Chatting w/ Tom Hiddleston About Loki's Gender Fluidity & Disney+ Series | Interview | Raffy Ermac
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- Опубліковано 20 чер 2024
- Reporting for Out, I got the chance to interview #TomHiddleston, British actor and longtime #MCU star, about starring in Disney+ and Marvel Studios' newest original series #Loki! We talk about #Loki's gender fluidity, the expanding diversity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, working with Owen Wilson, and more! #Thor #DisneyPlus #MarvelStudios #Avengers #Marvel
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I wanna see more of this ‘seductive’ Loki he mentions...
Just look up Loki and watch whatever video is first!
@@lokiloversedits5370 that works. Honestly anything he does is seductive to me I don’t know the way he talks I can’t explain it but the character and Tom both are similar in a way that everyone loves them. And can’t get enough of
Don’t we all 😂
@Sugar Spice 😭😭😭
Same tho lol
Love hearing Tom talk about Loki's queerness!!!
Same! We love to see it! 🌈
I don’t find it relevant cause it’s supposed to be an action series
@@lexbonkers6380 An action series.. about Loki
@@lexbonkers6380 I too get mad when the main lead man suddenly kisses a woman in my action movies instead of focusing on the cool explosion.
@@chaoticneutralsheep 🤣
Loki’s gender fluidity is nothing new to people who know about Norse Mythology.
But what makes it exciting is the fact that marvel might actually take it on, because in the past, they took away Valkyrie’s sexual identity, which was going to be either lesbian or bisexual, I’m not exactly sure which one, but they cut out a scene from ragnarok that showed her having relations with another girl.
Exactly, Kebs!! Being a shapeshifter has its perks, like being gender fluid and pansexual. Of course there's the story of Sleipnir's creation. The only time Loki was a mother. He doesn't have a male or female personality; he's both. He's always been fluid. One of the reasons I relate with him so much because I'm the same way. I just can't shapeshift like he can.
@@kaithorenfawkes8312 pretty sure he's been a mother a lot of times
*sex fluid. Different things.
Mans turned into a female horse nailed a man horse and got pregnant 🙂🕶️🤏
Tom always sounds so respectful. When he is giving an interview then he takes a genuine interest in the conversation. I was introduced to this brilliant actor through his work in the Marvel movies but loved his performance in his other works. There is this charm about this guy. Saw the 1st episode of the series today and i am pulled back to Loki's storyline. Eagerly waiting for the second episode.
Thank you kind sir for this amazing interview !
1,3k likes and no comments? I gotta fix that!
@@elli_lex ❤️
loki spoilers at the end of this comment btw
3 weeks later and i can’t wait for the fifth episode to come out! the fourth one was so interesting, although i still don’t get why they had to make loki and silvy have a thing for each other
@@blinkingwhiteguy2244 well loki is a narcissist and it is natural for him to fall in love with another version of himself
Pre marvel, check out Only Lovers Left Alive.
“They (Loki and Mobius) grudgingly respect each other, because they need each other. But they also don’t trust each other.” This may be the best explanation of their relationship I’ve seen, so far!
im SO happy an interviewer is finally acknowledging this kind of stuff, the questions asked were interesting and actually original for once, and you didn't beat around the bush - you said straight up that the mcu has just been mostly cis straight white people, and that queer fans are going to love this new wave of diversity. thanks so much, you've got a new subscriber :)
Thank you for watching and for all the support! I really try my hardest to come up with different questions than you see in most Hollywood interviews, so it means it really means a lot to me whenever someone notices and appreciates!
@@raffyermac absolutely sensational interviewing
@@Alex-tn3tq thank you so much! It really means a lot! 💖✨😭
@@raffyermac no problem at all really mean it, as soon as you asked that first question I was like damn that's an excellent question and I'm fairly certain Tom was thinking that throughout haha
@@raffyermac i absolutely love that too!! Thank u so much!! Almost all of the interviews are really indirect questions and hard to understand, bud u went straight to the point, thank u so muuch!!
I loved the way he answers about Loki and Mobius’ relationship.
