• On the set of Loki, Tom Hiddleston did not find only his favorite character of God of Mischief.

  • “We were in drama school together,” said her partner, actress Wunmi Mosaku. 

  • How the filming of the series, available on Disney +, took on an air of "reunion of the alumni".

A shoot that marks the reunion of three former comrades! The

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, the 4th episode of which is available this Wednesday on Disney +, not only marks the reunion of Tom Hiddleston with his favorite character, the God of Malice. The British actor was surprised to find among his partners, two former comrades, the actresses Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Wunmi Mosaku, who respectively camp Judge Ravonna Renslayer and Hunter B-15, the suspicious soldier of the TVA (Time Variance Authority). “I know Tom and Gugu, we were in drama school together,” said Wunmi Mosaku, during the virtual press conference organized by Disney +.

“Even though the idea of ​​joining the MCU was terrifying, I knew I was going to walk into the room and see some friends there.

People like Tom, whom I've known since I was 18, ”she continued, while Tom Hiddleston nodded, all smiles.

A "sort of reunion of RADA alumni"

“It's so bizarre the circle of life, this sort of reunion of RADA alumni.

It creates a kind of comfort.

I am so proud of everyone!

It's wonderful to see your generation rise!

“Enthusiastically Gugu Mbatha-Raw.

The three actors studied at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art).

Tom Hiddleston graduated there in 2005, Gugu Mbatha-Raw in 2004 and Wunmi Mosaku in 2007. “It was really nice working with friends from drama school after all these years!

We were in different promotions, but we were all at RADA at the same time.

It was really lucky and very fun ”to meet again, comments for

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The "same shared experience"

On the set, former RADA comrades spoke of the good old days. “We returned to these epic, surrealist and larger-than-life worlds with the same shared experience, that of remembering the same teachers, of having walked in the same corridors and ate in the same canteen… We shared the same cultural references. . », Detailed the interpreter of Judge Ravonna Renslayer during the press conference.

And this past has allowed the three actors to boost their performance.

“When you have this common history, this shared experience.

This allows you to be more playful.

When you know each other well, when you got to know each other before you were famous, there is a little more comfort.

This brings you back to your 18 years, when we were in drama school, ”says Gugu Mbatha-Raw to

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A "comforting" side in "the midst of a pandemic"

As a result, the mood on set was “always happy,” Wunmi Mosaku told 20 Minutes.

“It was nice to be surrounded by people that I knew, to come into Marvel and to know these people, it was really good.

"And Gugu Mbatha-Raw concluded:" Especially since we ended up shooting in the middle of a pandemic, suddenly, it was comforting to play with these longtime comrades!

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