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Hiddleston Talks More About Loki In 'Thor'

CaptainFoamerang

By CaptainFoamerang,
Posted on: 2010-08-10 09:05 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture

 

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n Kenneth Branagh's "Thor", Tom Hiddleston plays the troubled younger brother Loki, longing for the recognition and acceptance of his father. Constantly lost in his brother Thor's shadow, Loki eventually found himself turning towards the path of evil in the Marvel universe.

During an interview, Tom Hiddleston reveals more about how the overall take on Loki is like in the feature film version of the Marvel storyline. First he goes off about the initial approach to the character Loki.

"Ken and I discussed a lot very early on because we both read a lot of the comics and there were so many facets of him in the comics."

"...We wanted to root all of his mischief in a truthful, psychological damage. He essentially was teh younger brother. He was never going to be king and he wished that he could, so all of his stuff comes from wanting to please his father... But it was rooted in that. I found the duality of that, the sort of he's a villain, he has a lot of fun, he's a mischievous prankster but at the same time he's in deep, deep pain."

Then, when it came to properly getting in tune with Loki, Branagh gave Hiddleston some homework.

"... He said to have a look at Peter O'Toole in two specific films: The Lion in Winter and Lawrence of Arabia. I mean, two magnificent performances. What's interesting about The Lion in Winter is he plays King Henry and what's beautiful about his performance is that you see how damaged he is. And there's a rawness. It's almost as if he's living with a layer of skin peeled away. He's grandiose and teary, and in a moment, by turns, hilarious and then terrifying. What we wanted was that kind of emotional volatility. He said, "Just have a look. Don't necessarily..." It's a different acting style. It's not quite the same thing. What's fascinating is to go back and watch an actor as great as O'Toole and head for those high hills."

"Thor", starring Chris Hemsworth, barges into theaters everywhere on May 6th, 2011.

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Ehhhh. I've got mixed feelings about this film. On one hand it does look pretty cool and I think Chris Hemsworth looks spot on as Thor. However Portman while a good actress only truly shines when she has the right part. Otherwise she often seems out of place in a film like she's just not the right person cast for the role. I'm hoping that isn't the case for this film.

Oh and btw since I've been gone so long I'm not sure if any of you ever got a chance to see the Comic-Con footage of the Thor movie. If you haven't then I was able to save it to file when it was leaked on the net before the studios came down on the web page and made them take it off. If you care to see just click the link below and enjoy

Comic-Con 'Thor' Footage

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Having Branagh point to The Lion in Winter is a great sign! I have doubts about Thor, however if Branagh is trying to evoke O'Tool in that movie, then he's reaching for something really great! It makes me happy to see this.


If any of you haven't seen The Lion in Winter then...

Go! Rent! It! Now!


Also, the fact that a very young Anthony Hopkins was in this movie and worked with Peter O'Tool while making it, means that not only is Branagh on the right track, but Tom Hiddleston will have an enormous amount of help on set from his fellow actor to help him reach this goal.

 

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Loki as Commodus from Gladiator?

Could work.

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