Fans ship it
@@xlivingxdeadgirl i thought morbius a demon
@@canggublissapartment9868 everything these ppl ship
Its exhausting
@@aanyamallick7747 fr
@@lambshot1452 ugh
no matter how many times we, and even tom hiddleston, explain that loki isn't cishet, there will always be bigoted people (mostly cishet men) who will complain about it. it's really sad and at this point maybe they should just skip the show instead of "boycotting marvel" for doing something right and exploring this huge part of loki's identity (something they should've done a while ago, imo, but oh well, better late than never)
thanks for this interview! tom's lovely and he seems so happy with the show so i cannot wait to see the rest of it!
I don't think marvel will suffer too much from it truth be told, and statistically boycotting a company only works in the minority of cases
Cishet? What is that?
Cishet? What is that?
@@aanyamallick7747 okay so cishet is a combination of two words, cisgender which is to take Tom hiddleston as an example someone who is born as a man and who remains a man throughout their life, rather than someone who is transgender who might be born one gender and change later on to become the version of themselves they truly are, het or heterosexual is someone who is attracted to the opposite gender I.e. man who loves woman, it’s basically the straight/gay to heterosexual/homosexual they mean the same things
It’s absolutely hilarious... HI-LA-RI-OUS... to me the people who complain about comic Loki’s queerness, when the original source material -the old Norse mythology, the religious god Loki- turned into a woman to seduce people, turned into a horse to seduce people, and so on, and so on....
I really want to thank you for asking those questions about Loki’s gender fluidity and gosh it makes me so happy seeing Tom answering in such a generous way. Especially him saying that he’s always acknowledged Loki’s fluidity since he started acting him 10 years ago… makes sense why I’ve always LOVED Loki. My expectation to see queer Loki doesn’t seem to stop getting high although I absolutely do not trust Disney but idk, I think Tom understands Loki more than anyone in the world with such a clear vision of him and I’m so grateful that the great actor is playing my favorite character
anyone who doesn't like this doesn't know loki from the comics or mythology
this has always been him and tom is well aware of it because he loves loki and knows him likely better than any haters in the comments
I actually wouldn't say this was "always" Loki in the comics. Or at least being open and fine with it wasn't necessarily a part of rhe comics. Loki always had a sort of "queer" thing going on, but it was always ambigious and tied to his villain status. Even Lady Loki was very much a honey-trap scenario.
But, the thing is, Lady Loki was great. And people loved it. It was only with Ikol/Teen Loki that Marvel really embraced Loki being gender-fluid. And it has worked!
I mean, in the mitology, Loki make out with a horse so... Haha
I’m so happy we get a Loki show. He’s my favorite character in the whole MCU. I’m also so happy they cast Tom. He’s absolutely perfect for the role
Somewhere in the multivers is a world where Tom Hiddleston got the role of Thor, that he originally auditioned for. The people of this world are to be pitied, for what they missed out on. 😔
same he's my favorite character! and Tom Hiddleston is so perfect :"))
I recently finished watching the show and I was quite amazed by it
In the myths, Loki genderbends like crazy.
Yup lol
Yes he was also seen as a feminine guy which was actually something may people disliked him for. And when cristianity got into the picture loki was demonized by that.
@@nervous_young_inhuman7042 Loki: god of Femboys
@@eliotfleming9221 oh my god lOL
And species too haha
I love how Tom described Loki as “an extraordinary cocktail of a person” like, yes sir, we need more of that!🤣🤣
"Queer fans will love to hear that" YES IM LITERALLY CRYING OVER THIS PLS IM SO HAPPY RN
Give me the time? Where did they say that I missed out on that
I saw a really cute fanmade comic of thor being an ally:
"Alright, brother" "Actually, I'm a girl today" "alright, sister"; "sister" "it's brother today" "okay, brother"; "hey, brother" "it's neither today, actually" "okay, sibling"
I feel like this could be canon
@@moafighting1597 accepted
@@moafighting1597 love this so much YES
@@moafighting1597 -and then diavolo dies. BOOM canon
I love the fact that he did his own deep-dive into the character without being asked or anything - you can really tell by how informed he is on the subject!
I always got the impression some of the older comic-book movie actors just... thought the source material was silly? I LOVE that Hiddleston, Downey, Evans, and the others seem to genuinely love and care about the characters they portray
I love how he researched his character when he was first cast as Loki so he could understand his character better
watching this, i could tell that Tom took every question very seriously and respectfully!!
