- We know Peter Dinklage's role in Avengers: Infinity War!
We are just one week away from Infinity War,
and somehow it's still surprising us with
insanely cool casting announcements.
Maybe that shouldn't be such a shock, considering this is
a movie with 70-friggin'-six main characters.
Now before we even go a step further, we should warn you,
this episode of Nerdist News is a minefield of spoilers,
so, spoiler warning.
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In the last few days alone, we've discovered that
Carrie Coon, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer,
and Samuel L. Jackson would all be popping up.
They're just making it harder and harder to dispute
that whole "most ambitious crossover ever" claim.
But one casting secret the filmmakers have been trying
their damnedest to keep under wraps is Peter Dinklage.
Not that he's in the film.
We've known that for a long time.
But who the heck he would be playing.
Originally, fans suspected he would
be playing Pip the Troll,
a diminutive member of the Infinity watch,
known for drinking, cavorting with women,
and just all around rogue-ish behavior.
So basically, Tyrion 2.0.
A little on the nose, if you ask us, oh.
Such a good joke.
But before you accuse those fans of
trying to typecast Dinklage,
they did have some evidence backing them up.
Back in January of last year, photos leaked of the
Emmy-winning actor getting his hair dyed bright red
in a New York City salon.
Given that Pip is also a redhead, you can understand
why people might jump to that conclusion.
People like us, even.
Nerdist News may have been a player in spreading the whole
"Peter is Pip" rumor.
But now we're thinking we may have to take that one back,
because when asked about Dinklage's role
in a recent interview,
directors Joe and Anthony Russo said,
"We'll recognize him.
"It may take you a beat or two, but you'll
"certainly recognize him."
Now, Dinklage is a pretty recognizable presence onscreen
in and of himself, which means if it's going to
take us a beat or two to recognize him,
he's probably going to be buried underneath
a lot of special effects.
He could literally be playing any unclaimed character
from the Marvel canon at this point.
And we think we may have actually pinpointed which one.
In an interview on Good Morning America yesterday,
Anthony Mackie showed off a clip of him
and his fellow Avengers taking on the Black Order,
Thanos' team of adopted children.
One of them is Proxima Midnight, who we already know
is being played by Carrie Coon.
But at the end of the clip, we hear one of the other
Black Order members utter these words.
- Get up.
- I can't.
- Yes, kind of weaker and more pathetic than
we usually expect from Dinklage,
but that's definitely his baritone voice
uttering those weak and pathetic words.
Now previously, we had heard that a mix of MOCAP veterans
and voice actors would be playing three of the four members
of the Black Order.
And now, after hearing those two words uttered by
Thanos' right-hand man, we believe that Peter Dinklage
is voicing Corvus Glaive.
So who exactly is Corvus Glaive?
In the comics, he's the adopted child of Thanos.
Corvus also formed his own version of the Black Order
when Thanos disappeared,
plus he's married to Proxima Midnight and brother to
Cull Obsidiam, a.k.a. Black Dwarf in the comics.
Depending on what happens in Infinity War,
if Glaive is Thanos' right-hand man,
we could see him acting as a stand-in for Thanos
if the big purple guy gets temporarily or permanently
waylaid in Avengers 3.
And with a heavy-hitting actor like Peter Dinklage
playing him, there's a lot of potential for Corvus Glaive
to become a major MCU villain.
That is, if he survives Infinity War.
- Get up.
- I can't.
- But what do you folks think?
Do you think Dinklage is playing Corvus Glaive
or Pip the Troll?
Are you excited to see him make his MCU debut,
and which secret is hardest for him to keep?
This, or the ending of Game of Thrones?
Let's discuss.
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leading up to the Infinity War opening night next week.
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