Is Sacha Baron Cohen in talks to play Mephisto within the MCU?

Marvel followers have been theorizing concerning the arrival of Mephisto within the MCU for a while, notably within the WandaVision collection. That didn’t come to go, nevertheless it looks like followers have been choosing up Mephisto teases ever since. The most recent hearsay making the rounds is that Sacha Baron Cohen is reportedly in talks to play Mephisto, with the villain apparently making his first look within the upcoming Ironheart collection.

In accordance with Deadline, sources have confirmed to them that there has been speak of Sacha Baron Cohen becoming a member of the forged of Ironheart, possible as Mephisto, however Marvel representatives refused to remark. Whether or not Sacha Baron Cohen takes on the function of Mephisto or not, I’ve little doubt that the character will seem someday. After all, it could be the last word Marvel troll if they simply continued to tease Mephisto for years to come back. It’s anticipated that Mephisto would seem in different Marvel initiatives, together with the WandaVision spinoff, Agatha: Coven of Chaos. First showing within the pages of The Silver Surfer #3 again in December 1968, Mephisto is an historical, demonic supervillain who has been a thorn within the facet of many Marvel heroes, together with Silver Surfer, Ghost Rider, and Spider-Man.

Created by Chinaka Hodge, the Ironheart collection stars Dominique Thorne (Judas and the Black Messiah) as Riri Williams, “a genius inventor who creates essentially the most superior go well with of armor since Iron Man.” Along with Thorne, Ironheart additionally stars Anthony Ramos, Manny Montana, Shakira Barrera, Alden Ehrenreich, Regan Aliyah, Shea Couleé, and Zoe Terakes. The collection is being helmed by Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes, with Black Panther director Ryan Coogler government producing the collection. Riri Williams will truly make her first look in Black Panther: Wakanda Eternally, which can hit theaters on November 11, 2022. The six-episode Ironheart collection will debut on Disney+ in late 2023.

Are you able to see Sacha Baron Cohen as Mephisto?