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12. Tom Hiddleston Almost Played Thor Rather Than Loki

Casting Tom Hiddleston as Thor€™s nemesis, Loki, was a master stroke by somebody over at Marvel. Arguably the only entertaining villain the MCU has produced (so far), Loki is the dark heart of the Marvel franchise. This preening, arrogant €˜God€™ acts as antagonist but scratch the surface and you find hidden depths to the character. His cruelty hides a pain and regret which has been effectively explored across three films with more to come. However, before he was cast as everyone€™s favorite Marvel supervillain, Hiddleston actually auditioned for the role of Thor. That part obviously went to Chris Hemsworth, but Marvel liked Hiddleston enough to keep him around (and wisely so). Hiddleston has indeed made the role of the alien prince who thinks himself a king his own. When you consider some of the great actors who failed to make an impression playing villains it makes you realize how good Hiddleston€™s performance of Loki has been and makes you wonder where the MCU would be without him.