It’s normal for actors to depart from franchises, or to be recast whether because of scheduling
conflicts, or behind-the-scenes drama, however, when it comes to the MCU movie gossip is always
heightened, with the internet losing their collective minds when an actor doesn’t return
for a sequel.
So today on Top 10 Beyond the Screen, we’re going to be counting down our list of the
Top 10 Actors We Will Never See Again In The MCU.
10 Tim Roth Now, forewarning, there will be a lot of mention
of Incredible Hulk on this list because we all know how much of a trainwreck that film
was.
Anyway, Tim Roth of course played Emil Blonsky, aka, the Abomination in this 2008 superhero
flick.
However, this was Roth’s only appearance, which was a surprise to many fans of the actor
and character.
According to Roth, Marvel did consider bringing him back for Avengers, stating, “They were
going to do it.
They were thinking, in The Avengers 2 or something...It just kind of got swept under the carpet I
guess.”
How the folks over at marvel were going to craft that story, we have no idea considering
Ultron was the main antagonist.
Roth has given up hope on a return, considering that fans were so thrilled about the Hulk
films, and the possibility of Mark Ruffalo getting a standalone is slim to none.
Roth did state however, “I don’t think Marvel will ever use me again, but it would
be fun.”
9 Josh Dallas Josh Dallas appeared in Thor back in 2011
as Fandral of the Warriors Three.
Now, he wasn’t the most pivotal character, but people certainly took notice when he disappeared
and was replaced by Zachary Levi.
Now, the recasting didn’t come down to money, behind-the-scenes drama, or lack of skill,
but simply because of a scheduling conflict.
At the time, Dallas was also appearing on ABC’s Once Upon A Time as Prince Charming/David
Nolan, with the actor also signed up for Thor: The Dark World, however, due to conflicts
with ABC Dallas had to back out.
The actor was reportedly bummed about the situation, stating, “I had such a great
experience and great time making the first film and was really excited about coming back.
I love Marvel.
I wish them all the best.”
Dallas wasn’t forced out, but came to the decision on his own, knowing that it was impossible
for him to fly back and forth to Vancouver in order to shoot Once Upon a Time.
At least, he wasn’t shoved out the door.
There’s always that.
8 Jaimie Alexander Like our number 10 point, Jaimie Alexander
also had some scheduling conflicts when it came time shoot Thor: Ragnarok.
The popular actress who played Lady Sif completely disappeared from the franchise, with fans
questioning the notable absence.
Outside of the MCU Alexander stars as Jane Doe on NBC’s Blindspot, which ultimately
got in the way of her returning as Lady Sift, however, unliked Dallas, Alexander stated
that Marvel didn’t work very hard to make things work out for her.
I quote, “I was hoping for more of a notice from the studio so I could make it work, but
it was a short notice thing.
They called and said, “Hey, by the way, would you come do this” I said there is
no way I can make that work that fast.”
However, thankfully the door is still open for a Lady Sif return, however, it will be
unlikely to be Jaimie Alexander playing the beloved character.
7 Damion Poitier Now, it’s common knowledge that Josh Brolin
wasn’t the first actor to play the Mad Titan, Thanos, with the actor first appearing in
his purple getup back in 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy.
However, Thanos appeared before then, back in 2012’ The Avengers, however, The Mad
Titan was instead played by Damion Poitier, best known for his role in HBO’s True Blood.
Now, there were no reports of Marvel being unhappy with Damion, or his performance, it
just appears that Josh Brolin was the better choice in their eyes, and they’re not wrong.
Kevin Feige told Collider, I quote, “You look at Brolin’s face and the performance
he gives.
He could be Thanos without any effects.
He has that kind of face and that kind of gravitas to it.”
Now, Damion did make a small cameo in the MCU following Avengers, but this time in Civil
War as one of Crossbones’ henchmens.
However, it’s unlikely that he will ever return to the MCU, at least not in a big way.
6 Aaron Taylor-Johnson Oh Quicksilver, gone too soon.
We still remember that heartbreaking moment, Scarlet Witch’s brother, Quicksilver shielder
Hawkeye and a young civilian in order to protect them from a spray of bullets.
Sadly, The speedstar wasn’t speedy enough and bit the dust instantly, resulting in Scarlet
Witch losing all of her sh*t.
His death surprised everyone, with the character only just being introduced into the MCU, with
many speculating that it had something to do with Evan Peters playing the same character
in X-Men: Days of Future Past.
However, Kevin Feige denied these claims stating instead that, “Quicksilver’s death adds
staked to the ending of the film...to show repercussions to Ultron’s actions, and also
in a way to solidify Scarlet Witch’s character, and Wanda’s arc in the movie and where we’ll
see her in the next films.”
He even went on to state that in every single version of the script, Quicksilver died.
