Owen Cunningham Wilson is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He has had a long association with filmmaker Wes Anderson, with whom he shared writing and acting credits for Bottle Rocket and The Royal Tenenbaums, the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Loki is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber and penciller Jack Kirby, a version of the character first appeared in Venus number 6. The modern-day incarnation of Loki first appeared in Journey into Mystery number 85.

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Owen Wilson has joined the Disney+ #Loki series, and is said to be playing a major character. Tap the link in our bio for more details. 📷: Disney; Ian Gavan/Getty Images

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The Cars and Zoolander actor is the new big-name addition to the cast of Loki, the Disney+ series starring Tom Hiddleston as the trickster demi-god and brother to Thor.