Nerd HQ panel w\/ Joss Whedon (off-con ComicCon)<\/p>\n
female audience member: I was wondering if you were aware of the Loki Fandom and if you anticipated that when you were making “The Avengers”?<\/p>\n
Joss: [total dead pan sarcastic voice] Are you implying that some gals think Loki is sexy?<\/p>\n
*audience cheers, especially females*<\/p>\n
Joss: Well I’ve hugged him. Awkwardly and for too long.<\/p>\n
*audience laughs*<\/p>\n
Joss: Um. Yeah. Is there something particular about it, aside from the fact that Hiddleston is a stud and the character is really cool and evil?<\/p>\n
Joss: [relenting] Okay.<\/p>\n
female audience member: [clarifies question without using a mic so no idea what was said]<\/p>\n
Joss: You know, I actually saw Tom in a production of “Othello ” that Chiwetel Ejiofor did years before he got Loki. And he was playing Cassio, which is an incredibly unmemorable role, most of the time.<\/p>\n
Joss: And every body was like “WHO is that guy??”<\/p>\n
Joss: And of course he’s like [Joss raises his arm WAY above his head, indicating Tom’s height] like this \u2026 this.. crane. And um, and he makes that impression.<\/p>\n
Joss: So no, I was not surprised when he [counts off on his hand, one] got the part, [two] I wasn’t surprised when he BLEW the doors off of every scene I gave him, [three] and I wasn’t surprised when the *ladies* all wanted Loooooki \u2026. to get *luuuucky*.<\/p>\n
http: \/\/www.break.com\/nerdmachine-2012-livestream?vidID=2348225 (this bit at 7:48 minutes)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nerd HQ panel w\/ Joss Whedon (off-con ComicCon) female audience member: I was wondering if you were aware of the Loki Fandom and if you anticipated that when you were making “The Avengers”? Joss: [total dead pan sarcastic voice] Are you implying that some gals think Loki is sexy? *audience cheers, especially females* Joss: Well … Continue reading Joss Whedon re: Tom Hiddleston at Nerd HQ panel at ComicCon<\/span>