Marvel TV series Loki has returned to screens for its second season – find everything you need to know about a future third season below.In the new episodes, Tom Hiddleston will reprise his role as the titular god of mischief, while Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sophia Di Martino and Wunmi Mosaku will return as Mobius, Judge Renslayer, Sylvie and Hunter B-15, respectively.Reviewing the second season of Loki, NME said: “With Tenet levels of timeline layering to try and unpick, and a story that wades deep in the weeds of the MCU even as it pokes fun at its own earnestness, Loki’s second season won’t win over any new fans.“But then this isn’t for them. It proudly slips between the cracks left by the other titles – and feels less beholden to the franchise despite trying to tie everything together in one big temporal loom (don’t ask).
‘Loki’ Director Breaks Down Jonathan Majors’ First Episode of the Season, Designing the 1893 World’s Fair and More
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Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses a few plot developments in Season 2, Episode 3 of “Loki,” currently streaming on Disney+. While working as the production designer on Season 1 of Marvel Studios‘ “Loki” — in which Tom Hiddleston’s god of mischief became embroiled with a vast bureaucratic organization know as the Time Variance Authority — Kasra Farahani realized that he was having a greater influence on the storytelling than usual.
“We just had this really good feedback going on where there were some things in the scripts that were a little bit more vague and we’d define them in the art department,” Farahani tells Variety. “Basically, we had an elegant and fortunate collaboration between the world building that we were doing in the art department and the writing team and with Kate Herron, our brilliant director on Season 1.” Farahani’s contributions to the show became so significant that for Season 2, executive producer Kevin Wright and head writer Eric Martin asked him to be a part of the writers’ room — and, eventually, to direct the third episode of the season.
“It was a joy for me to be involved on that kind of really grassroots, blue sky moment in inventing the ideas that would come to define the arc of the season. And it led to Kevin suggesting that I direct one of the episodes, which blew my mind and was such a great opportunity.” The episode also marks the debut of Jonathan Majors as Victor Timely — one of the infinite variants of Kang who are meant to be the central villains of the current arc of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
‘Blue Eye Samurai’ Director Breaks Down the Fiery Finale: ‘Let’s Just Burn Down That Whole Set’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Valerie Wu Intern SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the series finale of “Blue Eye Samurai,” titled “The Great Fire of 1657,” now streaming on Netflix. Season 1 of Netflix animated series “Blue Eye Samurai,” created by Amber Noizumi and Michael Green, ended on a cliffhanger. The city of Edo burned down, and mixed-race samurai Mizu (Maya Erskine) left white man Abijah Fowler (Kenneth Branagh) alive — despite her craving his death from the very first episode.
‘Rick and Morty’ Team Breaks Down Shocking, Spaghetti-Centric Episode: ‘I Like to Keep Things Therapeutically Nihilistic’
Alison Herman TV Critic SPOILER ALERT: This piece contains spoilers from “That’s Amorte,” the fourth episode of “Rick and Morty” Season 7. The Smiths of “Rick and Morty” are no ordinary family; they’re a band of interdimensional travelers that includes a mad scientist, a potential clone and two parents of a giant incest baby that the United States government launched into space.
Crisis at Marvel: Jonathan Majors Back-Up Plans, ‘The Marvels’ Reshoots, Reviving Original Avengers and More Issues Revealed
Marvel creatives, including studio chief Kevin Feige, assembled in Palm Springs for the studio’s annual retreat. Most years, the vibe would have been confident — even cocky — given how the premier superhero brand, owned by Disney since 2009, has remade the entertainment business in its image.
Check out the best celebrity Halloween costumes of 2023
Rosalía wore a swan dress in honour of Björk‘s iconic outfit at the Oscars in 2001, while Billie Eilish dressed up as Jane Fonda in the 1965 film Cat Ballou (see images further below).Adele went as Morticia Addams from The Addams Family while performing at one of her Las Vegas residency shows, while Lizzo marked Halloween with a look honouring the late Tina Turner – also taking a spookier turn as Elvira from the 1988 film Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark.A post shared by Lizzo (@lizzobeeating)Lizzo dressed as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark for Halloween. pic.twitter.com/rgU161prvd— Episodes (@episodesent) October 30, 2023Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox recreated character looks from manga series Death Note and on another occasion dressed up as Gogo Yubari and The Bride from Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill.Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox as Death Note characters pic.twitter.com/mg3iyXJwK7— Mgk Italia (@mgk__italia) October 29, 2023Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox.
‘Loki’ Head Writer Eric Martin on That Cliffhanger and His Secret Rule for Season 2
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer SPOILER ALERT: This story involves discussion of major plot developments in Season 2, Episode 4 of “Loki,” currently streaming on Disney+. When Eric Martin started writing the Season 1 finale of “Loki” (along with then-head writer Michael Waldron), he already had a sense that the Marvel Studios show was going to continue for a second season.
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Finds Its New Showrunner, Hires Directors From ‘Loki’ and ‘Moon Knight’
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer “Daredevil: Born Again” has found its new creative team. Dario Scardapane, who wrote and executive produced on Netflix’s Marvel series “The Punisher,” will serve as the showrunner for the series, after previous head writers Chris Ord and Matt Corman exited amid a major creative overhaul.
Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Life of Chuck’ Adds Matthew Lillard, Harvey Guillén and More to Cast
Michaela Zee Matthew Lillard, Harvey Guillén and more have joined Mike Flanagan‘s upcoming Stephen King film adaptation, “The Life of Chuck.” “I’m pleased to announce the rest of our ensemble who join Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan and Jacob Tremblay to the production which kicked off in Alabama under an interim agreement earlier this month,” Flanagan wrote on X/Twitter. Along with Lillard and Guillén, newcomers include Kate Siegel, Mia Sara, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Q’Orianka Kilcher, Benjamin Pajak, Antonio Raul Corbo, David Dastmalchian, Carl Lumbly, Annalise Basso, Samantha Sloyan, Rahul Kholi, Matt Biedel, Sauriyan Sapkota, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Michael Trucco, Violet McGraw, Molly C.
‘Invincible’ Creator Robert Kirkman on Animated Nudity, Keeping Season 2 ‘Weird,’ Beating Superhero Fatigue and More
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer It’s been 30 months since Season 1 of “Invincible” — the animated adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s popular comic book series — wrapped up on Prime Video, but don’t expect the show to spend time catching audiences up on the story when it finally returns Nov. 3.
Capcom hackers “taken down” in major international police operation
Europol claimed that in an “action week” between October 16 and October 20 led by the French National Gendarmerie, officers arrested one of the main actors in the group in Paris. His home in Czechia was searched and five separate suspects were interviewed in Spain and Latvia.The “key target” who had been located in Paris was presented to the examining magistrates of the Paris Judicial Court and the Ragnar Locker ransomware infrastructure was seized in Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden.Also, its associated data leak website on Tor was taken down in Sweden.
‘Loki’ & ‘Sex Education’ Director To Co-Write Episode Of ‘Doctor Who’
Loki director and EP Kate Herron is to co-write an upcoming episode of Doctor Who featuring Ncuti Gatwa.
Composer Claudio Simonetti Breaks Down His Scores For ‘Suspiria,’ ‘Deep Red’ and ‘Dawn of the Dead’ Ahead of Nationwide ‘Demons’ Tour
Todd Gilchrist editor For horror fans, Claudio Simonetti is a household name. First a founding member of rock group Goblin, whose work is synonymous with filmmaker Dario Argento’s genre standard-bearers “Deep Red” and “Suspiria,” a producer and pop artist in his native Italy, and later a lead composer on Argento’s “Tenebre,” Lamberto Bava’s “Demons” and more, Simonetti and his collaborators turned iconoclastic takes on scoring — utilizing the sounds of prog rock and disco — into iconic pieces of film music.
‘Loki’ Director Talks Working With Tom Hiddleston, Why Sylvie Needs McDonald’s and Marvel’s VFX Artists Union: ‘I Support Everything They’re Doing’
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses some general plot developments in Season 2, Episode 2 of “Loki,” currently streaming on Disney+. For 30 years, Dan Deleeuw has worked in visual effects, from “The Mask” to “Armageddon” to “Night at the Museum” — but he always had a dream that one day, he might get to direct.
Loki season two draws in record three-day audience as Disney+ viewers complain over 'cruel' detail
Loki season two has drawn in a record audience as its first episode debuted on Disney+ last week - but fans are already complaining.
'Loki' Season 2: The Viewership Numbers Are In - Find Out How Many People Watched!
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Guillermo Del Toro On Scrapped ‘Star Wars’ Movie About Jabba The Hutt: “We Designed A Great World”
Guillermo del Toro is looking back and reflecting on the scrapped Star Wars movie he was developing that would’ve centered around Jabba the Hutt.
‘Critical Role’ Star Ashley Johnson, Six Other Women Allege Physical and Verbal Abuse By Brian Foster
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer Actor Ashley Johnson — star of the popular web series “Critical Role” and video game franchise “The Last of Us” — has filed a lawsuit against Brian Foster, her ex-boyfriend and former “Critical Role” castmate, alleging domestic violence, sexual battery, assault, stalking, gender violence, intentional infliction of emotional distress and civil rights violations.
Is There A World For ‘Loki’ Beyond Season 2? EP Kevin Wright Sheds Light
Warning: the following interview contains spoilers about tonight’s first episode of season 2 of Loki
Spice Girl signs up for CBeebies Bedtime Stories and says 'I'm thrilled'
Spice Girls star Geri Halliwell-Horner is the latest celebrity to sign up for CBeebies Bedtime Stories and will read children’s tale I Love You Because I love You.The singer and children’s author will recite the book, written by Muon Thi Van and illustrated by Jessica Love, in an episode set to air on Friday evening (October 6).The book is billed as a celebration of love and details all the big and small reasons why we love the people we do. Speaking about the opportunity, Geri said: “I was thrilled to read for CBeebies as I take great delight in telling children’s stories and sharing my love of reading.There’s nothing better than getting lost in a wonderful book and escaping to a magical world.
‘Loki’ Season 2 Comes Out Today. Here’s How to Watch the New Season Online
Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Tom Hiddleston is back and ready for more mayhem in Season 2 of “Loki,” which returns to Disney+ on Thursday night. In the new season, Hiddleston reprises his titular role as the god of mischief, sharing the screen with returning actor Owen Wilson and new cast member Ke Huy Quan.