Actor Tom Hiddleston at the Channel 7 studio
in Martin Place. Picture: Tim Hunter Source: News Limited
It has only been a few
years since Tom Hiddleston debuted as Marvel villain Loki in Thor but already
his portrayal has become one of the most iconic cinematic villains. Post the
blockbuster success of superhero team-up Avengers - which has now grossed over
$2 billion - Hiddleston has donned Loki's golden headdress for the third time
alongside Chris Hemsworth in Thor: The Dark World."It honestly feels like
the greatest privilege," said the 32-year-old, who arrived in Sydney
yesterday to promote the film. "When I was first cast in 2009 I don't
think beyond very diehard, passionate comic book fans Loki was a particularly
known character - especially as a Marvel bad guy." The fact that people
know who he is, I'm very touched and flattered by it."
Like The Joker, Dracula and Hannibal Lecter, fans have rallied behind
the villainous Loki just as strongly as they have the protagonists like Iron
Man and Captain America.
For Hiddleston - who comes from a strong Shakespearean background as a
stage actor - he "can't explain" the hysteria surrounding the fallen
Prince of Asgard.
"I never expected it," he said.
"From going back to the first stage with Kenneth Branagh (Thor
director) and Chris Hemsworth and sitting around a table and building this
story together, to evolving the character with Joss Whedon, I'm intensely
grateful for the way fans have latched on to it. It would be ungracious not to
be.
"Actors love to tell stories playing different characters and it's
all for nothing if there's no audience."
At the beginning of Thor 2 he said "it's no secret"
that Loki has been incarcerated and thrown into the "deepest, darkest
dungeons of Asgard".
Hiddleston said he was able to draw from his experience
visiting a high-security prison as part of a drama program and that he was
"fascinated by the effect incarnation has on the mind". In the
meantime, the Midnight In Paris actor is teaming up with another Aussie - Mia
Wasikowska - on "spooky" horror film Crimson Peak. Directed by
Guillermo del Toro - who is also behind his "favourite film of the
summer" Pacific Rim - Hiddleston said he is also a massive fan of the
filmmaker's The Simpsons intro for Treehouse Of Horror. Del Toro's crazy
Simpson's intro "That was hilarious, I liked the Lisa in Wonderland piece.
He is so brilliant. He's one of the most broad-minded, curious, searching,
excitable, diligent and gifted filmmakers I've ever met." Thor: The Dark
World is released in cinemas on October 31.
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