Tom Hiddleston Explains Why MCU Needed to Make Loki Bisexual
Tom Hiddleston has explained why the Marvel Cinematic Universe made Loki openly bisexual in his spinoff show, Loki. Hiddleston first appeared as the Norse god in Kenneth Branagh's 2011 Thor, and has since appeared in five other MCU films. This past year, Hiddleston starred in the Disney+ exclusive series Loki, which followed the eponymous anti-hero as he traverses multiple timelines with the Time Variance Authority.
In both Norse mythology and in several comic book versions, Loki is queer, with several incarnations of the character being genderfluid. While Loki's sexuality was never alluded to during Hiddleston's run in the MCU films, his Loki was revealed to be bisexual in the Disney+ series. During a conversation with Loki's female counterpart from another timeline, Sylvie, Loki is asked if he's taken an interest in any 'would-be princesses' or princes — to which Loki simply responds by saying "a bit of both."
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In Variety's Apple TV+ exclusive show, Actors on Actors, Hiddleston discusses Loki's newly-revealed sexuality with actress Lily James. Hiddleston says that Loki's sexual and gender fluidity came up often when he was initially researching the character for Thor and that this fluidity isn't something the MCU has shown in stories before. Hiddleston also admits that briefly mentioning Loki's bisexuality is a small step but that the MCU is headed in the right direction to represent more queer stories. Read Hiddleston's full reflection below:
“Back from my early days of researching the character in the ancient myths, the identity of Loki was fluid in every aspect and in gender, in sexuality. It’s a very ancient part of the character and I think I
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