Tom Hiddleston Reveals Crazy Reason Why 'Loki' Was Cut From AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

Tom Hiddleston Reveals Crazy Reason Why 'Loki' Was Cut From AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

As you may recall, Tom Hiddleston was supposed to make a cameo appearance in Avengers: Age of Ultron during Thor's dream sequence. Well, the actor spent a day filming those scenes, but the ridiculous reason why they were cut from the movie will definitely surprise you...

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By JoshWilding - Oct 05, 2015 09:10 AM EST


That's right, dumb test audiences are what robbed us of what was no doubt a very cool cameo featuring Tom Hiddleston's Loki in Avengers: Age of Ultron! As the Crimson Peak star explains in the video above, they for some reason assumed that the scene was leading to the reveal that the God of Mischief was in control of the android, hence why Kevin Feige and Joss Whedon understandably felt like it was necessary to remove it from the movie. It sounds like Loki's role was fairly sizeable, so it's confusing why Marvel didn't include the scene on the DVD and Blu-ray, but it could just be that they're saving it for that upcoming Phase 2 box set. What do you think about these comments?
 
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JamesMann
JamesMann - 10/5/2015, 9:19 AM
So they cut him because of stupid audiences?

Huh.
MrJillyMcBeam
MrJillyMcBeam - 10/5/2015, 9:39 AM
I guess I can see the confusion. I don't think the movie would have been much different with or without his short involvement.
marvelstudios
marvelstudios - 10/5/2015, 10:06 AM
Yeah kinda makes sense. But still would've been cool to see Loki in that Thor dream sequence.
Peel
Peel - 10/5/2015, 10:06 AM
That's the worst reason that could have been given.

Marvel Studios, you dumb [frick]s.
TheManFromMars
TheManFromMars - 10/5/2015, 10:06 AM
According to the Blu-Ray commentary, test audiences were also the reason why the Norn possession version of the cave scene was cut.
AndyCRK
AndyCRK - 10/5/2015, 10:08 AM
Awesome. Because of a stupid audience, we didn't get any Loki.
Gnoxorm
Gnoxorm - 10/5/2015, 10:08 AM
Not surprised?

I mean as DrDoom points out, the Mind Stone was used by Loki first, and also used to create Ultron.

Audiences are smart. It's all starting to crumble. Not their fault the writers come up with this stuff on the spot.

If Marvel didn't throw these random, wild "connections" last focking minute every single film something might actually make sense.

Between the awful humor flavor and hassloween looking costumes half the time, the only thing that's keeping me interested in Marvel Studios is Tom Hallond / New Spider-Man.
FraserB
FraserB - 10/5/2015, 10:14 AM
@DrDoom Very true.
lukehero
lukehero - 10/5/2015, 10:15 AM
Well Loki controlling Ultron would have made a lot more sense then Ultron searching the internet for a few mins and becoming pure evil.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 10/5/2015, 10:16 AM
Eh, whatever.
Fogs
Fogs - 10/5/2015, 10:16 AM
That would depend on the dialogue.

That whole Thor bath scene was very badly put out anyway.
Fogs
Fogs - 10/5/2015, 10:18 AM
@lukehero - to me he didn't become evil, but his original 'program' was already tainted by ultron. I dunno, that's what I got from it.
kinghulk
kinghulk - 10/5/2015, 10:19 AM
i wish the released the scene with the rest of the AOU deleted scenes
TheEpicJuicebox
TheEpicJuicebox - 10/5/2015, 10:19 AM
I wonder if the test audience is also responsible for our beloved Pietro dying
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon - 10/5/2015, 10:21 AM
Too bad test audiences didn't complain about the plot holes (some of which are explained via the deleted scenes).

I love Age of Ultron, but let's be real: it has flaws.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 10/5/2015, 10:23 AM
Wish Marvel Studios would release a directors cut, even if Whedon said he didnt care. I'd like to see Whedons finished AOU.
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon - 10/5/2015, 10:23 AM
Ultron should have existed as a personality-less AI controlling the Avenger Drones at the beginning of the movie. Then Stark and Banner use the Mind Stone to enhance him to full autonomous A.I. It would have introduced Ultron in the first minutes of the film and his turn toward evil would have been an actual pivot rather than him somehow being born that way.
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 10/5/2015, 10:24 AM
That's the General Audience for ya!
MileHighRonin
MileHighRonin - 10/5/2015, 10:26 AM
But how is Loki still in control of the Mind Gem? Does that mean you don't need to physically have the Gem to use it? Are all the gems like that, if you had it in your possession at once than do you always have a connection to the gem and its power? If that is the case than why did Thanos even bother giving Loki the Scepter if he could still harness its power without having it physically?

So I am still confused. Was the AI Chitari or the Mind Gem itself?
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 10/5/2015, 10:27 AM
Should've just placed the time gem in this film. But I think it would be better fit in Civil War with Zemo trying to go back to revive Red Skull or possibly rewrite American history. Highly doubt it'll happen seeing how packed it already is.
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 10/5/2015, 10:31 AM
Loki made no sense to be in the movie in the first place. The whole Thor side-plot was dumb.
exies7
exies7 - 10/5/2015, 10:32 AM
@lukehero every time I spend a few hours on the internet I become more evil, too :p
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 10/5/2015, 10:34 AM
I think Marvel should redo AOU without all those silly Phase III side-plots. The movie was too convoluted.
TheManFromMars
TheManFromMars - 10/5/2015, 10:38 AM
@lukehero

I don't know... Every other day I'm on the internet I feel a sudden urge to destroy humanity too.
thewanderer
thewanderer - 10/5/2015, 10:53 AM
don't mind it, the movie was still great without Loki, and it doesn't sound like his one scene would have actually added that much.


Plus, I would assume this saves a movie on his contract.
BigDaddyJinx
BigDaddyJinx - 10/5/2015, 10:57 AM
I think had they included his scene, as trivial or significant as it may or may not have been...even I would've seen a correlation that wasn't there or intended. Knowing Loki is already guising as Odin, one could conceivably see him acting as Ultron's puppet master of sorts...and that would've ruined the movie for a lot of people.

Scrapping the extended Thor bathtub scene was a bit off though, as that extended scene made sense where the cut version just didn't and seemed to be lacking (and now I know why).

Makes me wonder though, if Hiddleston's cameo, albeit brief, would constitute as an "appearance" under his contract if that same appearance were cut from the theatrical release?
Battabing
Battabing - 10/5/2015, 10:58 AM
Everything related to setting up Thor: Ragnarok was off. It would have been better if Thor's dream dealt with an underlying guilt at leaving his people and kingdom behind, not setting up Thor 3 and Infinity War.
MCUPhase3
MCUPhase3 - 10/5/2015, 11:03 AM
Well that's a stupid reason to cut off Loki from thor' s vision sequence!! Gosh Marvel is so retarded now a day's!!
EastOfWest
EastOfWest - 10/5/2015, 11:10 AM
All these comments:
batz11
batz11 - 10/5/2015, 11:13 AM
Love his Loki, wouldn't mind a solo flick down the road, think it would be intriguing to see what makes him tick in the MCU...
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