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Original [TotalFark]
2022-10-15 1:22:31 PM  
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Nicholas D. Wolfwood [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-15 1:48:04 PM  
Generally, I don't tend to enjoy Sacha Baron Cohen's performances.

But I saw him in Martin Scorsese's "Hugo", and I thought he did a very good job there.  So I guess it depends on the script and the director.

Anyway, it's a matter of personal taste.  Lots of people like his stuff, so I'm looking forward to seeing how they mesh a supernatural villain with a technological hero.
 
Outshined_One [TotalFark]
2022-10-15 2:39:22 PM  
I thought we already knew he was playing Mephisto given his appearances in Wandavision and Doctor Strange 2?
 
AnotherBluesStringer [TotalFark]
2022-10-15 3:33:34 PM  
I really like this choice.
 
Naido [TotalFark]
2022-10-15 7:08:31 PM  
The whole "stepping into another hero's shoes", instead of doing your own thing, has an Ocean's 8 vibe.  Would rather see something totally original, but that probably wouldn't be projected to sell as many tickets.  Like anything else though, everything depends on how the story is executed.

But I do hope Mephisto plays a role in the extended MCU, and isn't just a villain isolated to the single movie.  Fun character.
 
sinner4ever
2022-10-15 9:26:58 PM  
Sheesh
I wonder who Tom Green will play in the Marvel Universe.
 
Gene Masseth
2022-10-15 9:45:30 PM  
Legit? Source twit looks sketchy
 
MilkusManus [TotalFark]
2022-10-15 9:55:56 PM  
From the Twitter comments:
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JasonOfOrillia [TotalFark]
2022-10-15 10:03:37 PM  
There is only one Mephisto
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Quantumbunny
2022-10-15 10:11:17 PM  
Given the vibes, Klarion (from Young Justice) would seem to be more along the Borat wheelhouse.

\Have never seen Cohen in a serious role
 
xsarien [TotalFark]
2022-10-15 10:30:11 PM  
Is this confirmed, or is it just Random Marvel Fan account looking for likes/retweets?
 
Gergesa
2022-10-15 10:46:31 PM  
With Mephisto's bishounen like hair, they should have gotten a Japanese actor or something.
 
some_beer_drinker
2022-10-15 11:40:47 PM  
Borat - The Running of the Jew
Youtube a952gCabSCQ
 
replacementcool
2022-10-15 11:45:42 PM  

Original: Original Tweet:

marvel_updat3s: Sacha Baron Cohen will play Mephisto in #Ironheart #MarvelStudios #DisneyPlus https://t.co/ClcVwxfQxQ


Maybe a random Twitter page called marvel_updat3s isn't on the up and up
 
AuralArgument
2022-10-16 12:05:02 AM  
Nicholas D. Wolfwood:

If he puts on his drama pants and sticks to the script yes.


If not no.
 
Nicholas D. Wolfwood [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-10-16 12:44:24 AM  

Quantumbunny: Given the vibes, Klarion (from Young Justice) would seem to be more along the Borat wheelhouse.

\Have never seen Cohen in a serious role


Check him out as the policeman in Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo'.

This is a love letter from Scorsese to the (very) early movie industry, set in the early 1900s in Paris.  Fictionalized, but with a strong foundation in real history.  A gorgeous movie, well worth watching.

Cohen plays a supporting character, a strict cruel policeman who manages to become a little more than he seems.  I don't like Cohen, generally speaking, but I was favorably impressed by his performance here.

Ben Kingsley has a major role.
 
Mad_Radhu
2022-10-16 1:17:55 AM  
Mephisto seems like a weird villain for a tech-based hero like Ironheart.
 
baron von doodle [OhFark]
2022-10-16 1:56:35 AM  

Mad_Radhu: Mephisto seems like a weird villain for a tech-based hero like Ironheart.


Nope. Just a Star Wars redux. "The power to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the force". Tech vs magic.
 
