Christian Bale's kids told him he HAD to take Thor: Love and Thunder role

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Christian Bale's children made their dad accept the offer to star in 'Thor: Love and Thunder'. The 'Dark Knight' actor has admitted his kids - Emmeline, 17, and Joseph, seven, whom he has with wife Sibi Blažić - wouldn't let him turn down the role of Gorr the God Butcher, who will make his live-action debut in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe film.

Christian - who portrayed Batman in Christopher Nolan's 'The Dark Knight' trilogy - admits it's the first time his brood has shown an interest in his career.

Speaking to 'Entertainment Tonight', he said: "This was the first time that my kids had really paid an interest in my choices. "We always sit down and make choices together, but this is one that I thought couldn’t happen. "They corrected me on that and they said, 'No, dad, you’re making this one. ' And I said I might and they said, 'Yes, absolutely. ' So I said OK. " And they were impressed with how it turned out, with the 48-year-old star noting that they "loved" the movie.

Christian's co-star Natalie Portman's sons was also pleased to visit the set and were even more impressed that their mom's alter-ego Dr.