Eat your hammer out, Chris Hemsworth!
It’s almost impossible to imagine anyone but Tom Hiddleston in the role of Loki; brother to Thor, trickster to most, handsome devil to all.
So, it’s a bit hard to believe that the British actor never auditioned to play Loki when the first Thor movie was being cast in 2009 — he auditioned to play the titular God of Thunder!
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The Avengers: Infinity War actor made the revelation during an appearance on The Tonight Show on Monday night, telling Jimmy Fallon the process lasted three months and he almost got the part, if it weren’t for that pesky Hemsworth and his bulging, God-like biceps!
Uh…
Sorry, what were we saying?
Oh right. There’s a universe where Hiddleston almost played Thor!
The 38-year-old explained to Fallon:
“Basically, at the time, they were looking for sort of less well established actors so that the audience didn’t have an association. They just wanted people to see these new characters, these new actors. And the ream it was, if you’re over six foot and you’ve got blonde hair, you can come and have a pop at it. So, I never auditioned for Loki. I only ever auditioned for Thor, which is nuts.”
If Hiddleston had it his way, that audition would never see the light of day. But unfortunately for him, and fortunately for the rest of us, the NBC show pulled some strings and got its hands on the audition tape. (Praise Odin!)
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The host told the unsuspecting star:
“We have friends over at Marvel that sent us the original audition footage of you… This has never been shown! This has never been released.”
Fallon then rolled the clip, showing Hiddleston dressed in a grey tank, tight black pants, a majestic blonde wig on his head, and, of course, Thor’s hammer. Tbh, the performance he gave was super impressive!
Of course, the Golden Globe winner stayed humble as the clip sparked applause from the audience. He told the crowd:
“Thank you very much. You really are too kind. I think we can all agree that they cast the right actor.”
Well… yeah. But it’s easy to see why Marvel wanted to keep him around!
Ch-ch-check out the clip (below) to see Tom’s reaction to his Thor audition.
[Image via NBC]
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