If the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues placing out new movie and tv content material at its present price, then the franchise goes to expire of main stars to recruit sooner reasonably than later.
Nonetheless, there are nonetheless loads of massive names on the market but to be baptized within the fires of the most important model within the enterprise, however that wouldn’t be the case if Cillian Murphy had signed on for one of many numerous roles he’s been linked with through the years.
The actor has comedian e-book pedigree after showing in Christopher Nolan’s Darkish Knight trilogy, and he’s no slouch to effects-heavy blockbusters, both. Throw within the distinct risk that his Academy Award for Finest Actor may already be within the bag due to a towering efficiency in Oppenheimer, and he’d be an enormous get for the MCU.
Physician Doom has been one of the well-liked characters floated on the rumor mill courting again to a time earlier than the reboot had even been introduced, and whereas the Latverian ruler wasn’t named particularly, Murphy did admit on the Blissful Unhappy Confused podcast that he’s open to something as long as the writing is powerful sufficient.
“Yeah, I believe you’ve answered the query. Yeah, I imply, I’m all the time… It’s all the time concerning the script. So, I’ll learn… If somebody sends a script, I’ll learn it. And also you by no means know what turns up.”
Having already labored on one of many style’s all-time greats in Batman Begins, it will take a top-notch screenplay to persuade Murphy to return to the world of spandex-clad crimefighters, and the MCU’s latest woes point out that kind of high quality is probably not forthcoming anytime quickly.