LOKI Adds BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw In A Prominent Lead Role

LOKI Adds BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw In A Prominent Lead Role

Although specifics on her character are under wraps, British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Beauty and the Beast, Motherless Brooklyn) has joined the cast of Disney+'s Loki series alongside Tom Hiddleston...

By MarkCassidy - Feb 11, 2020 03:02 PM EST
Filed Under: Loki
The upcoming Disney+ Loki series has added Gugu Mbatha-Raw to its cast.

Although her character is being kept under wraps for the time being, Deadline reckons the British actress will play a "prominent" role and is believed to be one of the show's female leads. Enchantress, perhaps? That's certainly going to be a popular theory, but we'll just have to wait and see.

Mbatha-Raw has previously appeared in the likes of A Wrinkle in Time, The Cloverfield Paradox, Disney's live-action Beauty and Beast, and, more recently, Edward Norton's Motherless Brooklyn. She will next be seen in the British comedy-drama Misbehavior alongside Keira Knightley.

Loki plot details are still a mystery, but the synopsis tell us that the mercurial villain (Tom Hiddleston) resumes his role as the God of Mischief in a new series that takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame.

Kate Herron will direct, while Michael Waldron is on board as head writer. The show will also feature Owen Wilson and Sophia Di Martino in undisclosed roles.
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Oberlin4Prez
Oberlin4Prez - 2/11/2020, 3:43 PM
Love her! She's a great actress.
thewanderer
thewanderer - 2/11/2020, 9:10 PM
@Oberlin4Prez - finally she’s in the MCU!!! It better not be a one-off role.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 2/11/2020, 3:44 PM
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 2/11/2020, 3:47 PM
Interesting and good casting. I wonder how many scenes she will share with Tom Hiddleston and if she'll maybe recur in other Disney+ shows and make the jump to the movies later.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 2/11/2020, 3:48 PM
I've only seen a few of her movies/shows but she's a pretty decent actress. I thought this been filming for a while. It's not late to be adding a lead?
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 2/11/2020, 3:49 PM
Nice addition to the cast 🤙🏻
DoubleD
DoubleD - 2/11/2020, 3:50 PM
Good actress just not for Enchantress role.
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 2/11/2020, 3:51 PM


This is awesome, I've been wanting her in a comic book movie for some time and she dodged a bullet with not getting the part in Birds of Prey.
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 2/11/2020, 3:53 PM
Kumkani
Kumkani - 2/11/2020, 4:06 PM
You can't put this many attractive people in one franchise!
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 2/11/2020, 4:10 PM
@Necropolitan - Don't tell Batman.
Typobutcorrect
Typobutcorrect - 2/11/2020, 4:16 PM
Nice addition!
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 2/11/2020, 4:24 PM
She's so great in San Junipero (Black Mirror).

QuietStorm
QuietStorm - 2/11/2020, 5:15 PM
@L0RDbuckethead - I had the sloppy tears with this damn episode.
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 2/11/2020, 6:39 PM
@QuietStorm - Same. Really great episode. I think it and Hang the DJ are my two favorites. "The Entire History of You" is a good one too.
QuietStorm
QuietStorm - 2/12/2020, 7:40 AM
@L0RDbuckethead - Yup, History of You is another emotional one that gets you. Hang the DJ i think was probably one of the most innovative and my favorite was Hated in the Nation.
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