Tom Hiddleston has teased his return as Loki in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, describing the script as something that has “never been done before”. The actor, who has played the God of Mischief since 2011, offered few details about his role in the highly secretive Marvel film, but said the story's centre is “absolutely brilliant” and “surprising” when he first read it.
Avengers: Doomsday is due in theatres next year. Earlier this year it was confirmed that Robert Downey Jr, who played Iron Man, will appear as the villain Doctor Doom. Chris Evans, known for his role as Captain America, is also returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, seven years after Avengers: Endgame. Evans made a brief cameo in 2024's Deadpool & Wolverine as the Human Torch.
Hiddleston's Loki has evolved from a jealous villain into a more sympathetic antihero across various films and the Disney+ series. At the end of Loki's second season, he transformed into the reluctant guardian of the multiverse. Hiddleston said of the character's journey: “In order to become someone different, whose story had a different ending, he had to make peace with the things he did. It gave him the power of authorship over his own story.”
The film's directors, the Russo brothers, have called the project “bigger than anything we have ever done”. They said at Disney's D23 convention that the film brings together many favourite heroes to face one of the greatest threats to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The cast also includes Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan and Letitia Wright.
