Tom Hiddleston's 'Thor' Audition Gets A Shirtless GIF

Tom Hiddleston's 'Thor' Audition Gets A Shirtless GIF
HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 04: Actor Tom Hiddleston arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere 'Thor: The Dark World' on November 4, 2013 at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Barry King/FilmMagic)
HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 04: Actor Tom Hiddleston arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere 'Thor: The Dark World' on November 4, 2013 at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Barry King/FilmMagic)

Remember how "Thor" star Tom Hiddleston originally auditioned to play the franchise's title character before being cast as the villainous Loki? Here's Hiddleston recalling that story to Chelsea Handler in November of 2013:

"I auditioned and I swung the hammer but they were always looking for Loki as well, and I think the closer I got, they were like, 'You should play the bad guy,'"

"[Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige] was like, 'This is the Loki audition, right?' And then [director] Ken Branagh went, 'No, this is a Thor audition,' and he went, 'Oh, okay. I guess we could try it.'"

Well, now, actual visual proof of Hiddleston's Thor audition has arrived in the form of two GIFs grabbed from a special feature on the upcoming "Thor: The Dark World" Blu-ray release. Here's Hiddleston, with long blond hair and without a shirt, pointing Thor's hammer, Mjölnir, to the sky.

Head to Superhero Movie News for the other GIF.

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