Once again from a roundtable chat at this year's New York Comic Con, 'Loki' actor Tom Hiddleston discussed more about his reprisal on Marvel's
The Avengers. Rehashing on Loki's evil plans, his weapon, his relationship with Stellan Skarsgard, among other things, via
Comic Book Resources, read the lengthy interview below.
On why Loki needs to take out his vengeance on earth...
"Like all delusional autocrats he doesn't see it as vengeance, he sees it as a good thing. He's come down to earth to subjugate it, to rule the human race as their king, and his primary argument is this planet is rife and populated by people who are constantly fighting each other. If they're all united together in their reverence of one king, there will be no war. I'm not sure he's right about that. But that's his reasoning. There's also a sort of…I think still a jealousy that Thor gets to have a kingdom. Thor gets a kingdom, Thor has Asgard and Loki has nothing. So he's got to come and make his own kingdom."
On whether he gets to exercise any comedic play...
"A lot of hellfire and brimstone…but also, Joss had two notes for me -- one was 'More feral' and the other was 'Enjoy yourself.' And I think there's a kind of relish that Loki takes in just being who he is that…I hope the audience will enjoy as well."
On whether Loki acts alone or does he have some cronies..
"[Long pause, a grin, a laugh] There's a lot of working alone and then there's a little bit of support as well."
On whether he and Chris Hemsworth discussed their on-screen interactions before filming...
"Well we sat down with Joss individually and then we kind of talked about it together, but Joss had such good ideas, really, it was sort of following his lead. Because it's not a sequel to the "Thor" film, it's a sequel to the "Iron Man" films and the "Captain America" films as well, and his idea was just so smart. But it's a huge compliment -- I took it as a huge compliment that Joss thought that what I did in Thor was OK enough to warrant putting me in the next one. And I think Joss has a soft spot for Loki, I think he kind of likes him as a character and thought he could take both Thor and Loki further down that path and make the sibling rivalry a really interesting element of the clash of egos in "Avengers."
On the weapon Loki wields in the theatrical trailer...
"It's a kind of evolution of the staff that he played with at the end of "Thor," but that's Odin's spear. So at the end of "Thor," it's Odin's spear -- this is his own makeshift staff of destruction."
On whether Odin will appear in The Avengers...
"Odin won't be in "The Avengers."
On whether or not the story is set mainly in New York...
"Well, no…it's not just one city. But inevitably Manhattan becomes a focus point, partly because that's where Tony Stark lives, and there's one shot in the trailer where you can see, I think, the Quinjet flying towards Manhattan and in the middle of it is Stark Tower, which is in the fictitious world of the comics. Tony Stark has a huge interestingly-shaped tower opposite the Chrysler building, which is his base of operations. That's where Stark Industries works out of. And so Stark Tower becomes a focus point for lots of reasons"
On his relationship with Stellan Skarsgard's 'Erik Selvig'...
"This is where I can sense the red dot forming on my forehead. [Laughs] And the Marvel sniper in the corner on the roof over there -- he's got his eye on me. Working with Stellan, he's amazing and someone I've long admired as an actor. I really do think he's an exceptional, exceptional actor and is really capable of bringing a level of complexity and truth to roles and performances which in another actor's hands could seem dry or slightly invisible. So I loved working with him -- he's a real actor's actor, he's been doing it for so long. He plays the same character in "Avengers," Erik Selvig, who is a scientist. He's employed by S.H.I.E.L.D. after his encounters with S.H.I.E.L.D. in "Thor," to do some work for them. That's all I can say.
For the full roundtable chat, where Hiddleston rehashes on various elements about the movie, make the jump over to
CBR!
Marvel's The Avengers is the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner with Samuel L. Jackson and Tom Hiddleston, directed by Joss Whedon, Marvel's The Avengers will be released May 4, 2012.