Marvel was always going to be a big part of Disney’s 2020 Investor Day presentation, and now MCU fans finally know just exactly what was brought to the table. Though Marvel’s long-term roadmap may not be as detailed asStar Wars’, Disney did show a much better glimpse at what Disney+ will be offering next year and on.
Joined by already confirmed series or miniseries,Lokiwas one of the standouts in a pitch that also includedthe likes ofWandavision,The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, HawkeyeandWhat If?; as well as some newly announced productions likeIron Heart,Armor Wars(starring Don Cheadle as War Machine) andSecret Invasion, the show centered around Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury; to round things off 2022 will deliver apromisingGuardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.
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Unsurprisingly, even if there’s still no release date,Loki’sofficial trailer is one of the most eye-catching reveals from that lot, as Tom Hiddleston’s mischievous portrayal has made him one of themost beloved characters in the MCU. With this first look, theLokiminiseries promises a ton of time travel shenanigans from the god of mischief, starting off with an alternate take on a scene fromAvengers: Endgamewhere this timeLokigets the best of his brother.
In the trailer, hardcore fans will be treated to plenty of easter eggs, likeLokibeing stranded in the desertà laTony Stark, only to find himself held prisoner by the TVA (Time Variance Authority), a mainstay organization in the Marvel comics looking to recruit the god of mischief, with Owen Wilson playing agency manager Mobius M. Mobius.Lokiseems staged like a chance at redemption for the character, where he’ll get to see some of his past actions under a different light, as the series letter-swapping logo suggests.
Fans with a keen eye might also notice a purple ambiance similar to Vormir’s in one of the shots wherea woman resemblingBlack Widowcan be seen in the background. This and other mysterious figures, like the hooded stranger keeping an eye onLoki,are surely only some of the elements bound to be explored in the series. As if that weren’t enough, the shot whereLokijumps out of a plane sees him vanished by a rainbow flash that points to Heimdall and the Bifrost maybe appearing in the show.
Overall, fans should expect plenty of callbacks to previous events in the MCU to be referenced inLoki; to the comics, as the “Vote for Loki” pin is directly taken from there; or even real-life events, since the airplane scene has Hiddleston donning a similar look to the mysterious D.B. Cooper, a plane hijacker from 1971, who literally vanished after possibly jumping from an airplane in midair.
Lokiis set to release on Disney+ in 2021.
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