Tom Hiddleston reacts to the return of Evil Kong in Ant-Man 3
During Phases 5 and 6 of The Conqueror MCU, Kang is set to play one of the biggest villains in comic book movie history. Before being the principal antagonist in 2025’s Avengers: The Kong Dynasty and playing a role in 2023’s Loki Season 2, he played the MCU’s tiniest Avengers as the bad guy in next year’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantomania into something bigger. done. will present challenges.
The MCU gets its first taste of Kang in the final episode of Loki Season 1, in which, in one of his many appearances, He Who Explains, reveals his true intentions with the Time Variance Authority. Once Sylvie kills him, the Multiverse goes into complete and utter chaos, shutting down all of its time- and space-traveling shenanigans that will throw the franchise for a loop over the next few years. . ,
Thanks to Marvel’s panel celebrating Loki’s second-round episode next year, fans know that Jonathan Majors’ supervillain will once again play a part in the story of God of Mischief, with Comic-Con scheduled for Season 2. Is. In the first footage shown after He and the Ant-Man 3 trailer, Loki’s lead man Tom Hiddleston shares how excited he is to see more conquests in the Multiverse Saga.
Tom Hiddleston celebrates Kang’s arrival
During a Marvel Studios presentation at the D23 Fan Expo, the cast of Marvel’s Loki Season 2 touched on footage from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantomania, which notably featured Jonathan Majors’ Kang the Conqueror.
Star Tom Hiddleston noted that he recognized the face from Loki Season 1, in which Sylvie actress Sofia Di Martino recalled how her character killed him. It also wished Hiddleston luck to face Ant-Man 3 stars Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly next year:
Hiddleston: “I even saw from backstage I saw the Quantumania footage and I recognized one of the faces in it.” Di Martino: “Yeah. Me too. I thought I killed that dude.” Hiddleston: “I think maybe a type of that dude, potentially. I know anyway. So I just want to say Paul, Evangeline: Good luck with that. Just don’t let him into TVA.”
In the D23 trailer for Ant-Man 3, Kang captures Scott Lang and his daughter Cassie and asks them to help her find some kind of job. Scott does not agree to the first deal, allowing Kang to show his taste for power by simply throwing Ant-Man against the wall.
The first look of Loki Season 2 once again showed the winner, as Kang was seen on the walls of the Time Variance Authority headquarters. The God of Mischief tries to warn everyone about Kang’s danger, as he did in the final moments of Season 1.
In conversation with Stage Right Secrets, MCU newcomer Hua Kwan also discussed how much she enjoyed being a part of the series.
After “watching all the MCU movies” before joining Loki, he revealed that he was a big fan of Marvel for a long time, especially referring to Loki’s first season as well. Confirming that he is “shooting a lot” at the moment, he and Hiddleston agreed that filming has been a blast:
Quan: ​​”You know, it’s unbelievable. I’ve seen all the MCU movies. Just been a fan of the MCU for many years. And to be able to be involved in, you know, being a member of the MCU is more special.” Basically because I’m a big fan of Loki Season 1. So to be able to do that, it’s been incredible. And honestly, we’re shooting in London right now, and we’re having such a fun time.”
Hiddleston: “Having a great time, yes.”
Hiddleston also teased how much he gets to explore Loki with so many new people in Season 2, calling it a “constant honor” to land the role after so many years:
“Loki is such a complex character with so much depth and range. And when I work with new actors, and new actors, and new directors, new writers, and new teams, there’s always something to explore in character.” , appears to be. Maybe that’s why this character has been in our imaginations for so long. So yeah, it’s an ongoing honor to keep playing it and finding new chords to play in the symphony.”
Kang ready to conquer the Multiverse Saga
With the MCU already bearing the wrath of Thanos in Infinity Saga, there are some questions about who will be the next mega-Big Bad for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Well, from what Tom Hiddleston has seen, it’s becoming clear that Jonathan Majors Kang is set to take over that position in the coming months.
Ant-Man 3 will be the first time fans will see the dominant version of Kang as he travels through the multiverse to face Ant-Man, the Wasp, Studd and the Avengers’ small family. With plot leaks from D23 teasing the idea of ​​a bargain between hero and villain, there is sure to be more than one interesting plot thread as Kang wields his true power over Earth-616 and the rest of the multiverse.
This is true of Congo Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantomania will debut in theaters on February 17, 2023. Loki Season 2 will premiere on Disney+ Summer 2023.
