Tom Hiddleston covered the Sunday magazine edition of The Sunday Times. They used a promotional photo from High Rise on the cover, which is pretty sexy. I do see what you guys say about his legs – Hiddles has GREAT legs. You would think that such a tall, lanky guy would just have skinny bird legs, but no. He’s a runner, so they’re muscular and sexy. Anyway, the Sunday Times is subscription only, but of course the Dragonfly Tumblrs have scans of the full interview, so you can read the full piece here. I only found two parts of the conversation interesting. One is where he tries to move away from the Tumblr fandom and the other is where he’s like actively campaigning to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond. Highlights:

When asked if he’s “now tired” of the Loki role & the fandom that came with it: “I feel so grateful. It afforded me an extraordinary opportunity at a particular time. It’s a great character. Lots of depth, lots of fun. The way he caught fire in the imagination of people is still completely surprising and gratifying…. You just have to focus on the work and not allow your head to be turned by stuff that doesn’t matter. The work is the only thing you can control. Everything else – how I am perceived by anyone else – I can’t control. You can’t prepare yourself for loss of anonymity until it happens, so there’s no question that initially it’s confusing. But I hasten to add, there’s nothing more boring than listening to actors whingeing about fame. It’s allowed me to do really interesting work.”

Whether he would be interested in playing James Bond: “Time magazine ran a poll and there were like, 100 actors on the list, including Angelina Jolie. But yes, it’s nice to be included in the 100. I’m a huge fan of the series. We all went to see Spectre when we were shooting Skull Island in Hawaii. I simply love the theme tune, the tropes and the mythology. I love the whole thing. If it ever came knocking, it would be an extraordinary opportunity… I’m very aware of the physicality of the job. I would not take it lightly.”

[From The Sunday Times via Radio Times]

He’s grateful for what Marvel did for his career… but he’s ready to move on, and he’s ready for everyone else to move on. He’s not saying he doesn’t want to be famous, he just doesn’t want Dragonflies obsessing over who he’s dating and where he is at all times, etc. It will be interesting to see him try to shift his fandom along. I suspect that it will take more than a few words in a handful of interviews.

As for the James Bond stuff… maybe he’s just being nice about all of the good press he’s been getting with The Night Manager. But I really, really hope that Barbara Broccoli isn’t short-listing Hiddles for James Bond. Because for the love of God, no one needs that. While I do think that Daniel Craig is most likely out – the way Spectre ended, it could go either way – I really hope that producers aren’t looking at the current crop of posh British actors for the role.

Here are the most James Bond-y photos I could find of Hiddles.

Photos courtesy of WENN.