Tom Hiddleston is just so polite and kind and engaged and I seriously just adore him
I love how Tom did a deep dive into Loki's gender fluidity at the very beginning. I believe he did because you can tell from the way he played Loki at Thor 1. He treated the character wholeheartedly and that's why Loki in the movie has been so dazzling even as a villain.
I just love how tom is so educated and passionate about his character. Not many actors do!
(2:13) *”(He can be) emotionally damaged, and turbulent…”* wow, thanks tom, I really needed the reminder 😭🤚
i live this because it’s also a thing in norse mythology that loki can be and like anyone. literally in one story he becomes a female horse and has a horse child LMKSKDKD
Mother of one, father of five [g]
He always thanks them for standing up so early! :)
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Will Disney/marvel finally confirm what has been canon in the comics for so long, that Loki is genderfluid and bi. Tom seemed to have said that they will explore that but God, it's hard to trust.
in the show, they confirm it!! there's a clip where they show his files and personal information and "fluid" is listed as his gender :)
@@oliveuh273 yeah... I mean is listed as his sex which is different but I'm not going to nitpick about that. But I really want to see more? Like they actually mentioning that aspect of him, I've heard that the other varient may be lady loki so that could give us room for further exploration, I just want more than a blurry file you know? Let's wait and see...I'm hopeful.
@@papl20 ah i see what you mean i’m sorry about getting that wrong in my original comment, and yeah i totally agree with you, i would love to get smthn that really showcases that fluidity in the show, that would be incredible in so many ways, i feel like with marvel tho it’s a 50/50 chance of that happening
I know what you mean! I can't wait to see how they portray Loki's sexuality and gender in this show because he's never had any sort of love interest in the movies he's been in. If you have Netflix, I suggest you watch a show called "Ragnarok" it's a Norwegian show about teens becoming Norse gods like Thor and Loki, and they explore Loki's sexuality and gender fluidity much more freely than marvel does. They actually are more loyal to Norse mythology than Marvel is, so I recommend it if you want to see another version of Loki.
@@maria.99 is it good? I have seen it and I was interested because I do like Norse mythology but I'm not really into teenager dramas anymore unless plot-wise they're really good, I'll give it a try if you say it is.
I really love how he talks about Loki, with so much passion and dedication to his character, there is seriously no better person to play this part.
You ask really good questions!! I love 💕I love that you asked about the gender fluidity and pointed out his identity and in the the scheme of mcu becoming more inclusive . I wish more interviewers asked questions like this!
Thank you! I really try! And it's nice to see when someone notices and appreciates it!
me too! this is one of the best and most original interviews I've seen in a while.
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these original questions are wayyy better than the cookie cutter questions from talk show hosts who just read whats on the screen & junkets who just want to hear spoilers.
Good job Raffy !!
Thank you so much! That’s exactly what I was trying to do, make my questions more unique and different, so I appreciate you noticing! ☺️
@@raffyermac ayy
Great job on your interview! This popped up kind of randomly for me through the algorithm but I’m glad it did and I’m glad you asked about Loki’s gender fluidity - which many UA-camrs so far did not miss and have pointed out. I’m quite pleased with that and your follow up question not to mention Tom’s respectful and thoughtful responses. Again, great job!
Thank you so much! It really means a lot, getting all of this support! And thank your for watching!
As someone who is genderfluid, and hates that Loki’s gender-fluidity has been overlooked, I’m very touched that you asked about that.
Him being genderfluid isn't the point of his character, his sexuality doesn't define anything important.
@@spamton5266 did you even read the comment you replied to? it's important to gender fluid people so that they have representation. of course it's not lokis entire character- no one is claiming this
@@spamton5266 Wrong. Read my main comment for explanation
LMFAO
Recently found out I am not genderfae (genderfluid but never masculine) but actually genderfluid. I was also upset about how little it was touched as it could be quite interesting than just a blurry shot of a paper with small text saying "Sex: Fluid" (i think thats what it said-) and thats really it-
it's great that the mcu is expanding in it's diversity. i think we could really use more people from different races, sexual orientations, genders... it's great, we've all come such a long way just to get here, and we're proud of it. :D
But Loki has been called "brother" and "son" by Thor and Oden and referred as "he/him" by everyone else so this makes no sense.
