Now, that would be magical.
Tom Hiddleston would love it if screenwriters could conjure up a crossover between his Loki and Benedict Cumberbatch’s fellow magic-wielding Dr. Strange.
After actor Tom Hiddleston reprises his role as Loki in “Thor: Ragnorak,” he could envision doing some mischief against Dr. Strange.
“In some hypothetical world, I don’t quite know when, for Loki and Dr. Strange to share the same frame would be very exciting indeed,” Hiddleston told the Daily News. “Because Benedict Cumberbatch is an old friend. So I would think it would be interesting to see who would get the upper hand.”
Hiddleston was reduced to a mewling fanboy when he watched the first teaser trailer for “Dr. Strange” this week — not least because Cumberbatch came to ask him about working with Marvel before even signing up to play the Sorcerer Supreme.
He first met the newest superhero the Marvel Cinematic Universe during filming of Steven Spielberg’s “Warhorse” six years ago, the pair bonding over their repeated pratfalls during horseback riding training.
As a magic-wielding villain, Loki would be a good fit as a potential foil to volley spells with Dr. Strange in a sequel — assuming his character lives past the third “Thor” movie, which is set to go before cameras in June. The pair has battled in the pages of Marvel comic books in years past.
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Loki and Dr. Strange have sparred in the pages of comic books over the years. Enlarge 
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Years before they became Loki and Daredevil, Hiddleston and Charlie Cox bonded as struggling actors in Los Angeles. Enlarge
“Truthfully, I do actually know at the moment how many more times I’m going to play Loki, but I’m not going to tell you,” said Hiddleston. “It’s not personal it’s just keeping it fresh for all paying customers to enjoy their films.
“And also I’m the God of mischief so it’s my predisposition to play games.”
Less likely would be a Loki cameo in the third season of Netflix’s “Daredevil” — which stars one of his closest friends, Charlie Cox.
“We met in Los Angeles when we were both young actors and our respective agents, without knowing it, would put us up for the same parts,” says Hiddleston.
“Neither, of us would book any of these jobs needless to say. And after a run of kind of failing auditions together, it must have been the sixth or seventh audition, where I said, ‘Hey Charlie, should we go for lunch.’
“We’d get up at dawn and run or hike in canyons because they were there.”