The Star Loki Charm

The Star Section: Entertainment Ad Value: RM 17,664 6-Jul-2021 Size : 351cm2 PR Value: RM 52,993 Loki charm By NEAL JUSTIN LOKI has a habit of stealing everyone's thunder. He's at it again in Loki, a six-part TV series Loki charm (available on Disney+ Hotstar) that has the God Of Mischief hurtling through time, trying to clean up a mess that could alter history. How Loki became one of the funniest characters in IFs not as mind-blowing as WandaVision or as action-packed as The Falcon And The the Marvel Universe. Winter Soldier. But it sure is a lot of fim. The first episode picks up right after Loki agent who's convinced the Asgardian is the chops in the original comic books. But the/ve (Tom Hiddleston) scooped up a mysterious key to cracking his case. been among the funniest Marvel characters cube in 2019,s Avengers: Endgame and The give and take between the unlikely on screen, especially in 2017's Thor: disappeared in a puff of smoke. partners are at the heart of the series. Ragnarok. “One of my favourite things coming out of “Their relationship is like a chess match,” “That's because of the enormous talents of that movie is fans thinking we had forgotten said Owen Wilson, who plays Mobius with Mr Hemsworth and Mr Hiddleston," Feige to mention what happens to him, but we did his usual aw-shucks approach. said. know," said Marvel Studios president Kevin “They're long scenes, so much so that they it wasn't necessarily a conscious plan to Feige during a virtual news conference started to feel a bit like a play but make the characters even funnier than they recently. 44Ifs been exciting making people hopefully there's a are in the comic books. We just took what wait.” lot of tension was going on behind the scenes and put it on Turns out Loki has been dumped in and camera) the Gobi Desert, where he's arrested by humour.” The call for levity helps explain why the the militant Time Variance Authority t Thor and 工 h writers1 room was run by Michael Waldron, for violating travel protocol. ® Loki aren't w I a veteran of Rick And Morty. In addition to But instead of being terminated, he's t『actly T I providing quips, he wanted to make sure assigned to assist in a perilous manhunt, * known for 'Loki wasn't making predictable pit stops. one that forces him to wonder if he's their comedy , "When people hear its a show about more than just a menace to society. affecting historical events, they think, (OK “He's been stripped of status and thafs going to be Loki riding with Paul powerJ said Hiddleston, who also Revere? Waldron said. played Loki in six previous “But that's the lowest hanging Marvel movies. fniit. We wanted to subvert “If you take all those things A those expectations and go to Loki has used to identify ■ places maybe people knew, but himselfj what remains? Who is didn't know well.” he? Is he capable of growth That means viewers will find and change?" Loki popping up in places like Thor, his brother and j Pompeii, minutes before the main nemesis played by volcano blows. Chris Hemsworth in the "I'm so fortunate that I'm films, is not around in these I still here,“ Hiddleston said. early episodes, but Loki has a “He's a character of such new frenemy: Mobius, a TVA ■ huge range so it never fees . like the same experience, ■ particularly this time around. The new odd couple on TV - ■ With a new dynamic, new Loki (Hiddleston, left) and ■ stuff emerges." - StarTribune/ Mobius (Wilson). - Handout Tribune News Service.

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