AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Star Tom Hiddleston Talks Doctor Doom And Whether He's Happy With Plans For Loki

AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Star Tom Hiddleston Talks Doctor Doom And Whether He's Happy With Plans For Loki

Tom Hiddleston has revealed whether he knew he'd return for Avengers: Doomsday while promoting Loki season 2, comments on Robert Downey Jr.'s return as Doctor Doom, and his own role in the upcoming movie.

By JoshWilding - Jun 05, 2025 03:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Avengers: Doomsday

The Loki TV series did much of the heavy lifting when it came to setting up Marvel Studios' plans for the Multiverse Saga. As well as giving the Multiverse an origin, it established Kang the Conqueror as a terrifying new threat capable of destroying everything.

Jonathan Majors' firing forced the studio to pivot, and Kang has been swapped out for Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom. It remains to be seen how that will be explained or whether the change diminishes Loki's sacrifice as the "battery" now powering every timeline in the Multiverse. 

Talking to Josh Horowitz, Tom Hiddleston was asked whether he always knew that the plan was for Loki to return in Avengers: Doomsday (you'll recall that he repeatedly suggested season 2 might be his MCU farewell while promoting the show). 

"I didn't know that, so I was sincere in my conviction that I thought it was the end [Laughs]. I wasn't lying to you, I promise," the actor confirmed. "I didn't know then what the plan was. I'm trying to think how long I've known...it's very exciting."

Hiddleston was pushed on whether he's happy with what's in store for Loki as the villain-turned-hero's journey continues, and after a pause, replied, "[Laughs] Yes. I do know some things. It’s an extraordinary privilege to still be on the team, and there are more stories to tell. I feel like the character has grown as I’ve grown. It’s genuinely an honour to still be in the squad."

Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars underwent full rewrites, so we won't simply see Doctor Doom take Kang's place. Whereas Kang likely wanted a Multiversal War, Victor will probably be looking to "save" the Multiverse by creating Battleworld...which he'll rule over, of course. 

Discussing the Iron Man star's return as Doom, Hiddleston said, "It is remarkable. Absolutely extraordinary. I didn't know that until the rest of the world knew that. That was something completely under wraps until it wasn't. I texted Kevin Feige with exclamation marks and then thought I'd better qualify that. I said, 'RDJ?!'"

"Robert is synonymous with the MCU. He's at the centre of it," he continued. "It must be very thrilling to come back and play with some different colours."

The biggest disappointment for fans will be if Avengers: Doomsday kills Loki, simply to establish what a powerful threat Doom is. A far better option might be for the God of Mischief to take on the role Molecule Man played in Jonathan Hickman's Secret Wars comic book series. 

You can hear more from Hiddleston in the player below. 

Avengers: Doomsday stars Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Mackie, Winston Duke, Tom Hiddleston, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright, Paul Rudd, and Robert Downey Jr. Wyatt Russell, Simu Liu, Tenoch Huerta Mejia, Florence Pugh, Danny Ramirez, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, and Lewis Pullman all make the Avengers franchise debuts in the movie. 

The Fantastic Four: First Steps leads Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn join them, as do X-Men franchise stars Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, and Deadpool & Wolverine star Channing Tatum.

The Russo Brothers direct the movie from a script by Stephen McFeely, with whom they previously collaborated on the Captain America and Avengers franchises.

Avengers: Doomsday is set to be released on December 18, 2026, with Avengers: Secret Wars scheduled to arrive on December 17, 2027.

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Lisa89
Lisa89 - 6/5/2025, 3:19 PM
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FURST.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 6/5/2025, 3:23 PM
@Lisa89 -

