Eugene Cordero, who played a rather small role in the first season of Marvel Studios’Loki, will reportedly play a much bigger role in season 2 of the hit Disney Plus series. It seems as though Kang the Conqueror rising to prominence isn’t the only substantial change this new timeline will be seeing.
Cordero played Casey, a rather affable employee of the Time Variance Authority (TVA) who endeared himself to viewers pretty much right away.Loki(Tom Hiddleston) encountered him early on, when he noticed the TVA pencil pusher was usingthe all-powerful Infinity Stonesas paperweights. While the character himself may have been a one-off in the first season, it looks like he got a good enough reception from audiences to warrant a return in a more substantial way.
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Deadlinereports that Cordero will now serve as a series regular in season 2, which will certainly make plenty of fans happy as well as inspire some speculation as to how he’ll fit in the story. The Filipino American actor certainly has a way of leaving his mark wherever he appears. ButLokiisn’t his only claim to fame. In fact, he’s been enjoying a pretty steady stream of hits since even before this series began.
Many will remember Cordero as Pillboi, the equally chaotic friend toManny Jacinto’s Jason inThe Good Place, where the 2 buddies stole the show every time they were together in flashbacks or otherwise. But others might have missed his appearance in the season 1 episode “Sanctuary” ofThe Mandalorianwhere he played one of the villagers who pleaded for Din Djarin’s help in defending their small fishing town against raiders. As for something a bit meatier, he currently voices Ensign Rutherford on the hit animated seriesStar Trek: Lower Decks.
That’s not even including a plethora of other big projects likeKong: Skull Islandand 2016’sGhostbusters, among an ever-growing list of more enviable roles going forward. Cordero is quickly becoming a well-sought-after name in Hollywood, and he’s sure to add plenty more laughs whenLokifinally returns for its 2nd season. As for what sort of role his character will have now, that’s just one more exciting thing to find out.
Maybe he’ll serve as a sort of sidekick for Loki while the trickster-turned-hero tries to make sense of everything that changedafter theLokiseason 1 finale. After all, it wouldn’t beLokiwithout a healthy dose of chaos, and who better to introduce that element than Pillboi himself?
Lokiseason 2 is set to premiere on Disney Plus in 2023.
