Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell have formally entered their TikTok period, and followers are completely residing for it. Whereas the 2 actors are finest recognized for his or her roles in Marvel films—Hiddleston as Loki and Atwell as Peggy Carter—it appears they’ve traded in upcoming superhero film motion for one thing just a little extra pink and playful. The duo, at the moment starring collectively in A lot Ado About Nothing at London’s Drury Lane, took to social media to share a behind-the-scenes video, and let’s simply say it’s pure Barbie & Ken-ergy.
Shared on Hayley Atwell and The Jamie Lloyd Firm’s Instagram accounts, the video options the solid of A lot Ado About Nothing absolutely embracing their manufacturing’s vibrant, theatrical vitality. However as an alternative of referencing their Marvel pasts, the Struggle alum and Black Mirror star leaned right into a Barbie-themed sound, completely channeling the enduring movie’s enjoyable and campy aesthetic. Test it out beneath:
The video options Hiddleston–together with the remainder of the solid–wanting effortlessly charming in ’90s-themed pastels and a sea of pink petals. They lip-sync a sound from the enduring seaside sequence in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, the place all of the Barbies and Kens greet each other.
Naturally, followers misplaced their minds seeing the Crimson Peak star in such a lighthearted and playful setting. The remark part shortly full of reward, and the web has absolutely embraced the God of Mischief actor’s new TikTok presence. Listed below are just some of the standout reactions:
- Please by no means cease letting him do TikToks 😭🩷 -@zawesrose
- Tom being in his TikTok era- 😭😭 all of us adore it a lot, seeing the play on Friday can’t wait. -@tomandzawesfav
- Tom doing TikToks is so cute. -@sophiaroxthe80s
- TOM BEING IN HIS TIKTOK ERA 😭🩷🩷🩷-@Malfoysblacksuit
- Tom’s TikTok period yayyyyy -@art_queen_deeps
- To whoever is suggesting all these TikToks, please by no means cease. -@naellecheri
- Tom’s TikTok period is to die forrrr 😩😩😩😩🩷🩷🩷🩷 [email protected]
- TOM IS THE CUTEST I CAN’T 😭🩷😭🩷 -@jocejung
- TOM TIKTOK ERA 🛐🛐 -@emerviice
One fan even made the proper suggestion, commenting:
Okay however there ought to have been a theater Ken within the Barbie film and it ought to have been Tom Hiddleston.
@osettacos.yn
Okay, that’s not a foul concept. If a Barbie sequel ever does occur, somebody give the filmmakers a name with that take as a result of it is one I can get behind. Although the director has weighed in on a sequel, saying her movie wasn’t designed to have sequels, I suppose Tom Hiddleston’s and Hayley Atwell’s TikTok period should maintain us Barbie and Marvel followers over–for now.
Each actors have been recognized for his or her severe, action-packed roles, particularly in Marvel films. Nonetheless, this latest burst of TikTok vitality is due to their shared participation within the A lot Ado About Nothing adaptation.
The stage manufacturing is already proving to be a wildly inventive tackle the traditional Shakespeare play, mixing ’90s home music with a recent, energetic aesthetic. Seeing Hiddleston and Atwell wholly lean into the playfulness of the manufacturing—each on stage and on social media—has been a pleasant shock for followers.
With their chemistry on full show and the TikTok period formally in full swing, it’s secure to say that this isn’t the final viral second we’ll be getting from these two. Nonetheless, whereas we wait for his or her subsequent social media video, you’ll be able to revisit the actors’ time within the MCU, up up to now, by streaming their appearances within the collection with a Disney+ subscription.