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Loki in Thor (2011) & Loki (2021)
“I’ve been playing him for ten years now. And that’s crazy to me. By the time [the series] is out, I’ll be 40. And when I was cast, I was 29, which is a great chunk of my life. Somebody else can do the maths. I think it’s just over a quarter. [laughs] But the point is, there’s this sense of ‘I know this character now.’ I feel that the audience knows him. And playing him, and playing him truthfully but presenting him with new challenges, which then I’d have to change him in different ways, is the most exciting aspect of it. So there’s this… you’ve got his very specific gifts. His intelligence, his treachery, his mischief, his magic. And then seeing him come up against more formidable opponents, the like of which he has never seen or known. I wish I could tell you what happens, but I can’t.” - Tom Hiddleston
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r4nd0m-m4thn3rd · 3 years
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THOR 2 PREMIERE IN BERLIN (and a kneeling Mr. Hiddleston!)
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r4nd0m-m4thn3rd · 3 years
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As a fan of Loki since 2011, I feel so proud that the fandom is so alive again 💖
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r4nd0m-m4thn3rd · 4 years
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loki laufeyson wallpapers!!!!
just made these out of boredom hihi~ i made these wallpapers in picsart and just used the stickers there. credits to the rightful owners~
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r4nd0m-m4thn3rd · 4 years
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like or reblog if you save.
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r4nd0m-m4thn3rd · 4 years
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whoever came up with the actor au, i love you! 
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r4nd0m-m4thn3rd · 4 years
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Super Smash Bros moves performed by Marvel stuntmen
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r4nd0m-m4thn3rd · 4 years
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Ok so more Witcher book observations as I finish baptism of fire but like. I’m starting to see where the Netflix show writers got like… what they might have seen as the basis or justification for the episode 6 outburst from? Like yes very genuinely Dandelion and Geralt get angry at each other and Geralt does sometimes angrily tell off Dandelion (mostly for accidentally things that Geralt feels put him/ the people he cares about at risk) but like even though he’s saying things in anger they’re mostly true (as Geralt sees it)
The reason the episode 6 yelling feels so awful and unlike Geralt is because none of the work was put into the netflix narrative to establish how much Geralt truly loves and respects Jaskier. Like even if you don’t ship geraskier/ gerlion romantically, in the books it is undeniable that Geralt cares deeply for the poet and treasures their friendship. Yes Dandelion exasperates him! Yes they get annoyed at each other! But it is tempered by really wonderful scenes of love and friendship! Scenes of Geralt defending Dandelion even when the poet is not there to take insult! The pair refusing to leave the other in danger!!
When they fight, Geralt gets angry, says his piece, Dandelion roasts him into oblivion, all is forgiven
The Netflix show spends four episodes establishing that Jaskier adores Geralt and Geralt, at the surface level of the show, hm, tolerates the bard at best. And so you get a scene that does not show equals who love each other having a fight as you get in the books, you get one softboy heartlessly blamed for a lot of things that are not his fault by a man he loves (and has spent more than 20 of his 40 years trying to convince the world isn’t as cruel and heartless as they think he is) and having his heart completely butchered
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r4nd0m-m4thn3rd · 4 years
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me when i find out a game has object physics
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she pretty and she knows
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r4nd0m-m4thn3rd · 4 years
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I know it’s been a while since we’ve talked about it, but I really don’t know what they wanted us to get from Her Sweet Kiss. Because it’s been months and I still just hear that Jaskier’s in love with Geralt so like how did this happen?
Did they a: not realize how fuckin romantic it is (because we all know they’re just good friends) or b: did they just go ‘well it’s written and we’ve already brought Joey in to record it, so I guess it’ll have to do’ because I really don’t understand. 
How does a production company tell me two male characters are just friends and then turn around and give me I’m weak, my love and I am wanting?
