Tom Hiddleston Confirmed To Reprise His Role As Loki For The Avengers?

Tom Hiddleston Confirmed To Reprise His Role As Loki For The Avengers?

Tucked away in the Deadline article which revealed that Cobie Smulders is the front-runner to play Maria Hill was the news that Tom Hiddleston will be back as Loki in the superhero epic...

By JoshWilding - Feb 05, 2011 08:02 PM EST
Filed Under: Avengers
Source: Deadline


In the Deadline article that revealed Cobie Smulders as Marvel Studios and Joss Whedon's top choice to play Maria Hill, was a list of the movies cast, along with this very interesting tidbit of information. We already know that Clark Gregg will play a role in the superhero team-up, but this makes it sound as if Tom Hiddleston has also signed up to return as Loki as many expected!

Robert Downey Jr brings his Iron Man character, Jeremy Renner is Hawkeye, Scarlett Johansson is Black Widow, Chris Hemsworth is Thor, Mark Ruffalo is Bruce Banner/The Hulk, and Chris Evans is Captain America. Tom Hiddleston is Loki and Clark Gregg reprises the role of SHIELD agent Phil Coulson that he played in the last Iron Man.


Well, looks as if we can expect to see The Avengers take on Loki and the Hulk after all! This has been pretty obvious for a while now, with hints from various sources (including key cast members) but Deadline's confirmation pretty much set it in stone. Be sure to share your thoughts in the usual place!

Thor is set to be released on May 6, later this year, whileThe Avengers will assemble in cinemas on May 4, 2012!





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Teslok
Teslok - 2/5/2011, 8:53 PM
nice.
bleedthefreak
bleedthefreak - 2/5/2011, 8:55 PM
I just read this and was about to post it. Oh well nice stuff @JOSH
MIIIK
MIIIK - 2/5/2011, 8:57 PM
That sounds like a reference to the Thor movie rather than the Avengers. Notice how it doesn't emphasize Tom reprising any role.

This is definitely a Frick.
spiderman620
spiderman620 - 2/5/2011, 9:25 PM
first off i approve of this....but that neither confirms or denies that Loki will be in the avengers sense it only says "Tom Hiddleston as Loki"
HULK2099
HULK2099 - 2/5/2011, 9:29 PM
OMG epic battles!!
Gmoney84
Gmoney84 - 2/5/2011, 9:35 PM
Got my Comic-con tickets today. Plenty of Avengers action to be had!!
ManThing
ManThing - 2/5/2011, 10:05 PM
NIIIICE!!! Fantastic!
superotherside
superotherside - 2/5/2011, 10:18 PM
awesome! but hope loki has something else besides hulk up his sleeve!
RockNRollCC
RockNRollCC - 2/5/2011, 10:30 PM
ThreeBigTacos
ThreeBigTacos - 2/5/2011, 10:40 PM
how can some people not like this? We're getting the EFFING AVENGERS on the big screen! They could be fighting Justin Beiber and i would still love it lol
jcrash
jcrash - 2/5/2011, 10:46 PM
nice catch! i tend to just gloss over the bookends of articles lol

perhaps The Avengers will be some kind of amalgam of Avengers #1 + Utimates Vol 1 and 2: ie Avengers vs Hulk, then vs Loki, Hydra and the 9 Realms. If so, that's just too epic for words.
CaptainOtter
CaptainOtter - 2/5/2011, 10:56 PM
I doubt this is confirmation. The source is most likely just going on the fact that Loki's involvement is close to a certainty, but I wouldn't count on this being the final word.

Still, I would be shocked if Loki is not involved. And although Loki will be A villain, he will not be THE villain. Loki's is Thor's archnemesis, and the thunder god doesn't need his buddies to do something he can has already done by himself. Loki will be moving in an out, manipulating pretty much everyone. But don't expect him to be the true villain of the movie.
SFCamerica
SFCamerica - 2/5/2011, 11:14 PM
@Gmoney - very jealous, I tried to purchase 4 day passes the first 2 times they tried to sell them. Then, a few weeks later, it was decided that we are moving back to Minneapolis! Who moves from San Diego to Minnesota?!? I'm probably the one idiot. Needless to say, no Comic-Com for me this year. I would recommend that all of you fellow nerds make it out to CC someday. It is pretty damn awesome, the people watching alone is worth the price of admission. Plus, it's in America's finest city, Whale's Vagina!
JoshJones
JoshJones - 2/5/2011, 11:26 PM
I love you. @RockNRollCC

