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"The Avengers star Tom Hiddleston has spoken about his love for superhero films and the unfair scorn the genre frequently faces. Writing on The Guardian&amp;#039;s film blog, Hiddleston offers the example of Christopher Reeve, who as a young actor was mocked by his peers for accepting the role of Superman.   &amp;quot;It was,&amp;quot; Hiddleston writes, &amp;quot;considered an ignoble thing for a classical actor to do. &amp;quot;I grew up watching Superman. As a child, when I first learned to dive into a swimming pool, I wasn&amp;#039;t diving, I was flying, like Superman... Reeve, to my mind, was the first real superhero.&amp;quot; Hiddleston goes on to recount great performances by actors in superhero roles, citing names including Michael Keaton, Ian McKellen, Heath Ledger and Avengers co-star Robert Downey Jr.  He continues: &amp;quot;Superhero films offer a shared, faithless, modern mythology, through which truths can be explored.  &amp;quot;In our increasingly secular society, with so many disparate gods and different faiths, superhero films present a unique canvas upon which our shared hopes, dreams and apocalyptic nightmares can be projected and played out.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; &amp;#039;The Avengers&amp;#039; London press conference - video in full &amp;gt; &amp;#039;The Avengers&amp;#039; stars reveal their favourite fight moves - video Watch Digital Spy&amp;#039;s recent interview with Tom Hiddleston below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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