A reminder from Tom Hiddleston for the second time with possibly more denials to come: the actor is pretty convinced he won’t be putting on James Bon’ swanky suit. But the actor, who most recently starred in “High Rise” and AMC’s “The Night Manager,” is reprising his role as Loki for Marvel once more.
At a recent panel at Wizard World Philadelphia (via Comicbook.com), the British actor was asked about “Thor: Ragnarok” which is apparently shooting in July and will reunite him with Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Marc Ruffalo (The Hulk). It will be the first time Hiddleston has played Loki since “Thor: The Dark World” in 2012 and the fourth time he has played the character (minus cameos). Hiddleston spoke about what he expected about the role and also how a rematch with the Hulk could take place (you’ll remember The Hulk bashed him on the floor of Tony Stark’s penthouse at the end of “The Avengers”).
“Let’s not forget that it’s no secret that the Hulk shows up in ‘Ragnarok,’ and the last time Loki and Hulk were in the same room, it didn’t go very well for Loki,” Hiddleston said. “So he’s got a few chips on his shoulder, but it’s fun you’ll see.”
Sounds like a round two for the God of Mischief and the Green Goliath. It also sounds like ‘Ragnarok’ will be a radically different movie from the past “Thor” pictures.
“I think tonally it’s a big shift in a great way, more than anything we’ve seen before,” he continued, perhaps because of its unlikely director, who’s behind the hilarious vampire mockumentary, “What We Do In The Shadows.” “Taika Waititi, the director, if you know any of his work, yeah, he’s just an incredible sort of comedic talent, a lot of heart in everything he does, but it’s a very different Thor, it’s a different Loki. We go off on another world that we haven’t experienced before. It’s fun, but that’s me skirting around the issue because I can’t say too much.”
While we’re at it: What’s Jeff Goldblum’s contribution to the movie as The Grandmaster? “He’s a hedonist, a pleasure-seeker, an enjoyer of life and tastes and smells. I thought, ‘I can do that, I’ll bet!’” he told Empire. “I’m working on my part every day. I’m a sponge, researching.”
And in more Marvel related news, Josh Brolin aka Thanos has heard the idea, or read the treatment (it’s a bit unclear) for the (soon to be retitled) “Avengers: Infinity War” pictures, and he’s blown away.
“These Avengers stories all come down to this conclusion, and that’s our involvement,” he told Moviefone. “Basically, my character against everybody. And it’s really fun what they’ve chosen to do with the story. I think it’s brilliant, personally. I was blown away, and had goose pimples pretty much 50% of the time that I was listening to what was going on, and pretty amazed that I’m going to be involved in it. So it’s a big thing that’s coming up.”
“Thor: Ragnarok” hits theaters on November 3, 2017. The first “Avengers: Infinity War” film —or whatever they end up calling it— won’t hit theaters until summer 2018.