It was previously announced that Loki director Kate Herron would not be returning for the second season of the Tom Hiddleston-led Disney+ TV series featuring the lovable-rouge God of Mischief. Now it seems that will not be the only change of personnel when the show returns for its sophomore outing, as writer Michael Waldron has revealed that there will also be a new head writer on board as part of the creative team. While Waldron was previously known for his work on Rick and Morty among other things, to MCU fans he will be forever immortalized as the man who brought variants to the Marvel Universe as writer on both Loki and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
While Waldron will still be part of the Loki series, he recently spoke to Digital Spy ahead of the release of Multiverse of Madness, which takes the threads of the multiverse that were first hinted at in Loki and pulls them in every way possible. While the change around for Loki season 2 will keep the series fresh, it is clear that Moon Knight directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, along with Eric Martin, who takes over as head writer, will be looking to take Loki even further down the rabbit hole in the new season. Waldron said:
"Well, I mean, look, everything leads into everything, We've hired a couple of great directors. [Justin] Benson and [Aaron] Moorhead [Loki season two directors] are brilliant. And Eric Martin has taken over as head writer for season 2. So the creative team is fantastic. As Tom [Hiddleston] once said, there's plenty more mischief to come."
Michael Waldron Started the Multiverse With Loki, and Blew It Open With Doctor Strange
While the MCU is well known for its intricate compilation, with seemingly unconnected characters ending and sharing the same goals somewhere along the line, much of that is only achieved by the overarching eye of Kevin Feige and his team of writers and directors who “get” the ultimate vision.
Michael Waldron being a part of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness made a lot of sense when it comes to keeping that kind of flow and connectivity going, and as the writer said, it helped bring clarity to the confusing and ever-moving multiversal landscape. He continued:
"We worked pretty hard on Loki to make it as airtight as possible. But there were times when I was like, 'Oh, sh-t, I wish I hadn't have defined that so clearly. I don't know why I had to be so specific in my time-travel television show about the rules of the multiverse.’ But, I was glad that I came in with institutional knowledge of the multiverse and was able to get the creative team of Doctor Strange on the same page as me on everything. Because like with Loki, that's the most important thing when you're dealing with this. You have to all have a shared language of all this stuff, otherwise it can get pretty confusing."