@@Slyest4255 Loki was genderfluid and bi in the comics so I think there trying to become more like the comic
@@Slyest4255 just because Loki been referred to as a man doesn't mean Loki can't be gender fluid. Maybe Loki flows into another gender every couple decades or maybe even longer and everyone is just respectful and changes how they refer to Loki when it changes, which is not often compared to the mortal concept of time and a life span but probably pretty often by immortal standards.(my wording was terrible but I can't find anything in my empty head that sounds better) Loki is immortal, it's entirely possible.
@@graceeverfall332 Well I would assume so. Loki can change his appearance with his “magic,” if you can say. So yeah I would assume that he would turn into the opposite gender at some times.
Canon Bisexual Loki: hello there
When the actors love the characters they play, it makes me feel so happy 😭
I love how natural you both were, this interview is amazing btw
Thank you so much for the support!
@@raffyermac I’d imagine it’s hard not to constantly praise them lol
Great questions!
Thank you so much! I try! And thank you so much for watching!
i cant imagine anyone else portraying Loki, Tom breathed such life into the character and brought this wild brilliant being to life
Tom is so respectful and keeps the same level of energy in his interviews no matter who is interviewing him. What a beautiful person.
Tom addressing Raffy by his name warms my heart
was wanting to see Tom's reaction on Loki's gender fluidity.. thanks for asking him this ques !
loki can be *very* seductive
Ok
I’m so glad to finally see a queer marvel character, it feels really welcoming to people who are apart of the lgbtq community who also are a fan of marvel
i feel like this is being made a much bigger deal out of it, its been canon for most of his comic book history and norse mythology as well
Sure, but most everyday people don't get deeply into Norse mythology or even the older comics. Having this be acknowledged in a canon series that's *on the Disney channel* is huge.
Thank you SO much for asking the right questions. I can’t put into words how happy it made me to hear one of my favorite validating something so personal to me and others!
Tom is so humble , polite & self aware ... Love him ❤
“correctly so.” glorious affirmation 🥺
As a queer person (ftm and bi) seeing Loki, my favorite marvel character, be somebody like me was amazing. And then seeing Tom talk about it so respectfully and kindly is incredible.
As someone who is gender fluid and bisexual this actually makes me so happy that instead of just acknowledging gay dis people or trans people they are acknowledging the genders and sexualities kind of in between and in a character that is such a huge part of the marvel universe. Louie is now my favorite avenger
Louie 🤣 I can't
In all seriousness though, it makes me happy too
why are you gender fluid ? lmao
@@ABC-sz7rd that’s a weird question…
@@ABC-sz7rd idk why are you not ? lmao
Loki is my all time favorite marvel character he’s just interesting and funny at times 🫡
We thought the genderfluid part was the big deal, it was a tiny blink and you miss it Easter egg written on screen, still good rep, but after today it seems so small. A VOCAL CONFIRMATION THAT HE IS BI!!! That is so amazing, and for anyone who somehow interpreted it differently, the director herself confirmed on Twitter that Loki is indeed bi and that she is so proud to introduce the mcu’s first openly lgbtq main character. Happy pride! 💖💜💙 💖🧡💛💚💙💜🏳️🌈
chill out
@@harrismo6424 Nope, to happy.
Don't chill out. Celebrate!! This is huge for us! 😭😁😁
But I should mention that the gender fluid thing is still pretty big to me. I'm enby and pan, so both these details made me the happiest person in the world 😁
finally a character that i can relate to ( gender identity wise ), i love it so much!! we are both genderfluid and makes me feel very valid that marvel is coming out with characters that arent cishet or that are questioning. Thank you Marvel for making characters we can relate to on a person level🖤
i hope they take the cloking spell odin put on him off so we can see him as a frost giant. like full frost giant
Tom is so talented, well spoken and classy. What a gem of a man and a pleasure to watch.
Love how open about this sorta stuff people are getting to be, especially in the film industry! Amazing stuff, really! (Also loved the interview btw - both were so sweet and respectful
i will never get over this look of him
Gender fluid Loki is the biggest representation in universe as both a villain and wide sexual orientation coz it gives more space for a storytelling of a character as so many things can happen in time ...
I love your interviews! You're always doing the most for the gays Raffy :')
hahah that's what I was meant to do! :) Thank you so much for the love and support!
How did you get the opportunity and call for this?
