This makes me so happy!! I will never stop missing the golden era of Tom Hiddleston, which for my money was pretty much everything in 2016. Well, the first Golden Era of Hiddles was when he was the only one promoting Thor: The Dark World and he went into Full Overeager Puppy Mode and he was literally dancing on command. But I still say that 2016 Hiddles was better. Since those halcyon days, Hiddles has been so quiet. We can go months without talking about him or seeing him, and it makes me sad. But today we can find some joy!! Tom Hiddleston stopped by BBC Radio 2 to make an appearance on Zoe Ball’s breakfast show. We have photos AND a new interview.

The photos are… good? I like that he’s growing out his hair, and I don’t mind a beard. I feel like he might need to groom his beard a bit, and that’s basically my only complaint. I like seeing his long-ass legs. I like seeing his smart eyeglass frames. He looks pale and pretty. As for the interview, he chats about The Night Manager (which is getting some kind of second season) and his Loki show on Disney+ streaming. Some quotes:

The second season for The Night Manager: “At the moment [the show] is in the lap of John Le Carré and his sons who run The Ink Factory, the production company which produces it.” He added that the second series may attempt to reflect contemporary events. “They are potentially conceiving how these characters might live on: what they’re doing now given the state of the world. Which is curious given that the world is in an ‘interesting’ place, shall we say. What’s Jonathan Pine doing? Where is he? He’s probably in a dark corner somewhere spying on someone. What shape or form might that take? I’m very curious to see what materialises, and that’s about as much as I can say.”

The Loki TV show: “We’re currently in the process of polishing up what it will be: the ideas, the story, the pitch. But it’s definitely happening. Disney are launching a streaming service called Disney+, and I’m not sure exactly when that will be live, but anything that’s ever been made by Disney will be on that thing. So whether it’s The Lion King or Beauty and the Beast, Star Wars and Marvel and Pixar will all be part of that. So you’ll be wanting to subscribe.”

On Avengers: Endgame: “It’s really exciting to do this series about Loki. I can’t say much, we’ve all got to get through Avengers: Endgame first.”

[From Radio Times]

I don’t really think The Night Manager needed a second season, but if John Le Carre is on board, maybe it will be interesting. Maybe Pine can come to America and root out some Russians. As for Disney+ and all of that… it’s a cynical cash grab on all sides and I’m fine with that. Bro has gotta eat.

Photos courtesy of WENN.