Who were Loki’s bad influences? Tom Hiddleston’s deliciously wicked performance as the cosmic evildoer in Thor, The Avengers, and the upcomingThor: The Dark World (out Nov. 8) has made the character just as popular as the heroes he repeatedly antagonizes. Many fans have been begging Marvel Studios for a Loki stand-alone film. “I’m standing on the shoulder of giants,” Hiddleston tells EW. Here are his top three favorite villains, who inspired his own creation. “I’m standing on the shoulders of the villains I loved as a child and take my hat off to,” he went on. “Jack Nicholson as The Joker in Tim Burton’s Batman, Alan Rickman in Die Hard and James Mason in North by Northwest. I mean, Alan Rickman, particularly in that film, was having such a good time and was so likable.” Hiddleston says these heavies appealed to him because, well, they weren’t so heavy. Each was a break from the stereotypical brooding, miserable villain. “I guess it’s in my make up as a fan, as someone who loved movies as a child,” the actor says. “I loved villains who enjoyed themselves.” That, he says, is key to making Loki enjoyable to audiences — this bad guy loves being bad.
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