10 Unbelievable Superhero Movie Castings That Almost Happened

6) Jim Carrey (Loki)

Tom Hiddleston’s Loki is one of the biggest breakout success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Certainly, the manipulative, Shakespearean supervillain is the greatest antagonist the franchise has created. It’s odd to think, then, that the character could have been taken in a very different direction if one of the early choices for the part had got the role.

Allegedly, the studio’s original number one pick was Jim Carrey. You can see what they were thinking – the rubber-faced, energetic actor seems like a perfect fit for the God of Mischief. Oddly enough, Carrey had previously starred in The Mask, in which he played a character gifted god-like powers by a mask created by the Norse god Loki.

We’ve no idea if Carrey was actually offered the role or not, but we can imagine that his name was wiped off the list of contenders when director Kenneth Branagh came along and transformed the character into a much more serious version.