I'm an entertainment journalist and I've made some awesome connections with Disney publicists over the years! They invited me to interview Tom and I got to chat with him for a few minutes about his Disney+ show! So much fun!
@@raffyermac Wow, that long!
@@raffyermac When I saw you in the thumbnail of this video, I thought you was the actor for Wong from the Doctor Strange movie
@@raffyermac you're so lucky 😩✨
My favorite character in the franchise.
He is so polite🥺
I literally cried. It's really cool to see someone like me in the TV and in the movies.
SAME OMG im literally so happy theyre finally opening up
Whaaat? So you are magic too? That's amazing!!
Sorry just kidding
@@alenciaga21 yes of course i'm a magic
@@anaclarasoares7421 🥰
LITERALLY SAME!!!
so refreshing to hear an interviewer ask such great questions!! you earned yourself a subscriber!
I love how deliberate Tom is with his answers in all interviews and especially this one.
Tom Hiddleston is being played very well by Loki.
True! 😂
Who let him be this nice. I love him so much.
“Your savior is here!”
My heart is so happy listening to this interview after the latest episode
An entertaining interview! Good questions and answers all round, speaking to Tom must have been such an honour.
One of the best interviews yet! Great questions!
Thank you!!
You did this so well. I loved your questions and also really like the elaborate and heartfelt way Tom answered
I'm so excited about this!!!!!!
Not me crying rn we do love hearing about that 😭 You're a fantastic inteeviewer
Damn, Tom is such a sweetheart
I don't think i've ever seen such emotionless laughter in my life
Fantastic interview! I'm so glad that I stumbled across it.
Incredible that its been 10 years, and I'd love for it to go on. :D
loved it!❤️
Me: yo who would’ve known Loki is gender fluid? 🤩🤩
Also me: WAIT A MINUTE IM GENDER FLUID TOO- *screams in gender fluid*
I made this comment make no sense- Loki is my favorite character in all of Marvel and I never knew until I read the title that Loki is gender fluid, but I’m also gender fluid so that’s super cool to me lmao
As a fellow person who falls under the enby spectrum, let us cry in happiness together 😭❤️
@@philim9267 yes 🥲😭
This is great! I really wanted some more diversity in the mcu, and here it comes - from my favourite actor! 🌈🌈
Gotta love Loki
And Tom:)
dude honestly just discovered your channel and its become one of my favs ever, love the questions you ask and how it feels so warm when you talk to them. keep up the good work king!
Great interview! What I love about Tom, as an actor, is the amount of research he does personally into characters and their lives or jobs etc. That really shows when he brings them to life and is what makes him one of my favourite actors! He really puts everything into it! 👏
i wanna see loki turn into a horse
This is such a great interview! Tom is such a sweet and respectful person, and his answers to these questions are amazing. The questions themselves were really nice too, it's always nice to see something different
This made me so happy.
I'm pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this interview :)
He is such a gentleman. My heart ♥️
I absolutely LOVE this interview! Great questions and Tom is always so generous with the answers and he looks really thrilled about going back into this character again.
The trickster is at the heart of Loki's character, and is what Hiddleston so skillfully brings to life.
He is literally the sweetest for everything he does. I will forever love this man
BYE HIS LAUGH
Great job on the interview, Raffy!
Great job Raffy, I have a feeling you drew some spoilery stuff from Tom here and look forward to seeing how the series plays out.
thanks for doing this!!
Wonderful interview! I love it, congratulations and thank you
Tom is so amazing, and loving Loki's new show
HES SO NICE I LOVE IT
Amazing content from Tom. Thanks for posing the exposition of his analysis. Very cool.
this is Amazing!!!! Great work 💗
Thank you for supporting!!!
Its cool that you got to speak to him :D
I loved that his sexuality was acknowledged in the show and not only that but the way it was fit perfectly and added a lot of depth to his character development. Cus I know one of the biggest complaints was that it had “nothing to do with his character.” A complaint that reeks with a lack of emotional intelligence because it was brought up in a scene that was clearly about Loki’s inability to form serious attachments so it made perfect sense to reveal that he can have sexual attraction to anyone but it’s never been able to be taken farther than that. And that’s a theme that’s been running throughout the entire show. Again, it’s a concept that requires an amount of emotional intelligence that the homophobes clearly lack.