Around this time last year, Idris Elba dropped a huge spoiler about The Avengers: Age of Ultron in the middle of an interview. At the time, it was widely believed that neither Idris nor Tom Hiddleston would appear in Ultron, but Idris told a media outlet that he and Tom had filmed some scenes undercover. Joss Whedon got mad, and when Ultron came out several months ago, fan-boys were upset because there was NO LOKI. Many thought that those cameos were edited out just out of spite, because Idris ruined the surprise. But Digital Spy asked Tom about it this week, and he gave up the real reason why he was edited out:

Tom confirms that he did shoot for a day but chalks up being edited out of the film as a weird storytelling quirk, as in the audiences felt like something else was going on. Tom says in part: “I was part of the dream sequence for Thor in the film. I shot for a day and enjoyed it very much. But in test screenings, audiences had over-emphasized Loki’s role; they thought that Loki was controlling Ultron. It was imbalancing audience’s expectations.” Do you buy that? I kind of buy that. And Tom says that Kevin Feige was the one to call him and tell him that, which is the most interesting part, I think. Tom is a real Company Man and it feels like Feige appreciates the Hiddles loyalty.

Meanwhile, in the same Hello Magazine interview where Tom talked about how he wanted a girlfriend who reminded him of his mum, there are a few additional quotes. As you see, Tom was sent off to boarding school at a very young age. Traditionally, upper-crust boys get sent off to boarding school around the age of 8/9, then Tom attended Eton at the same time as Eddie Redmayne and Prince William. This is how Tom described his boarding school experience:

“It was a like a mixture of summer camp and Harry Potter without the magic, so I had a good time. Boarding school is an interesting experience because you’re all away from home with each other at a very early age, so the friendships you form with people are very strong. The friends that I made at school are among the closest I have and wherever we see each other we just pick up where we left off.”

Among those who Tom bonded with was fellow actor Eddie Redmayne and Britain’s Prince William. Although he hasn’t really stayed in touch with the royal, he is still close to Eddie, who is also enjoying career success after winning the best actor Oscar for The Theory of Everything this year (15).

“Well, I think Prince William is rather busy these days and has other things to do than hang out with me,” he said. “But I did see him at the premiere of War Horse a few years back, which was nice. I see a lot more of Eddie – we’re very good friends, and have been for 20 years.”

[From The Belfast Telegraph]

I can sort of see how parents could send off a 13-year-old boy to boarding school. But any younger than that, it just seems… mean. I also can’t help but feel like Tom’s boarding school education is probably one of the reasons he’s like an overeager puppy about to piddle on the carpet when he gets too excited.

Here are some photos of Tom at Crimson Peak photocall in Barcelona yesterday. Much lavender. Very vest.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Getty.