Tom Hiddleston Recalls How He Took Inspiration Drom Alan Rickman, James Mason For Playing Loki On-Screen

Washington : Over a decade since Tom Hiddleston rose to fame with his role as Loki in the 2011 movie 'Thor', the actor recalled that to portray Marvel's god of mischief, he had to go to strange film figures for inspiration, reported People.

Hiddleston discussed how he prepared to play the legendary part, which included researching Alan Rickman's renowned performance as Hans Gruber in the 1988 film 'Die Hard'. He also investigated James Mason's master spy, Phillip Vandamm, in the 1959 classic thriller 'North by Northwest'.

"Those are all characters that are about control and revenge," Hiddleston said, adding, "I might just love those performances as a child. ... I just was so drawn to those performances as they seemed to be having such a wonderful time playing these antagonists, I suppose. And that was part of the charm. They were so charismatic, even though they weren't at the centre of those films."