LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Ke Huy Quan recently shared an emotional moment he experienced when he was offered a role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) by Kevin Feige, the head of creative.
In Season 2 of 'Loki', the actor portrays Ouroboros, the Time Variance Authority's chief engineer, who is responsible for maintaining their time travel devices.
As the TVA's dedicated handyman, Ouroboros has created and currently maintains everything inside the institution that's outside the jurisdiction of time. When Tom Hiddleston’s Loki and Owen Wilson’s Mobius visit his workshop, they become his first visitors in 400 years.
However, the duo is unaware that Ouroboros plays a crucial role in their mission to prevent the branches of time from overloading the Temporal Loom.
Joining the MCU was at the top of Ke Huy Quan's wishlist
In an interview with Deadline, Ke Huy Quan revealed that he fell in love with the story when he first read the script and specifically wanted to play Ouroboros, aka OB.
"Well, first of all, when I read the script, I instantly fell in love with Ouroboros. It was so well-defined on the pages, and I can see him right away. This character was not based on comic books, so it was created by our showrunner, Kevin Wright, and our head writer, Eric Martin…I instantly wanted to play him," said Quan.
He recalled, "My agent said, ‘You’re gonna get a call from Kevin Feige tomorrow'. Now you have to understand, when I became an actor again, joining the MCU was at the top of my wish list. I was so excited and I said, ‘Could this be it?’ I was driving."
"I picked up the phone. And on the other end I hear, ‘Hi Ke. This is Kevin Feige'," continued Quan.
He went on to mention how the Marvel boss expressed love for his Oscar-winning performance in 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' (2022) and invited him to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
"He went on to talk about how much he loved our movie and how much he loved my performance. Then finally he says, ‘Ke we would love for you to join the MCU family.' I was driving at that time. I start tearing up, and I couldn’t see the road anymore," noted the actor.
He added, "I said, ‘Kevin, can you give me two seconds?’ I pulled the car over, put it in park and I said, ‘Please continue.' He says, ‘We have this great character for you, Ouroboros. I really love him, and I think you will be perfect to play him'."
The 52-year-old also shared a nostalgic account of how he first met Feige while working on the set of 'X-Men' (2000).
Quan stated, "He spoke (with) so much passion and enthusiasm in his voice. It brought me back to the day when I met him for the very first time on the X-Men set when he was just an associate producer, and I was an assistant action choreographer."
"He loves this universe so much. He has such a vast knowledge of this universe. And little did I know only 23 years later, I get to work with him. I get to play a wonderful character," added 'The Goonies' star.
Internet gushes over Ke Huay Quan's confession about crying after getting a role in MCU and his performance in 'Loki' Season 2
Soon after Ke Huay Quan's Deadline interview came to light, netizens and fans couldn't hold themselves back from commenting about his success. Moreover, people flocked to let him know how good he was as Ouroboros in 'Loki' Season 2.
One said, "O.B was arguably the best part of this Season. And there was A LOT of good in this Season so that's saying something," while another added, "So happy for him, he's a great actor and OB is so sweet, he quickly became one of my favorite characters."
"The season wouldn't be as good as it is without him being part of it," stated a person, as someone else noted, "He deserves this so much."
"Ke Huy Quan is an incredible actor.. ITs so thoughtful of him to give credit to the man who made a big impact in his career," expressed one of his fans.
Another person wrote, "Sounds like a dream come true," while someone praised his performance saying, "he was the heart of season 2. loved every second he was in."
A follower stated, "I'm so happy to see Key Huy Quan getting all this praise because he absolutely deserves it and I'm so happy he's a part of the MCU now in the best TV show they've made!"
"He was honestly one of the reason this season was so great, it truly wouldn't have been the same without him," mentioned a netizen.
