Thor star Tom Hiddleston reveals he by no means auditioned for Loki

Tom Hiddleston could now be identified world wide for enjoying Loki within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, nevertheless it wasn’t initially the position he needed.

During an look on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the actor admitted that he truly by no means auditioned to play Loki. Instead, he went for the position of his better-behaved brother (and principal character) Thor.

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“At the time, they were looking for less well-established actors, so that the audience didn’t have an association – they just wanted people to see these new characters, these new actors,” he informed Fallon.

“The remit was, if you’re over six foot and you’ve got blonde hair, you could come and have a pop at it. So I actually auditioned [for Thor]. I never auditioned for Loki. I only ever auditioned for Thor, which is nuts.”

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He then revealed that the audition course of went on for about three months, and for that time period he thought he was nonetheless in with a shot at enjoying the God of Thunder.

Fallon then confirmed the never-before-seen footage of Hiddleston’s audition for Thor, which sees the actor lunge in the direction of the digital camera, with hammer in hand, and dramatically declare: “Remember, you chose this.”

After watching again the audition, he joked: “I think we can all agree that they cast the right actor.”

Hiddleston is now getting his very personal Loki sequence for Disney+, which is able to go into manufacturing subsequent yr.

Following Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki would be the second Marvel TV present to hit Disney+ when it debuts in spring 2021.

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