>>14 In the interview they say the phone conversation happened in August. "In August, while filming in deepest underest Australia, Hiddleston got on the phone with his friend and Marvel-mate Benedict Cumberbatch to talk about the perils and potential power that comes along with the public eye."
The photoshooting, I suppose based on his movements? The only time he was in the US was after SDCC or at the end of July.