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Tom Hiddleston Credits Nicholson’s Joker for Loki and Cryptically Picks Tom Holland as Favorite Spider-Man

His podcast comments fuel speculation about unannounced cameos in Avengers: Doomsday.

Overview

  • On the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Hiddleston said Jack Nicholson’s Joker in Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman shaped his early approach to Loki.
  • He named Tom Holland as his favorite Spider-Man, adding, “For reasons I cannot disclose.”
  • Hiddleston will reprise Loki in Avengers: Doomsday, which is scheduled to reach theaters on December 18, 2026.
  • Entertainment outlets are treating his Holland remark as a possible tease for a Spider-Man appearance, though no such casting is confirmed.
  • Coverage notes other returns have been revealed in marketing, including Steve Rogers, and The News International reports Simu Liu will appear as Shang-Chi.