Played A 6-Foot-Tall Thor
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"As a 5-foot-3 woman, I don't know that I'm ever going to be cast again as a 6-foot character," said Natalie Portman
Revealing the professional secret of her 'increased height' in the upcoming movie Thor: Love And Thunder Hollywood actor Natalie Portman said that to attain nine inches she bulked up her body and walked on a special 'deck' for the film. According to Variety, Portman trained with a professional for about 10 months before and during the filming process. She bulked up her body and practised walking on the 'deck' for the role of Mighty Thor, which stood about 6 feet tall, about 10 inches taller than Portman's original height.
"I definitely got as big as I've ever been. You realize, 'Oh, this must be so different, to walk through the world like this. As a 5-foot-3 woman, I don't know that I'm ever going to be cast again as a 6-foot character, I really relished people seeing me as big," said the Black Swan actor.
However, as it was practically impossible to elongate one's body, the director of Thor: Love and Thunder along with his crew, devised a new method for Portman to achieve the required height for some of the scenes where she needed to walk with her co-stars, reported Variety.
Portman explained that the directors would 'build a path' for her that was some feet 'off the ground'. The actor's co-star Tessa Thompson who would reprise her character of Valkyrie in the film said that the special path was called 'a deck'.
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