After playing Ouroborous, also known as O.B., in Loki Season 2, Ke Huy Quan quickly rose to the top of the fandom. The actor claims that accepting the part was a very emotional experience. In a recent interview with Deadline, Quan discussed landing the part and how, after a protracted break from acting, entering the Marvel Cinematic Universe was his top priority.
“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 wishlist,” said Quan. “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.’ He went on to talk about how much he loved our movie and how much he loved my performance.”
Quan continued by saying that he had to stop his automobile to comprehend the news after being given the role of Ouroboros because he started crying as a result.
“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. 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,” Quan said. “I really love him, and I think you will be perfect to play him.’ He told me about Loki. He told me about the MCU. 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.”
The directors of Moon Knight, Aaron Moorhead, and Justin Benson, directed Loki Season 2. In addition to Hiddleston, it stars Jonathan Majors, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Judge Renslayer, Owen Wilson as Mobius, Wunmi Mosaku as Hunter B-15, and Sophia Di Martino as Sylvie. Newcomers to the franchise Ke Huy Quan, Rafael Casal, Kate Dickie from Game of Thrones, and others joined them.