WilderKWight
2022-10-16 9:10:59 AM  
He's actually a pretty skilled actor, and I think this is fantastic casting. I didn't like him until I saw him in Sweeny Todd, where he manages to sing well, portray two sides of a very two-faced character convincingly, and yet still steal the scenes he was in without taking too much away from the lead (Depp).

So yeah, this will be interesting.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street/Best scene/Johnny Depp/Sacha Baron Cohen/Ed Sanders
Youtube Sx8D3eIaKaA
 
Fano
2022-10-16 10:07:44 AM  

Nicholas D. Wolfwood: Quantumbunny: Given the vibes, Klarion (from Young Justice) would seem to be more along the Borat wheelhouse.

\Have never seen Cohen in a serious role

Check him out as the policeman in Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo'.

This is a love letter from Scorsese to the (very) early movie industry, set in the early 1900s in Paris.  Fictionalized, but with a strong foundation in real history.  A gorgeous movie, well worth watching.

Cohen plays a supporting character, a strict cruel policeman who manages to become a little more than he seems.  I don't like Cohen, generally speaking, but I was favorably impressed by his performance here.

Ben Kingsley has a major role.


After getting over the original seeming bait and switch in the story I really enjoyed it a lot. And it definitely defeats the "Scorsese only makes movies about mobsters " trope.

Truthfully, I like those kind of love letters more than crap like Lala Land
 
Metaluna Mutant
2022-10-16 10:26:52 AM  

Quantumbunny: Given the vibes, Klarion (from Young Justice) would seem to be more along the Borat wheelhouse.

\Have never seen Cohen in a serious role


He was in that movie when Borat and Wolverine and Catwoman were being persecuted by Maximus.
 
AdrienVeidt
2022-10-16 1:02:32 PM  
If true, this should be pretty friggin' sweet.  Watching him lead Conservatives down a line of reasoning to their own downfall is exactly what you want from the Great Tempter Mephisto.
 
shabu
2022-10-16 2:27:30 PM  
I think this could be good. Mephisto enjoys being evil. He delights in tricking people by making them desperate to make unfair bargains.

Snide, smug, and superior are well within his wheelhouse. That is not a criticism. I have to tamp down those impulses constantly.
 
p89tech
2022-10-16 6:12:53 PM  
Iron Heart is something I've looked forward to. I hope Disney doesn't f it up the like they've f'd up most of the rest Marvel & Star Wars fare.

"Sacha Baron Cohen is Mephesto"

DAMNIT!
 
AdrienVeidt
2022-10-16 6:49:13 PM  

p89tech: Iron Heart is something I've looked forward to. I hope Disney doesn't f it up the like they've f'd up most of the rest Marvel & Star Wars fare.

"Sacha Baron Cohen is Mephesto"

DAMNIT!


LookAtHimAndLaugh.s-m
 
rideaurocks
2022-10-16 8:05:34 PM  
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Valter
2022-10-16 10:20:26 PM  
I read that as Mr. Sinister and had to double take.

If that could at all be true who would you think ought to do it?
 
AdrienVeidt
2022-10-16 11:12:27 PM  

Valter: I read that as Mr. Sinister and had to double take.

If that could at all be true who would you think ought to do it?


Even tho I think Sinister is a nobody villain Michael Sheen would make him cool.
 
delathi
2022-10-17 6:29:35 AM  

Mad_Radhu: Mephisto seems like a weird villain for a tech-based hero like Ironheart.


It's better than all the heroes just fighting evil versions of themselves.... Hulk vs Evil Hulk (Abomination), Ant Man vs Evil Ant Man (Yellowjacket), Iron Man vs Evil Iron Man (Iron Monger), Dr Strange vs Evil Dr Strange (Kaicelus), Black Panthe vs Evl Black Panther (Killmonger), etc, etc...  Better to fight someone that is different maybe?
 
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