Tom Hiddleston Hypes Loki’s “Monumental” AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Return - "It Has Never Been Done Before"
Tom Hiddleston has been living with Loki for nearly a decade and a half, and even now, he still sounds genuinely stunned by where the Marvel Cinematic Universe is taking the character next.
With his return confirmed in Avengers: Doomsday, the actor is teasing a story that sounds massive, strange, and unlike anything Marvel has tackled before.
Hiddleston first stepped into the role of the God of Mischief back in Thor in 2011, kicking off one of the MCU’s longest and most layered character journeys. From villain to antihero to something far more cosmic, Loki has appeared in The Avengers, Thor: The Dark World, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, What If…?, and ultimately his own Disney+ series, Loki.
That show seemed to close the book on his arc, especially after its season two finale positioned him as something closer to a god of reality than a trickster.
Now dubbed “God Loki,” the character sits alone at the remains of the Citadel at the End of Time, holding the multiverse together strand by strand. It was a powerful ending, but it also arrived alongside a major shakeup for Marvel’s larger plans.
With Kang and his variants no longer positioned as the saga’s ultimate threat, there’s been a big question mark hanging over how the story pivots to Doctor Doom. That responsibility now falls largely on the shoulders of Avengers: Doomsday.
Hiddleston, for his part, seems more than satisfied with how Loki fits into that new direction. Speaking with GQ while promoting The Night Manager Season 2, he offered a carefully chosen tease that still manages to feel huge.
“My contribution has been contributed. It is monumental. The centre of the story is absolutely brilliant, and was so surprising when I read it. It just has never been done before.”
Reflecting on the character’s evolution across fifteen years, Hiddleston framed it as a story about ownership and growth rather than redemption through heroics.
“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.”
That perspective lines up with where Loki left off and why his presence in Avengers: Doomsday is sure to be important.
Michael Waldron, the head writer of Loki Season 1, is helping shape the script alongside Stephen McFeely, which makes Hiddleston’s confidence in the material feel earned. It also helps that Loki’s previous big Avengers appearance ended with him being killed off in the opening minutes of Infinity War. Anything is an upgrade from that.
There’s also plenty of speculation about just how large Loki’s role might be this time around. The TVA and multiversal mechanics introduced in Loki are widely expected to play a major part, and many fans believe the character could fill a role similar to the Beyonders or Molecule Man from Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic’s Secret Wars.
Whether or not that theory pans out, it’s hard to imagine this being the end of Loki’s story when he’s now positioned at the literal center of reality.
Avengers: Doomsday is being directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, reuniting them with McFeely after their work on the Avengers and Captain America films. Waldron is also contributing to the screenplay.
Marvel has locked in a December 18, 2026 release date for Avengers: Doomsday, with Avengers: Secret Wars set to follow on December 17, 2027.