When the God of Thunder returns to Asgard in Thor: Ragnarok, he finds Odin (Loki in disguise) watching a play depicting the events of Thor: The Dark World. Shockingly, Jason Bourne star Matt Damon is playing the God of Mischief, while Thor is playing by Chris Hemsworth's older brother Luke (Westworld) and Odin is Sam Neil (Hunt for the Wilderpeople). So, how did Damon join the MCU?
Well, during a recent interview to promote the release of the Marvel Studios threequel, director Taika Waititi revealed that Chris and Matt are very good friends and that Loki would want an A-Lister to portray him. That begs the question; is Damon playing himself playing Loki or just an Asgardian actor?
"Well Matt and Chris are very good friends," he explains. "We were looking for someone to play Loki and it felt like if Loki was going to write a play about his death he’d want the star of the Asgard theater scene to be in the play." The only downside to this cameo is that it probably limits the chance of Damon landing a leading role in a future Marvel movie but who else is there really left for him?
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