And though she be but little, she is fierce!

‘Tom Hiddleston has a great affinity for kind of the bull fighter, very stoic, tall, reaching, almost balletic style. And that speaks very much to him, and how his character and personality are as Loki. And so we built a lot of his stuff off of that. Had a lot of fun with him, you know, exaggerating his movements and flowing. We did some sequences as drills for him obviously using the blades, but for the most part it was about him try to be very graceful, and have Sylvie be… more of a street fighter, because she never lived the God life, she was always hiding, she was always on the run. He comes from this place of grace, and she doesn’t.’- Loyd Bateman, Fight Coordinator on Marvel Studios’ Loki

Loki In Battle: Poetry in Motion

Marvel Studios’ Loki (2021)

Tom Hiddleston, filming the final fight scene in Marvel Studios’ Loki: The Nexus Event (2021)

‘Tom Hiddleston has a great affinity for kind of the bull fighter, very stoic, tall, reaching, almost balletic style. And that speaks very much to him, and how his character and personality are as Loki. And so we built a lot of his stuff off of that. Had a lot of fun with him, you know, exaggerating his movements and flowing. We did some sequences as drills for him obviously using the blades, but for the most part it was about him try to be very graceful, and have Sylvie be… more of a street fighter, because she never lived the God life, she was always hiding, she was always on the run. He comes from this place of grace, and she doesn’t.’- Loyd Bateman, Fight Coordinator on Marvel Studios’ Loki

Marvel Studios’ Loki (2021)

‘I tried to find a physicality for Loki that was very different from Chris as Thor. If Thor is like a rock, I wanted Loki to be like the wind. You just can’t pin him down. I worked with the stunt guys on this almost balletic fighting style. You’d throw a punch at Loki but he’s ten steps ahead of you… He has an unlimited supply of throwing knives, because I always felt like Loki doesn’t want to get his hands dirty. So, rather than punch you in the face, he’ll just stick a dagger in your jugular. Make it quick, efficient and lethal.’