There were many, many, many rumors about Avengers: Age of Ultron leading up to the film’s release, but one of the more enticing ones involved a specific cameo. Idris Elba let slip last fall that he shot a scene for the Avengers sequel, adding that he was working with Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston. This seemingly confirmed that Loki would make an appearance in the follow-up, but if you’ve seen the movie you know that he actually doesn’t show up. So what gives? Speaking with MTV, Joss Whedon revealed that they did shoot footage with Hiddleston, but it was left on the cutting room floor:
“We did shoot something and it didn’t play or it didn’t—the movie has so much, is so filled and we didn’t want it to feel overstuffed. I really wanted to have Loki in it but I understood the decision that it was just like, ‘Okay now there are too many voices in the chorus.’ At some point the embarrassment of riches is actually embarrassing (laughs).”
The scene in question is of course Thor’s vision after being manipulated by Scarlet Witch, but alas no Loki. Judging by Whedon’s phrasing there, it sounds like maybe he wanted the Loki footage to stay intact, but the powers that be at Marvel thought otherwise.
Regardless, my colleague Matt points out that Loki actually does technically make an appearance: he’s the figure in the green and gold cloak that we see in Thor’s vision, we just don't see his face. Here’s hoping that footage makes the Blu-ray as a deleted scene.
For all of our recent Avengers: Age of Ultron coverage, peruse the links below:
- AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON: What Did You Think?
- AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Opening Night Box Office Scores $27.6 Million
- AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Review
- Watch: Joss Whedon and the AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Cast Play “Save or Kill”
- AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON: 75 High-Resolution Pictures Feature Vision, Hulk, and More
- Scarlett Johansson Talks AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, CIVIL WAR, and the BLACK WIDOW Movie
- Joss Whedon and the AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Cast Reveal Their Worst Jobs Ever
- AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Home Release to Include Extended Cut, Alternate Ending
- AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Clip Reveals the Birth of Vision
- New AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Featurette Reveals Its All Tony’s Fault
- BLACK WIDOW Movie: Scarlett Johansson and Kevin Feige Have Discussed Series of Films
- Chris Hemsworth Reveals the 3 Marvel Movies Left on His Contract
- Can Hulk Survive in Space? Mark Ruffalo Weighs In
- AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Director Joss Whedon Talks Easter Eggs, First Cut
- Mark Ruffalo Reveals Universal Owns the Rights to Standalone HULK Movies
- Scarlett Johansson Teases “Psychological Twists” in CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
- Spider-Man Is Not in AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, Says Kevin Feige
- Joss Whedon Says He’s Taking a Break From Marvel
- Marvel’s Kevin Feige Reveals When His Contract Ends
- SPIDER-MAN: Kevin Feige Confirms Peter Parker, Talks High School Spidey