With the season premiere of Loki Season 2 just days away, executive producer Kevin Wright has assured fans that Jonathan Majors' arrest did not impact his role as Victor Timely in the highly anticipated series.
Speaking to Variety, Wright explained that Majors' legal troubles were a non-issue due to how the new episodes were filmed. "This is the first Marvel series to never have any additional photography. The story that is on screen is the story we set out to make. We went out there with a very specific idea of what we wanted this to be, and we found a way to tell it in that production period. It's very much what's on screen on Disney+."
When asked if there were any discussions about changing Loki Season 2 following the allegations against Majors, Wright explained that it was never considered. "No," he said. "And that mainly came from - I know as much as you do at the moment - it felt hasty to do anything without knowing how all of this plays out." Majors will appear as Victor Timely in the new episodes of the show. The character is a variant of Kang the Conqueror, who works as an industrialist inventor in the early 1900s.
Loki Season 2 Promises New Adventures Featuring the God of Mischief
Majors was arrested on Mar. 25 after allegedly assaulting a woman in what police called a "domestic dispute." He has been charged with misdemeanor assault and harassment. The actor's legal team has denied the allegations and further expanded on his defense in court filings. His trial began on Aug. 3, with the actor set to appear in court again on Oct 25. If convicted, the Marvel actor faces up to a year in jail.
Meanwhile, Loki fans will get almost an hour's worth of new stories starting on Oct. 5. Runtimes for the first four episodes of Season 2 were recently revealed via X. Episode 1 is said to be 45 mins, Episode 2 - 49 mins, Episode 3 - 53 mins and Episode 4 - 48 mins. The runtimes of the final two installments in the six-episode season remain unknown.
Tom Hiddleston reprises his role as the titular God of Mischief in Loki Season 2. He is joined by Owen Wilson as Mobius M. Mobius, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Ravonna Renslayer, Eugene Cordero as Casey/Hunter K-5E, Tara Strong as Miss Minutes, Sophia Di Martino as Sylvie, and Wunmi Mosaku as Hunter B-15. Ke Huy Quan joins the cast as Ouroboros, a TVA agent who works on fixing things.
Loki Season 2 premieres on Disney+ on Oct. 5.
Source: Variety