Always.” — the now season finale — Loki showed all its cards by revealing Jonathan Majors’ He Who Remains, a variant of Marvel supervillain Kang the Conqueror, who set the events in motion that would open up the multiverse.
Since the character of Kang is a key player throughout phase four of the MCU, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige and his team, along with Herron, knew exactly what was at stake with this particular casting.
When I joined the project, we always knew that Loki and Sylvie were going to go to He Who Remains, and the multiverse would be released,” Herron tells The Hollywood Reporter.
“So I already knew when I got the job that it was going to be a massive undertaking to do that and a big responsibility for Marvel to get it right.
And when I knew we had Jonathan, he and I were solely focused on He Who Remains and this version of the character, this variant.”.
We knew he was gonna be in [Quantumania], and we knew that a version of him was going to be in [Loki].”.
“He’s like, ‘I’ve been where you are, and I just want you to be OK.
I love Marvel, and I was just so excited to have a chance to direct for them.
This is excellent, and we want to keep going.” So I just feel like my part is done, but I’m really excited to see where it’s going to go next.
They changed my life, and I just love Marvel as I’m sure people can tell from the amount of Easter eggs and references I did throughout it.
But I just feel like I’ve done my part with Loki, at least for now, and I’m excited to see where it goes next as a fan.
When I joined the project, we always knew that Loki and Sylvie were going to go to He Who Remains, and the multiverse would be released.
So I already knew when I got the job that it was going to be a massive undertaking to do that and a big responsibility for Marvel to get it right.
So we were all just talking about actors, and the amazing thing about Kevin Feige is that he’s so collaborative.
And when I knew we had Jonathan, he and I were solely focused on He Who Remains and this version of the character, this variant.
So basically, Peyton [Reed] and I were in that discussion with Kevin Feige and the team at Marvel.
We knew he was gonna be in [Quantumania], and we knew that a version of him was going to be in [Loki].
(Laughs.) I love weaponry and technology so I’m just like, “The fun thing with this is…” So basically, it’s meant to be a futuristic version of the TVA tech.Sylvie is sort of where our Loki was in Thor?
But in my head, the intention is that Sylvie thinks she’s sending him back to the TVA, but because of the way time and branches are crossing each other outside the window, Loki has unfortunately been sent back somewhere very different