Before he was burdened with glorious purpose as Loki of Asgard in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tom Hiddleston was a stage and small-screen actor who made a “big leap” to the big screen when he was cast opposite fellow “no-name” Chris Hemsworth in 2011’s Thor.
A big leap for me from making very small films in the UK and working in the theater, and suddenly in the next Marvel Studios picture,” Hiddleston told GQ.
“Working with a stunt department and working with visual effects on blue screen and green screen, on sets the size of which I had never seen.
“I could see from the first script, that the story was really two stories, almost,” Hiddleston recalled.
“If that happens to be the royal family at the top of the universe, those are very, very high stakes, but ultimately, they’ll still have the same very relatable, very accessible family dynamics as any family on the planet.
After reprising his role in The Avengers and Thor’s 2013 sequel The Dark World, Hiddleston returned for Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame.
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