Los Angeles: Actress Natalie Portman says she is very excited to take on the avatar of Mighty Thor in an upcoming instalment of the superhero franchise. The Oscar-winning actress is set to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Thor: Love and Thunder. The film sees her become the first female to play the superhero Thor. According to Portman, her version of Thor is not considered ‘Lady Thor’ but rather ‘The Mighty Thor’, reports people. com. “She’s actually The Mighty Thor,” the actress told Serena Williams in a recent Instagram Live session. “The comics had the female Thor when Jane becomes Thor, and she’s The Mighty Thor,” she added. Portman explained to Williams that due to the coronavirus pandemic, the upcoming film has yet to start production. “We haven’t started. More time to get jacked. Which I have not. I’ve got the carbo-loading down, but not the exercise part,” the actress said. Despite production delays, Portman said that she is “very excited” for the film, which will begin shooting in Australia in early 2021. “Obviously everything is weird because of pandemic time, who knows what’s happening. It will be exciting and I’m interested to see if I can gain muscle,” she said.