- Iron heart Finally he presents a villain to MCU that Marvel fans have waited for years
- Its producers admit that they have not appeared in the Disney+ program
- Only an actor was considered for paper
Iron heart He has granted the desire of Marvel fans of the long introduction of a villain much discussed to the Marvel cinematographic universe (MCU), but the wait could have been even longer if his story had gone in another direction.
Before the debut of the Disney+ program at the end of June, I sat down with producers Zoie Nagelhout and Sev Ohanian to talk about the original Marvel TV. As you can imagine, I could not miss the opportunity to ask them about that Great review at the end of the series.
Complete spoilers continue immediately for Ironheart Episode 6also known as ‘The past is the past’. Do not move beyond this point if you have not seen it yet!
Yes, Mephisto, whose MCU debut has been a hot discussion theme since the issuance of WandavisiónThe first Marvel television program that will be released in Disney+ in January 2021, finally made its way at Marvel’s juggernaut cinematographic. BORAT and Chicago 7 Judgment Actor Sacha Baron Cohen is the star behind this demonic entity. For a shock course in this demonstrably evil character, let me point to you in the direction of Iron heart Fining Piece explained.
Now, Marvel comic readers for a long time could ask themselves why Mephisto makes his MCU arrive for a long time Iron heart. After all, Parker Robbins, also known as Hood, who is the main antagonist of the Marvel Television program Phase 5, acquires his supernatural skills from sleeping, the great bad bad of 2016 Doctor StrangeIn Marvel literature. Dormammu even refers in episodes 4 and 5, that is, before the great revelation of Mephisto, suggesting that this cosmic entity is taking out the ropes from the hood of the shadows.
In Iron heartHowever, Mephisto is responsible for giving these powers to Robbins through a capply layer with dark magic infusion. So why did the creative team of the program not adapted the history of Origins by Hood ad Leador of the comics?
“We knew that there had to be someone behind Parker’s powers,” Nagelhout told me, “and we played with a couple of ideas. As they know, in the comics, Dormammu has quite heavy links with Parker.
“But, ultimately, we began to look at what had the most thematic sense,” Nagelhout said about Iron heartThe bait and switch based on antagonists. “What villain really offered this show the same type of reward we were building? For us, it was Mephisto. It was this concept of ambition versus what would cost him to achieve everything he wants in life, and Mephisto fit so wonderfully.”
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As for why Cohen, who, according to the reports, was chosen as Mephisto in October 2022, was the right individual to address such a powerful being, Nagelhout added: “To be honest, Sacha was the only person we could really imagine.”
“The idea came from Angela Barnes, who also directed that episode. As soon as we imagined it as the character, we could not see it. We are very lucky to have agreed to climb on board, because it gave a really fun, terrifying and interesting version of this character that I do not know if someone else could have done.”
What did you do with the long -awaited MCU debut from Mephisto? And did you enjoy Cohen’s representation? Answer me in the comments.
The six episodes of Iron heart They are out now in Disney+, also known as one of the best transmission services in the world. For more Iron heart Coverage, see the section below too.
