Tom Hiddlestonis hitting the gym like a superhero as he prepares to reprise his titular role as Loki on the upcoming Disney+ series.
“Prep is going really well. #Loki,” the 38-year-old Marvel star jokingly wrote in the caption for a video heshared on Instagramon Monday. In the clip, Hiddleston is strapped into a harness, practicing a flying move through the air before landing on a green cushion with a fall.
In December, Hiddleston revealed that “prep” on the series had officially begun with agroup photoshared on Instagram.
“Team Loki. Prep has officially begun! See you in the New Year,” he wrote.
In November, theAvengersstar shared his excitement for the Disney+ series withJimmy Fallon, revealing that he “didn’t expect to be cast at all” after originally auditioning for the role of Thor.
“It is amazing. I never expected it,” Hiddleston told Fallon, 45. “I auditioned for the firstThorfilm 10 years ago, in 2009, and I just thought I was auditioning for a movie. You know, an interesting part in an interesting movie.”
Hiddleston explained that when he auditioned, the Marvel universe was still a far cry from the behemoth franchise it’s become.
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“Back then, the Marvel universe was only — they’d just madeIron Man, and I thought, ‘I’ll have a go,'” he said. “I didn’t expect to be cast at all, so I can’t believe I’ve got my own show.”
“I never auditioned for Loki, I only ever auditioned for Thor, so it’s nuts,” he added.
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“He saw me in a Shakespeare production in a theater in London, he then asked me to perform with him in the television seriesWallanderfor the BBC,” Hiddleston said. “We then did a Chekhov play in the West End, and then he cast me as Loki in the firstThorfilm.”
“So actually we ended up spending about 12 months working together in different media,” he added.
The actor hasn’t been able to reveal much about the upcoming Disney+ series, but teased thatLoki“is a new departure, but I can’t explain why.”
Sophia Di Martino has been cast in an unknown role alongside Hiddleston, and the series is set to premiere sometime in 2021.
source: people.com
