Hugo Weaving Not Interested In Returning As The Red Skull In Future Marvel Movies
Posted by eelyajekiM | October 15th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
Very few of the Marvel Cinematic Universe villains have lived long enough to see a sequel. But one fate that is the most mysterious so far is the fate of the Red Skull. While Tom Hiddleston‘s Loki continues to live on to be a threat to Thor and The Avengers, Hugo Weaving doesn’t seem to be too excited to reprise his role as the Red Skull, a character he captured effortlessly in Joe Johnston’s Captain America: The First Avenger.
While the actor did admit that he wasn’t keen on coming back as the Red Skull, he also said that he would reprise the role only because he is contractually obligated to do so. Here is the full quote from Collider.
I [signed a multi-picture deal] for Captain America. I think the tendency, with those films, would be to probably not bring a villain back. They might for The Avengers, but I didn’t think I’d be in Captain America 2 or 3. I don’t think Red Skull will be there. And it’s not something I would want to do again. I’m glad I did it. I did sign up for a number of pictures and I suppose, contractually, I would be obliged to, if they forced me to, but they wouldn’t want to force someone to do it, if they didn’t want to. I think I’ve done my dash with that sort of film. It was good to do it and try it out, but to be honest, it’s not the sort of film I seek out and really am excited by. As an actor, to do all sorts of different films is great. It stretches you in different ways. But, I increasingly like to go back to what I used to always do, which is to get involved with projects that I really have a personal affiliation with.
It sounds like repeated performances aren’t Weaving’s cup of tea, but at least he was willing to be part of the Marvel Universe world just once. As much as I would like to see the character come back, it’s hard to see him fit into a universe that already involves supernatural beings like Loki or Thanos – the latter of whom is rumored to be the villain in The Avengers 2. Since the Cube did take him into the void, we may see him or some version of him in another film, but that is just speculation.
So what do you think of Weaving’s quote? Do you think the Red Skull fits into Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
http://www.facebook.com/ralphrainwater Ralph Rainwater
Maybe Hugo finds the character too one dimensional — but I’d love to see him come back in the Marvel film world. His character of the Red Skull captured exactly the character from the comics. And for that matter, get on with making another Matrix and bring back Agent Smith.
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