Does Kevin Feige have massive plans for Mephisto? The pinnacle of Marvel Studios means that Sacha Baron Cohen’s villain might have an extended street forward within the MCU.

One of the vital shocking reveals within the historical past of the MCU was the affirmation that Sacha Baron Cohen was, in reality, enjoying Mephisto. This not resulting from followers being shocked by Mephisto, Kevin Feige and the remainder of the Marvel Studios staff actually telegraphed that from a mile away. The shock got here from followers completely shocked by the casting alternative, with many seeing him as a poor match for such an iconic villain within the franchise.

Although it appears as if Sacha Baron Cohen is right here to remain. When talking concerning the present state of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige teased that there are massive plans in retailer for Mephisto. In flip, it appears as if Cohen could also be sticking across the MCU only a massive longer than a few of his detractors might have hoped when he first appeared in Ironheart.

“[Mephisto’s] one other character that, pre-MCU, would have been exhausting to do,” Feige remarked to Video games Radar. “He’s a satan. How do you do this character? However he’s a formative character. He was an enormous a part of Thanos’ storyline within the comics. So once more, now that he’s right here, the potential is evident. Sure, [he will return].”

Was Mephisto Ever In Wandavision?

Infamously, all the Marvel fanbase went bonkers through the course of Wandavision‘s preliminary run. The web was rampant with hypothesis that Mephisto was going to look within the collection, with some nonetheless believing that Sacha Baron Cohen was initially forged for the mission earlier than being pushed to Ironheart. Nevertheless, it appears as if hypothesis might have truly fueled the character’s potential to debut within the MCU.

“He was by no means a part of WandaVision. We’ve talked about that. Matt’s talked about that. Jack Schaefer’s speak about that. He was by no means a part of WandaVision,” Feige clarified “However the enthusiasm with which he was theorised on that was actually cool and enjoyable to look at.”

With Mephisto’s function seemingly being constructed after the debut of Wandavision, it’ll be attention-grabbing to see what the long run holds for Sacha Baron Cohen’s tackle the character. The MCU has turn out to be completely packed lately, elevating questions on what the long run may maintain for the satan himself. Although, given Spider-Man has a brand new trilogy on the horizon, followers are already crossing their fingers about what they hope WON’T occur!

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