Tom Hiddleston says Loki, devious half-brother of Asgardian Avenger Thor (Chris Hemsworth), was always more mischievous than “truly evil” — something the trickster proved in the earliest minutes of Avengers: Infinity War.
“What I’ve loved about it, and it has felt like a gift, is because he is such a fascinating antagonist,” Hiddleston told panel attendees during a visit to ACE Comic Con Seattle.
“Anyone will tell you, any actor who’s played a villain or an antagonist, will tell you they are fascinating because the challenge is to present the exterior and the interior,” Hiddleston said.
“And so the exterior, because you’re the villain, it means there’s something in you that is motivated by things we all feel but try to hide and suppress, like jealousy, or pain, or isolation, or loneliness. These things can convert themselves into egomania or narcissism, all of which is a part of him.”
The actor, who has embodied Loki since 2011’s Thor, said the trick with Loki…
