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Tom Hiddleston Interview For The DVD & Blu-Ray Release Of ‘Thor’
Sep 2nd
Marvel presents the epic adventure, ‘Thor,’ which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the centre of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. It’s while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth. Kenneth Branagh directs this fantasy epic which stars Chris Hemsworth as the ancient Norse god, Tom Hiddleston as his chaotic brother Loki, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, a young woman who befriends Thor on Earth, and Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Thor’s father and king of Asgard. ‘Thor’ is set for release on DVD and Blu-Ray September 13th in the US, and September 26th in the UK.
How did you get involved to play Loki in this Marvel Universe, first off with ‘Thor’?
Tom Hiddleston: I was actually in a play with Kenneth Branagh in London, it was Anton Chekhov’s very first play, Ivanov, we were both acting in it. It was announced that Kenneth had got the job directing the film, and I was dressed as a Russian doctor from the 19th century, with a waistcoat, pocket-watch, a pair of wire rimmed glasses, and a goatee beard, and I went up to his dressing room with a massive empty water cooler, pretending it was Mjolnir and pretending I was Thor. We he saw me he said to me, ‘don’t joke, you never know,’ (laughs). Then cut to four months later I was in LA, I got called into audition, then further down the line I got the part, after about four months of auditioning and screen-testing, trying to impress people (laughs).
Tom Hiddleston Interview For ‘Thor’
Apr 29th
In Marvel’s thoroughly enjoyable epic adventure flick ‘Thor’, Tom Hiddleston stars as the sly and manipulative brother of the titular character. Check out what Hiddleston had to say about the film below. Look out for Thor swinging his hefty hammer at a cinemas in both 2D and 3D now in the UK and May 6th in the US.
When did you first become aware of Thor?
Tom Hiddleston: As a child I actually had a deck of Marvel top trumps. You can get top trumps with racing cars, or fighter planes, or football players, I had all of the Marvel superheroes and super-villains in a deck, I used to play them with my friends. They were all listed according to their height and weight and agility and their super-powers and Thor and Loki were in there. So that was my introduction. Loki would always lose if it was about strength and weight. But if you picked agility and intelligence and, strangely, super-powers, he would have the edge (laughs).
First Image Of Anthony Hopkins & Tom Hiddleston In Thor. Marvel Also Confirm Thor Will Be 3D
Jul 14th
La Times: Hero Complex Blog have released the first official picture of Anthony Hopkins as Odin and Tom Hiddleston as Loki in Kenneth Branagh’s Thor. To boot we also get our first look at Thor’s (Chris Hemswroth) hammer. Along with the photo comes the announcement that both Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger will officially be going 3D. Thor also stars Darth Vader’s baby mama (Natalie Portman), Idris Elba, Stellan Skarsgard and Jaimie Alexander amongst a whole host of others. Check out the article for more information and to see what director Kenneth Branagh has to say about 3D. Below is a short quote from the story.
“We came to feel that in our case 3-D could be the very good friend of story and character for a different kind of experience,” Branagh said, taking a break from post-production. The filmmaker said the terminology of the 3-D process initially made him cringe — at first, it was “math and physics and way over my head,” he said with a chuckle — but then he started to pulse with the unexpected artistic opportunities.