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Tom Hiddleston teases The Avengers: 'Loki is a lot more menacing now'
Published Thursday, Jan 12 2012, 08:58 GMT | By Simon Reynolds | 7 comments
Tom Hiddleston has said to expect a "more menacing" Loki in The Avengers.
The British actor, who was yesterday (January 11) nominated for an Orange BAFTA Rising Star Award alongside Thor co-star Chris Hemsworth, will reprise his role as the Marvel antagonist in Joss Whedon's ensemble blockbuster.
> Tom Hiddleston War Horse interview: 'I bonded with Steven Spielberg over Guinness'
Hiddleston said of Loki's character progression from Thor to The Avengers: "We haven't thrown out the baby with the bathwater, we've retained the kernel of his origins - he's a damaged, troubled soul who feels like he has no place in the universe.
"There's certainly a terrible and complex animosity towards his brother, Thor, and towards his surrogate family in Odin and the whole of Asgard.
"Loki in The Avengers is someone who's evolved from that. He's fully self-possessed in his mischief making and I think a lot more menacing."
The Avengers will unite comic book superheroes Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Hemsworth), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) on screen for the first time. The movie opens in UK cinemas on April 27 and in US cinemas on May 4.
> The Avengers on-set picture gallery
> The Avengers trailer debuts
View pictures from The Avengers below:
The British actor, who was yesterday (January 11) nominated for an Orange BAFTA Rising Star Award alongside Thor co-star Chris Hemsworth, will reprise his role as the Marvel antagonist in Joss Whedon's ensemble blockbuster.
> Tom Hiddleston War Horse interview: 'I bonded with Steven Spielberg over Guinness'
Hiddleston said of Loki's character progression from Thor to The Avengers: "We haven't thrown out the baby with the bathwater, we've retained the kernel of his origins - he's a damaged, troubled soul who feels like he has no place in the universe.
"There's certainly a terrible and complex animosity towards his brother, Thor, and towards his surrogate family in Odin and the whole of Asgard.
"Loki in The Avengers is someone who's evolved from that. He's fully self-possessed in his mischief making and I think a lot more menacing."
The Avengers will unite comic book superheroes Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Hemsworth), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) on screen for the first time. The movie opens in UK cinemas on April 27 and in US cinemas on May 4.
> The Avengers on-set picture gallery
> The Avengers trailer debuts
View pictures from The Avengers below:
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