Whoa.
Sorry, Aaron.
5 Edward Norton What went down on the set of Incredible Hulk
has become a notorious story amongst MCU fans, following the announcement back in 2010 that
Edward Norton would not be reprising his role as Bruce Banner in Avengers.
So, most know what happened, but for those who don’t, I have all the details you need
to know.
Before his release from Marvel in 2010, there was already animosity between Norton and Marvel,
with Norton signing on to the Incredibly Hulk under the condition that he would be the star
and he would also get to rewrite Zak Penn’s script.
Marvel, for some reason, agreed to these terms, and Norton wrote in some brand new scenes
for the film, however the were ultimately cut in post, which of course pi**ed off the
actor, who then refused to do press for the film.
So, when 2010 rolled around Marvel stated that they wanted an actor who “embodied
the creativity and collaborative spirit of our other talented cast members” -- shots
fired.
However, the incident still seems to be on Norton’s mind because in July of last year
the actor took one last swipe at Marvel while on Comedy Central’s Roast of Bruce Willis
stating, “I tried to be like Willis.
I did a big action movie called The Incredible Hulk.
You know what went wrong?
I wanted a better script.”
Mic drop.
4 Hugo Weaving Ah, Red Skull, our favorite villain that we
can’t help but live.
Now, you may be surprised to see Hugo Weaving on our list, considering Red SKull appeared
in Avengers: Infinity War, however, few fans know that it wasn’t actually Weaving.
That’s right, Ross Marquand from The Walking Dead replaced the actor in the third Avengers
film.
Weaving was signed up for a multi-picture deal with Marvel, however, he decided he didn’t
want to return after Captain America: The First Avengers, with the actor stating, I
quote, “I would be obliged to return, if they forced me to, but they wouldn’t want
to force someone to do it, if they didn’t want to.”
Now, thankfully Weaving doesn’t appear to harbor any hard feelings towards Marvel, he
just instead wanted to turn his attention away from Blockbusters, with the only big
franchise film the actor has appeared in since being The Hobbit with Weaving reprising his
role as elf Elrond.
3 Terrence Howard I mean, it’s a tale as old as time at this
point, isn’t it?
Terrence Howard is perhaps the most infamous former MCU employee, with the actor appearing
as the original Rhodey in Iron Man back in 2008, before instantly getting recast and
replaced by Don Cheadle in the following sequels and Avengers movies.
So, for those who don’t know, this is what went down.
It all came down to money.
According to Howard, he willingly took a $1mill pay cut in order to help get Robert Downey
Jr the role in Iron Man, however, Marvel have denied this claim multiple times.
When Iron Man 2 rolled around, Howard claim that Marvel wanted the actor to take an almost
90 percent pay cut, and that his role would be reduced.
Why?
Once again, money!
Howard claimed that Downey Jr had a hand in pushing him out, but he later backtracked
on those comments, with the two actors resolving their differences.
It is safe to say though that we will never see Howard back in the MCU, especially considering
Don Cheadle did a far better job playing War Machine, just saying.
2 Chris Evans Ah, of course.
We knew going into Avengers: Endgame that Chris Evans likely wasn’t going to be coming
back, but it still hurt just as much.
Evans first appeared in the MCU back in 2011 when he starred in Captain America: The First
Avenger.
It instantly became a fan favorite, with Cap going on to lead the Avengers in the following
sequels and Avengers movies.
However, all good things must come to an end, and that’s exactly what happened in Endgame.
It was common knowledge that Evan’s contract was up, and he desperately wanted to end his
career on a high, playing one of America’s greatest heroes.
And that’s what went down.
Chris Evans has stepped away from acting, with the actor hanging up his shield and bidding
farewell to not just the MCU but also to Hollywood.
It’s bittersweet that he made one of the greatest superhero films of all time his final
project.
1 Robert Downey Jr This is perhaps the toughest loss the MCU
has ever faced.
And, yes, that might sound dramatic, but it’s true.
Robert Downey Jr started the MCU, in essence, all the way back in 2008 when he starred in
Iron Man, the film that kicked it all off.
Ever since that day, Iron Man has become a fan favorite amongst Marvel fans new and old,
with Tony Stark being the adorable, witty, genius we all loved so very much.
However, much like our last number, we knew going into Endgame that Robert Downey Jr’s
contract was up, but most still held out hope that he would perhaps make a few appearances
and cameos in upcoming Marvel movies, whether as Peter Parker’s mentor, or in the future
Avengers movies, yet, we now know that is never going to happen.
Spoiler ahead for anyone who has yet to watch Endgame, Iron Man of coursed died at the end
of the movie, which has essentially closed the door, and locked it, on any possible return
for Tony Stark.
Which, I’m happy about in a way.
It was the perfect end to the character that started it all.
Well, there we have it!
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