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r4nd0m-m4thn3rd · 4 years
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Not to be gay on main.... But all I want is to live in a small medieval town. I'm the town baker. My bakery is my home and I'm always wearing an apron and covered in flour.
Nextdoor is a forge, and I am very close with the blacksmith that works there. Every morning I bring him a freshly baked loaf of bread. As I hand it to him our hands touch briefly. His hands are rough, yet they're so careful and gentle with everything he touches. I secretly want him to be that gentle with me.
One day, he walks into my bakery, he's still sweaty from the intense heat of the forge. In his hands is a small dagger in it's sheath. He hands it to me and tells me it's to protect myself if needed.
I take the dagger out of it's sheath. It's beautifully made. There are intricate designs engraved into the metal. It's so much more complicated than anything else yeah blacksmith has ever made. It must've been so time consuming to make.
I look up at him and with just one look I understand why he's giving it to me. With one look we both understand that we love each other. He leans in and kisses me. It's so soft and sweet, and gentle.
He comes by every day to get a loaf of bread and kiss me. We keep our relationship a secret. And everyone wonders why neither of us have found wives. But we know exactly why. And we're completely content with being secret lovers.
Is that really too much to ask?
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Me[playing Stardew Valley for the first time]:
Stardew Valley: We have some cute guys and girls here
Me[points to dark corner]: who’s that?
Stardew Valley: That’s Sebastian, he’s a bit emo-
Me: I love him
Stardew Valley: but-
Me: He’s mine now
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did you know red snapper can live for over 100 years…. whatre they DOING down there
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r4nd0m-m4thn3rd · 4 years
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Loki: I'm gonna burn this place to the ground.
Me: I'd like to welcome the fandom back to the excitement levels of 2012
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You guys! It’s time again for Lellie’s Wild Speculations Based on Minimal Footage!*
Let’s see what we have here.
Tom/Loki in midair, in a behind-the-scenes practice session stunt-leap for the Loki series production.^
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What might this image tell us about the Loki series?
1. First, it appears that Tom’s particular physical strengths will be effectively showcased in the stunt choreography on this production. This is a good sign.
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Tom is surprisingly adept at gymnastic stunts for such a tall man. Please note the perfect arch in Tom’s form here. This leap is so well executed. Look at the elegance of Tom’s form, his left arm so gracefully extended. Look at that amazing wingspan!
If this clip is typical of the type of stuntwork Tom will be doing, this production will effectively exercise his physical strengths: flexibility, fluidity, agility, precision, and speed. (These are also Loki’s strengths.) If someone is putting this kind of thought into the fight choreography, can we extrapolate that they might be putting as much thought into the production overall?
Tom is just a little slow on his timing to stick the landing on this particular jump—but what an awesome landing it will be when he nails it! By his posture on impact, it appears to be intended to be the classic superhero landing (on one knee).
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But we’re not just talking about a landing in this case: Tom is doing the full leap, start to finish. This is a lot harder than being CGI’ed for 20 feet and dropped two feet for the last bit. If they manage to capture Tom visibly doing this entire leap himself—with the superhero landing—on camera, in one shot, it will be an awesome look.
2. Nobody does the big, superhuman stunt leaps like Tom Hiddleston. There’s a reason we’ve seen Loki perform some of the largest, longest, and highest complete jumps in the MCU: Tom is very good at aerial work.
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On a spectrum:
CH has great physical strength, but he’s not so agile when he’s at Thor weight.
CEvans is both incredibly agile and strong—he’s an amazing all-around athlete.
Tom has balletic agility and grace. He’s not weak—he’s wiry. He’s flexible and he’s got stamina. He’s built to fly.
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3. More importantly, have a look at Tom’s right hand in the new behind-the-scenes clip from the Loki series.
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The stuntwork in this new clip is clearly a practice run, but look what he’s practicing: his right hand in a grip held up, extended far away from his body—he will be holding something in his right hand in the final version of this stunt.
