Tom Hiddleston Explains How 1998, Loki and Thor Paved the Way for ‘Pompeii: Out of Time’ (Exclusive)

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Tom Hiddleston laughs at the notion that his new National Geographic series, Pompeii: Out of Time, is the product of the same machinations that defined his signature character of Loki.

Marvel fans might recall that in the second episode of Marvel Studios’ Loki series, the then-God of Mischief and Mobius (Owen Wilson) time-traveled to Pompeii in 79 AD just moments before Mount Vesuvius’ volcanic eruption killed thousands of people across a half-dozen Roman towns and settlements.

Hiddleston did suggest the Pompeii scene to the Loki creative team at the time, but it was less about playing the long game and more about merging two of his longtime passions.

“It would be Loki-level strategy to concoct an entire series for Marvel Studios/Disney+ and then pitch a Pompeii sequence, only to later secure a series for National Geographic,” Hiddleston tells The Hollywood Reporter in support of Pompeii: Out of Time’s July 22 premiere on Nat Geo, followed by its Disney+ and Hulu streaming release on July 23.