21 Perfect Superhero Movie Casting Choices That Nailed Their Characters

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.

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.

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