This positioning is undoubtedly deliberate. As any gymnast could tell you, an uneven positioning of the hands will throw off your balance. Tom is going to have to keep a perfect balance despite this additional element, and land this stunt—without the use of his right hand!
What could this object in his right hand possibly be? Hmmm... I think his arm is out so far because the object he will be holding is something that could otherwise get entangled in his legs and/or upper body. Something that extends both upward and downward from his grip: a staff or scepter. Does this mean that in the Loki series Loki will have his scepter from Avengers1 (Assemble)?!
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Loki’s scepter holds the Mind Stone. So, will Loki have both the Tesseract (Space Stone) and the Mind Stone in the series?
We know Loki will be traveling through time in the series: will he also have the Time Stone?
With possibly three of the Infinity Stones in hand will the series be about Loki questing for all of the Infinity Stones? Six episodes—six stones?
Why would Loki go on a quest to collect all of the Infinity Stones knowing Thanos is also searching for them? (Thanos would still be alive in Loki’s alternate reality.) Does Loki want to collect the stones to use them as a bargaining chip with Thanos? Or does Loki plan to use the Infinity Stones himself? Perhaps to defeat Thanos—who tortured Loki and used mind control on him? Or to overpower Odin and take the throne of Asgard—this time in his own form? Would he then also claim Jotunheim?
4. If Loki will be holding his Avengers scepter in the final version of this stunt, this will be a very risky stunt for a lead actor to perform, himself.
Let me explain why I think this is a particularly risky stunt. As previously discussed, this type of aerial stunt is harder than it looks, particularly because Tom will be holding something in his right hand, which will require him to do some tricky balancing.
Obviously, in this stunt, Tom is also moving at a high speed, and at a substantial height in the air, and for a significant distance. But on top of all that, if he is carrying Loki’s scepter, he will be making this leap while holding a heavy, big, pointy thing. Not a hammer, not a shield, not even a knife—a pointy thing that has multiple blades coming out at different angles.
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Of course, they would use a blunted version of the scepter for this stunt. But even a blunted prop weapon would be extremely dangerous at such a speed, with a landing of this force.
Tom once told a story about the Jotunheim fight scene on the Thor set, when he used Loki’s throwing knives. (I can’t find the clip where he talks about this, but it would have been from an interview he did sometime between 2010 and 2013.) Tom said that after they finished filming the scene, he couldn’t find one of the blunted prop knives he’d thrown. It turned out that he had thrown it so hard the knife was imbedded in the wall of the set.
5. Tom Hiddleston has no fear, and he is all-in on the Loki show.
Based on Tom’s own words and the comments of others, we know:
Tom always wants to perform as many of his own stunts as they will let him.
Tom is a perfectionist.
Tom is emotionally invested in this production, not only because he loves Loki, but also because this is his first chance, after 11 years, to perform as the lead in a Marvel production.
Thus, I surmise that Tom is prepared to put everything he’s got into this production. Like, even more than usual—and he usually puts his whole body, heart, and soul into his work. This series could contain Tom’s finest work yet.
6. The fact that Marvel is allowing Tom to do a stunt as dangerous as this one could reflect that he has significantly more decision-making power on this series than in the previous films.
Tom has done big stunts like this before, but never when he was playing the lead character, with the entire production depending on his safety. He’s more valuable to Marvel now, and also more expensive as a commodity, since he’s more famous and successful now.
So, why is Marvel allowing Tom to do this difficult and risky stunt, himself? I’m gonna go out on a limb and say it’s because Tom insists—and on this production, unlike others in the past, he actually has the clout to make executive decisions. If so, this would be a very good sign for the Loki series.
*Note: Lelliefant’s speculations are sometimes uncannily correct but occasionally way, way off base. Lelliefant claims no responsibility for any lost bets or damages otherwise incurred by Tumblr readers resulting from adherence to the aforementioned speculations.
^Credit to @sabine-leo for original screenshots
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