"It's My Job to Make Sure That the Viewer Looks at the Right Thing": DP Autumn Durald Arkapaw on Loki

With two dozen films since 2008 and 60-odd years of comics, there's a nearly infinite amount of source material to pull inspiration from when embarking on a new endeavor in the Marvel Universe. But what makes the new Disney+ series Loki such a visual delight is how it derives inspiration from beyond the bounds of that universe. Melding classic sci-fi and midcentury modern design, Loki is "Blade Runner meets Mad Men," embedding the titular God of Mischief into a dystopian bureaucracy bent to the ...