ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How much did they tell you when you auditioned and got the part?
SOPHIA DI MARTINO:Absolutely nothing.
I knew nothing when I auditioned.
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I did a self-taped audition, so I didn’t meet anyone.
It was all like fake names, so I didn’t have a clue what I was doing.
Was it the same conversation that Loki and Sylvie have on the train in episode 3?
Tom Hiddleston and Sophia Di Martino in ‘Loki.'.Marvel Studios
I think that’s the scene that ended up being in episode 3.
Yeah, I believe that’s the scene that ended up being the train scene.
Just go for it."
Tom Hiddleston and Sophia Di Martino on ‘Loki’.Marvel Studios
I had free reign over Sylvie, which was amazing.
I think it’s clever because the scripts give us what’s similar about her and Loki.
That was all there.
Then the rest of it, I could just play with really, which is such a gift.
And it was a lot of fun finding who this person is.
In terms of making her unique, what did you gravitate toward as you were crafting your performance?
The fighting style was a big one for me.
We started stunt training and fight training quite early on in the process.
As soon as I got to Atlanta in like January 2020, I think it was.
And we had a conversation and realized that Sylvie should be like a street fighter.
Like she’s a brawler and she loves fighting.
It’s clear she’s having a blast fighting.
Because she’s on this mission and she’s waited for a long time to be on this mission.
I think she’s just enjoying finally being there.
I read that somewhere once.
As you mentioned, Loki and Sylvie do share that mischievousness.
Did you rewatch any of Tom’s films to borrow aspects from his performance in capturing that?
I rewatched Tom’s films and I found that super helpful.
And little things like that were really fun to play with.
Episode 3 is very much concerned with establishing Loki and Sylvie’s dynamic and watching them match wits.
What was your favorite moment or exchange to shoot?
That was amazing to film.
It was all night shoots and really challenging for a number of reasons, but I loved it.
There was a lot of rehearsing to be done.
That was really fun.
Just the energy on set was great.
Tom got in different food trucks every night to sort of treat us all to keep morale high.
One night we’d have truffle fries or whatever, and the next night we’d be in donuts.
I mean, I love food, so I was in my element.
Midnight snacks every night.
How much of the set in that last scene was built versus green screen?
That particular set was an entire set build, and it was really a beautiful set.
I don’t know the correct term for them.
In the daytime it looked like a sort of town made out of polystyrene and paint.
Then at night when the lights were on it, it looked like you see it.
Just this stunning other-worldly town.
Kate had a really strong vision for it and I think it’s great.
Loki is very forthcoming about his backstory whereas Sylvie isn’t.
[Laughs] I think that’s really harsh.
Like I knew this was going to happen at some point."
She doesn’t know the half of what you’ve been through.
I think at that point, Sylvie finds Loki absolutely ridiculous, but quite funny.
And she’s definitely softening in general.
That’s the first time you see her vulnerable, I think, in that scene.
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