Marvel Studios Rumored To Have Offered Daniel Craig Another MCU Role After Balder The Brave Didn't Pan Out

Marvel Studios Rumored To Have Offered Daniel Craig Another MCU Role After Balder The Brave Didn't Pan Out

Daniel Craig came close to playing Balder the Brave in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but it didn't work out. However, it sounds like Marvel Studios isn't done with the former James Bond...

By JoshWilding - Jan 06, 2023 11:01 AM EST

Daniel Craig's time as James Bond reached its end with 2021's No Time to Die, and while the Knives Out series looks set to be an exciting new franchise for the British actor, could a superhero movie role be beckoning? 

Well, as we're sure you're aware, Marvel Studios planned for the former 007 to play a member of The Illuminati, Balder the Brave, in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Unfortunately, scheduling issues led to that cameo being scrapped. 

However, we don't think that's a bad thing considering what a waste of the actor being impaled on Balder's sword by the Scarlet Witch would have been!

Recently asked about his MCU near-miss, Craig played coy, leaving fans to wonder whether something else might be in the works for the actor. 

Trusted insider @MyTimeToShineH is claiming that Marvel Studios has offered him another, undisclosed role. Needless to say, we're sure speculation will immediately begin running rampant about who this could be, with fans currently throwing out names like The Sentry, Magneto, and even Ghost Rider!

We wouldn't be against the idea of any of those, and as Marvel Studios looks to expand its recently acquired X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises, the possibilities are near-endless. Heck, shave his head, and Craig might not be a bad Professor X either.

The Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery star is relatively picky when it comes to acting gigs, so we're sure he won't say "yes" to anything that's come his way. Christian Bale shocked everyone when he signed up to play Gorr the God Butcher in Thor: Love and Thunder, only to be largely wasted, so seeing that might give his fellow Brit pause for thought. 

Who do you think Craig could play in the MCU?

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Origame
Origame - 1/6/2023, 11:46 AM
Considering what Balder's role was meant to be, I'm guessing feige just really wants to murder Daniel Craig.
Origame
Origame - 1/6/2023, 11:48 AM
Also, spell check changed "Balder" to "Banderas". So clearly God is certain that when marvel finally brings balder into the mcu, he'll be played by Antonio Banderas.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 1/6/2023, 11:49 AM


Daniel Craig is Doctor Doom.

An older Doom would be okay. We don't need an origin story on him. Just make him one mean crazy maniac.

Twenty23Three
Twenty23Three - 1/6/2023, 11:50 AM
Well if they just want to give him a role for the sake of having him I’d hope he doesn’t get anything too big.
micvalpro
micvalpro - 1/6/2023, 11:53 AM
Make him Uncle Ben!
McMurdo
McMurdo - 1/6/2023, 11:54 AM
@micvalpro - make him a gay detective!
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 1/6/2023, 2:34 PM
@micvalpro - as long as Feige gets to kill him off after one scene, I think that should be a possibility
Shivermetimbers
Shivermetimbers - 1/6/2023, 3:55 PM
@micvalpro - I was thinking another Ben, Ben Grimm!
FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 1/6/2023, 11:53 AM
I can see Magneto but Sentry and Ghost Rider? No.

I could also see Daniel playing a older Gambit, Brian Falsworth, or Mad Jim Jaspers.
tmp3
tmp3 - 1/6/2023, 11:56 AM
foghorn leghorn
defenderofthefaith
defenderofthefaith - 1/6/2023, 12:06 PM
Put Daniel in the Black Widow universe so he can act with his wife Rachel. Something that should've happened in the Bond series.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 1/6/2023, 12:09 PM
Another wronged Stark employee ;)
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 1/7/2023, 12:47 PM
@GhostDog - I laughed 20 ha’s, the last one was extended, and the I sighed smilingly, let’s see if I can… there! (Click)

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA… ahhh 😌
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 1/6/2023, 12:16 PM
The guy is a rather talented and versatile actor. Make it happen.

IMCOOLURNOT
IMCOOLURNOT - 1/6/2023, 12:27 PM
@MosquitoFarmer - that's a great movie!
Blastaar
Blastaar - 1/6/2023, 1:06 PM
@MosquitoFarmer - Most of these British actors floor me with how well they get Southern American accents. It's sometimes awkwardly good.
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 1/6/2023, 1:08 PM
@MosquitoFarmer - incredibly underrated movie. i very much enjoyed it
BGarlz92
BGarlz92 - 1/6/2023, 12:18 PM
Magneto would he a great role for him.
TheLobster
TheLobster - 1/6/2023, 12:22 PM
@BGarlz92 - was literally about to say the same thing!
CapA
CapA - 1/6/2023, 12:22 PM
@JoshWilding I wish you a great and happy year. And, respectfully, could you try to stop writing that "We" nonsense in your articles ? Thanks a lot if you can.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 1/8/2023, 6:49 PM
@CapA - No, because that’s the desired format of the website (as per the formatting guidelines), and a very common one, at that. This site also isn’t a blog, so “I this” and “I that” really wouldn't work.
CapA
CapA - 1/12/2023, 1:30 PM
@JoshWilding - "It is", "That is" could work... It's bizarre to include the reader into what is your view/ the "what is believed to be general" view. Thanks for replying anyway.
TheLobster
TheLobster - 1/6/2023, 12:22 PM
Magneto or Doctor Doom please
WakandaTech
WakandaTech - 1/6/2023, 12:24 PM
Perfection

Matchesz
Matchesz - 1/6/2023, 12:26 PM
Daniel Craig as Magneto will literally make up for phase 4
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 1/6/2023, 12:46 PM
M A G N E T O


Pleaseeeeee!
Blastaar
Blastaar - 1/6/2023, 1:07 PM
@TheRationalNerd - Agreed, a younger Magneto with white hair in fact.
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 1/6/2023, 5:10 PM
@Blastaar - He kinda favor Ian's Magneto more than Fassbender.
Kyos
Kyos - 1/6/2023, 1:05 PM
I'm all for Craig having a more substantial role, maybe even in a good movie.
soberchimera
soberchimera - 1/6/2023, 1:11 PM
Nightmare for Doctor Strange 3 or Mr. Fear for Daredevil: Born Again.
WeaponXCII
WeaponXCII - 1/6/2023, 1:18 PM
I could definitely see him as either Magneto or Professor X, but I personally like the idea of Jason Isaacs and Ralph Fiennes for those roles, respectively. It would definitely be fun to see Craig show up somewhere in the MCU, though.
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