The inclusion of Loki doesn't confirm the Hulk/Loki villain storyline at all. Loki could just cameo in a scene revolving around Thor. Maybe just a couple scenes in Asgard or something.
Amazo
Amazo - 2/6/2011, 2:52 AM
All good! :D
Jer3miah
Jer3miah - 2/6/2011, 3:14 AM
Yesssss. That's what I'm talkin' about!
Exiles
Exiles - 2/6/2011, 3:21 AM
@kpk "I want The Masters of Evil! Taking over the United States like they did in The Ultimates 2!" that was the liberators, who have nothing on the Masters of Evil.

Loki should be in the movie in some sort of capacity after all he was the one that made the Avengers, he doesn't have to be the main reason for them forming in the movie but him being there would be nice nod to the comics
RimCreaperUK
RimCreaperUK - 2/6/2011, 3:34 AM
The Man from Del Monte......he say YES!!
marvel72
marvel72 - 2/6/2011, 4:21 AM
excellent,nice homage to the classic avengers no.1.
biggcess
biggcess - 2/6/2011, 5:18 AM
I'm sensing Major hypocrisy in here.

Most of you would bitch and moan if the movie didn't get the origin story right, but yet we have some signs that the origin of the Avengers is going to be the movie and people are upset!?!?!

It should be, IMO, the first comic. Word for word for all I care just make it happen.

Oh yeah, I got tix yesterday, attending my first comic con this year !!!!!!
drfate
drfate - 2/6/2011, 6:19 AM
Captain America wasn't even in the Avengers, at first!

If it is Loki and the Hulk vs the Avengers, I'm all for it! the fate of this flick is......success!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 2/6/2011, 6:30 AM
He's signed on for LOKI???

Of course he'll be LOKI in AVENGERS?

Epic actor!

Its bad enough we have [frick]ing RUFFALO instead of NORTON.
Kabfire
Kabfire - 2/6/2011, 6:38 AM
I thought Scarlett was out as widow? Someone posted last week or was that wrong?
Nightwing09
Nightwing09 - 2/6/2011, 7:42 AM
what happen to the skrulls??
sexfoodcomics
sexfoodcomics - 2/6/2011, 9:05 AM
I'll confirm it for you. yes Loki is in avengers and yes he takes over hulk for a bit and Thor and him go at it ( scene kevin feigi was talking about)
ThunderCougarFalconBird
ThunderCougarFalconBird - 2/6/2011, 11:49 AM
It makes sense and gives Thor a reason to work with "mortals".
Wildaniel
Wildaniel - 2/6/2011, 12:55 PM
Thor vs Loki Pictures, Images and Photos
THORGodOfThunder
THORGodOfThunder - 2/6/2011, 3:22 PM
Awessommmeeeee, stoked to see Hiddleston's take on Loki, from all the interviews I've heard/seen, and the trailer's it looks like he's going to be an awesome Loki, will be a great rival for Hems playing Thor. Loki controlling the Hulk in The Avengers would be wiccckeddd!!!!
killzonev2
killzonev2 - 2/6/2011, 8:32 PM
grif shut up dude, im pretty sure 3/4ths of this website hates you, all you do, every single article is bitch about every cbm that is coming out, why dont you make a cbm thats only perfect for you? go out and make it, since you know exactly how they should be made and you have this magically sense of knowing how films succeed.
sergal
sergal - 2/7/2011, 12:13 AM
S.J. is stolen biological material, taken against will and formed to clones line 200 pieces total. Sign of dangerous criminal activity. Original Scarlett Galabekian future pediatrician doctor, pediatrician nurse license she obtained in 2008
DukeAcureds
DukeAcureds - 2/9/2011, 12:22 PM
[frick]IN' A!!!!!!!
This is the best news in ages!
Go Whedon! Avengers #1 and Ultimates 2 spring to mind.
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