21 Perfect Superhero Movie Casting Choices That Nailed Their Characters

By Ewan Paterson /

20. Tom Hiddleston As Loki - Marvel Cinematic Universe

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If anything could speak more for Tom Hiddleston's ability as an actor, it'd be that he actually managed to make The Dark World bearable.Slightly.Seriously though, there's a reason why Loki is only surpassed in terms of popularity by Tony Stark, and it's because like Robert Downey Jr., Hiddleston just understands the role.

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He's jaded, disillusioned, ostracised and power hungry, and he manages to do it all whilst perpetuating a slimy smugness that, for some reason or another, has become both captivating and alluring to audiences everywhere.