phaonica: erikevensen: Casting the Norse Myths: Loki As a graphic novelist of mythic fiction (specif
phaonica: erikevensen: Casting the Norse Myths: Loki As a graphic novelist of mythic fiction (specifically, 2007’s Gods of Asgard), I’ve been asked by various people how I’d cast a Norse mythology film. With Loki, what more can be said? Tom Hiddleston’s performance in the Marvel films is, in my opinion, a pitch-perfect Loki, both for Marvel AND for the Loki of myth. So of course, he’s off the table. He’s done such a great job, it’s almost no challenge. So I’ll go with another option—Paul Bettany. Bettany was on the list of potential Lokis for Marvel, and you can totally see why. He’s equally smart, shifty, and engaging, and can flip between charming and intimidating at the drop of a hat. He gets bonus points from me with this long, blond wig from Inkheart, which makes him a dead ringer for my artwork. In my opinion, Loki shouldn’t be dark-haired. It’s sort of the obvious shorthand for an ‘evil mastermind’ character, and as a person with both Scandinavian heritage and very dark hair, I always found it just a little bit offensive in some way. Dr. Merrill Kaplan, folklorist at The Ohio State University, called my Loki “the first blond Loki in comics,” and although I’m sure I can’t be the first, I took it as the compliment she intended. She had a few thoughts on the notion of Loki’s darker incarnations and their relationship (intentional or not) to anti-Semitism, which I hadn’t considered before. Gods of Asgard is available at www.godsofasgard.com in print, and as a digital comic through comiXology. Loki from Neil Gaiman’s Sandman is Blond edging towards strawberry blond depending on the art style. The Folklorist at Ohio State didn’t do very much research apparently if she missed a major title from one of the Big 2. Yeah, exactly. I’m not sure why she said that. But I’d wager 9/10 of the iterations I see have black hair, comics or otherwise. He’s also described as ‘handsome, and fair of face.’ -- source link