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Lisa89
Lisa89 - 6/5/2025, 3:26 PM
@Goldboink - He looks so sad. 😞🤣
Goldboink
Goldboink - 6/5/2025, 4:20 PM
@Lisa89 -
The truth hurts
Tidaltree
Tidaltree - 6/5/2025, 4:20 PM
@Lisa89 - He was brilliant as Vir Cotto!
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 6/5/2025, 4:25 PM
@Tidaltree - The Emperor of Centauri Republic?
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 6/5/2025, 8:52 PM
@Goldboink - one of my favorite comedies of all time and maybe one the single greatest quotes of all time. Well played sir
Goldboink
Goldboink - 6/5/2025, 10:59 PM
@MotherGooseUPus -
A classic
Tidaltree
Tidaltree - 6/6/2025, 8:37 AM
@Lisa89 - Do you know another?
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 6/5/2025, 3:20 PM
Gotta admit, I wasn't a big fan of the character at first, but his character has been pretty good.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 6/5/2025, 3:35 PM
Loki is the heart of the Multiverse Saga in my opinion. He thought he was doing something right and making the sacrifice but in the end that will be a major consequence.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 6/5/2025, 4:34 PM
@SonOfAGif - so is he who remains right? 🤔
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 6/5/2025, 6:16 PM
@MyCoolYoung - He Who Remains was only a villain because he refused to allow branches to exist which would eliminate the idea that a person has full control of their lives. He would only allow the choices that didn't cause a branch in the sacred timeline. So it was like he wanted life to be scripted to prevent the Multiversal War.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 6/5/2025, 6:40 PM
@SonOfAGif - yea I know, but he’s also keeping people like Sylvie from existing. I think the best part about secret wars were the impossible choices like allowing one universe to die for theirs to survive. I’m hoping they continue with some where you can see where others are coming from like namor with the bomb
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 6/5/2025, 8:08 PM
@MyCoolYoung - I feel like that will work and go hard with Universe 616 vs. 838. Considering the drama that already exists, But the idea that 616 can now only exist if 838 gets destroyed works if you bring Wanda from 838 over with her sons and make her the next Scarlet Witch, Bring over their Tony Stark to reboot Iron Man, and then keep the Fantastic 4 we have now to eliminate the others from 838 from coming over. It could be such a dark and twisted battle.
Gambito
Gambito - 6/5/2025, 3:39 PM
I love Tom he’s been loyal to the series for 15 years now, I honestly didn’t care for Loki at all until he played him
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 6/5/2025, 3:45 PM
Wonder how they handle Loki's Return For Thor. Did not like how the Russo's handled the Star Lord/Gamora thing in Endgame.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/5/2025, 3:53 PM
@BlackStar25 - will be interesting , hope it’s emotional

I know the Star Lord & Gamoea thing in EG was brief and played for a laugh moreso but felt moreso like setup for the future which we got in Vol 3 which handled it better imo.

This would have to be more definitive if this is the end for these characters…

I could se both of them going down fighting side by side in a blaze of glory
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/5/2025, 3:49 PM
I don’t think the unfortunate pivot from Kang to Doom diminishes Loki’s sacrifice because there was still a threat to the Multiverse at that point that he helped “fix” at the expense of himself but now there is a new one that he’s at the center of so that’s my perspective on that.

Anyway , I really liked @bkmeijer1’s suggestion on here about Loki realizing Doom as a threat the multiverse and helping if not form but atleast bridge the 2 Avengers teams we have now together as a nice mirror to the OG Avengers forming to fight him..

However I think it’s more likely that he could more or less be the Macguffin of the piece where Doom is after him so he can have power over the multiverse while the others try to stop him from doing so.

I just hope they don’t mess with the “ending” he got in LOKI S2 because it was beautiful imo and kinda perfect since he got burners with glorious purpose but just not the way he ever expected but if Hiddleston is happy with their plans for the character then that’s all I need to know they will likely do him justice.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 6/5/2025, 4:18 PM
@TheVisionary25 - I can definitely see him function as MacGuffin too. Either way, I do hope he gets out of the chair
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/5/2025, 3:54 PM
Off topic:
@RorMachine
@KingPatel

First look at “Butterfly” , it’s based on the comic of the same name.

https://deadline.com/2025/06/daniel-dae-kim-butterfly-premiere-date-trailer-1236424959/
itzayaboy
itzayaboy - 6/5/2025, 4:02 PM
If you kill Loki, you better give him a helluva send off. He put the MCU on his back for awhile with that show.
SummersEssex
SummersEssex - 6/5/2025, 4:13 PM
Loki finally came into his full potential at the end of season 2 and it was a BEAUTIFUL finale. I swear if they nerf him for this I will be pissed.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 6/5/2025, 4:30 PM
That's a good explanation, and it sounds way more compelling too.

And I don't mind the pivot, especially considering I expected Doom to show up in Kang Dynasty Secret Wars already anyway (with Doom helping the Avengers beat Kang, only for him to take the power himself).
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 6/5/2025, 5:29 PM
@bkmeijer1 - Yup F4 landing when intended said to me Doom was ALWAYS planned for A big bad of Secret Wars, if he'd first appear helping in Kang Dynasty unsure but expected the AM3 Kang to become the Beyonder due to falling into his device and Doom assisting heroes at some point only for him to assume ultimate power and be who all join forces to defeat in the third act of Secret Wars.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 6/6/2025, 2:21 AM
@Apophis71 - that's exactly what I expected to happen. I'm kinda glad we're getting something else entirely, since I like to be surprised
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 6/5/2025, 8:46 PM
"The biggest disappointment for fans will be if Avengers: Doomsday kills Loki, simply to establish what a powerful threat Doom is."

Disappointment? Yeah- cause we'll know it's 🐃💩!!! 😆


Loki = Jason Vorhees + Camera Man.

I am interested to see how he fits into this world with Robert "Doom" Jr...

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