Now that Loki's second season has come to an end, there are all sorts of theories and speculation as to what will come next for the character and his role in the MCU. Marvel hasn't officially commented on the future of the character and the writers of the Loki series have already confirmed there are no plans for a third season. But what about the character himself?
With all his newfound powers, Loki figures to play a prominent role in the future of the MCU. What that role will be, however, remains up for discussion amongst fans until we get the final word from Marvel.
In the meantime, Loki star Tom Hiddleston is now doing the press rounds now that the SAG-AFTRA strike has ended, and his first stop was The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Hiddleston was asked about the finale itself and offered some insightful commentary on his 14-year journey with the character.
The conversation then took a turn as Fallon asked Hiddleston about some theories about the show and how it potentially ties into future MCU projects. One of the theories Hiddleston was asked about was the idea of using time-slipping to go out and find characters who have already been killed off in the MCU, like Tony Stark, aka Iron Man.
The question stems from Variety's recent report that Marvel was looking to bring back the original Avengers for a movie. Naturally, this would involve reviving fallen heroes like Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man and possibly even Scarlet Johansson's Black Widow, both of whom were killed in Endgame.
The question definitely drew some "oohs" from the intrigued crowd, and Hiddleston tried to navigate the spoiler minefield as best he could without actually revealing anything.
"I mean, time slipping technically gives Loki some interesting... moves he can make. I suppose, yeah, he can move from past, present, future. I know that I can time slip. I don't know that other characters can time slip. Speaking for myself, Loki's died a few times, come back -- I'm still here. So I don't know that death is necessarily -- I mean death is up for grabs as an existential question. That's all I can give you."
As others have speculated, Loki's new time-slipping power technically means he can visit Tony Stark anywhere on a timeline where he's still alive. Naturally, there are some concerns that bringing back Robert Downey Jr. would diminish the character's death and sacrifice in Endgame, but as we've seen in Loki, variants of a character aren't always the same. It's possible that Tony Stark in another timeline is completely different than the one we saw. But then, would the character's return really be as significant if it's not Robert Downey Jr.'s version?
This was only one of the interesting theories Hiddleston was asked about. He was also if Miss Minutes was controlling everything all along and, perhaps more intriguingly, if Loki's finale sets up Deadpool 3 or Avengers Secret Wars. Hiddleston's answers were far less juicy, but there are leaked story details that seemingly provide a connection.