AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Star Brett Dalton Confirms He Was Never Asked To Return For Final Season - EXCLUSIVE

AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Star Brett Dalton Confirms He Was Never Asked To Return For Final Season - EXCLUSIVE

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. earned praise from fans, but no one could really understand why Brett Dalton's Grant Ward was M.I.A. Now, the actor tells us that he never actually received a call from Marvel...

By JoshWilding - Sep 03, 2020 11:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. reached its conclusion on ABC earlier this year, and while it left fans wondering whether the show ever really took place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the response to the show's final year was a positive one. However, one sticking point for fans was the fact that even though a lot of familiar faces ended up returning, Agent Grant Ward was nowhere to be seen.

Brett Dalton's S.H.I.E.L.D. agent - who was ultimately outed as a HYDRA spy in one of the show's biggest twists - died and came back to life quite a few times, and with alternate universes/timelines and LMDs a big part of the final season, there's no reason that couldn't have happened again. 

So, why was Ward M.I.A. from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s final season? Not even Dalton is sure! 

"You and me both," he jokingly responded when we wondered why his character was missing from the series. "I was watching too, thinking, 'I dunno, maybe they filmed something in secret and will pull up some old footage of me from when I was there!' [Laughs] No, sadly, I was never asked and I'm trying not to be sad about it, though I am a little bit."

"I just like to think about how thankful I am for the time that I did have because the journey was incredible and very complex and probably longer than it would have been on another show. However, I think that they liked me so much that they kept me along for the ride, and just after a while they were like, 'Okay, this is sort of stretching the [Laughs] imagination here and I don't know what other iterations we could have for your character, and we've reached the end of the road.'"

"It's okay...I still love them," he concluded. "Because of that show, I moved to LA, and they were the first friends and real family here and I'll forever be grateful for that."

It is a shame the character was overlooked when Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. reached its end, but Dalton has now moved on to the DC Universe for the new Superman: Man of Tomorrow animated movie (which is out now on Digital and arrives on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK on September 7th) where he plays Parasite. Check back here a little later today to hear more from the actor on that. 

Were you disappointed that Grant Ward didn't make one final surprise return?
 

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Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 9/3/2020, 11:01 AM
A mistake.
Dannywest
Dannywest - 9/3/2020, 11:10 AM
One of the Best villains in the MCU.
inkniron
inkniron - 9/3/2020, 11:12 AM
Maybe DC can ask him to be Hal Jordan for that Green Lanterns Corp series.
BlueMarvel7
BlueMarvel7 - 9/3/2020, 11:27 AM
A missed opportunity to bring back Triplette
fadersdream
fadersdream - 9/3/2020, 11:28 AM
How many of us are still saying they plan to watch it eventually?
Origame
Origame - 9/3/2020, 1:59 PM
@fadersdream - even the guys who did the honest trailers for the show said they'll watch it eventually.
fadersdream
fadersdream - 9/9/2020, 7:31 AM
@Origame - I got to the episode with Gravitron and then kept intending to come back but never did.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 9/3/2020, 11:31 AM
I don't mind he didn't return. He was great as Ward, but he is right that they reached it a point with the characters that there wasn't much interesting to do with him anymore. I also liked his role in the Framework a lot
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 9/3/2020, 11:32 AM
I like that he didn't make such a big deal out of it, no hard feelings and is thankful for the experience and journey.
GothamSon
GothamSon - 9/3/2020, 11:37 AM
@tmp3 - Oh, it's true then. Get well soon Mr. Pattinson
GothamSon
GothamSon - 9/3/2020, 11:36 AM
Rumor on Reddit that R Pattinson himself has covid.
AlexSummers812
AlexSummers812 - 9/3/2020, 11:47 AM
He should have came back as an LMD with the memories/programming of good Ward from The Framework and been a part of the team following that season.
dracula
dracula - 9/3/2020, 11:48 AM
If they throw out the Batwoman Hush set up, then he would be a good choice for CW Batman, if they ever get the chance to use Batman
dracula
dracula - 9/3/2020, 11:51 AM
Really hoped they would travel to the battle of new york, where the story of Agents Of Shield really began. Plus would have been a good way to include the real Coulson
nightwing2090
nightwing2090 - 9/3/2020, 12:14 PM
I'm actually glad the character didn't come back that would have been repetitive and then some.
thepowerofseven
thepowerofseven - 9/3/2020, 12:50 PM
Good.
(he sucked anyway)
marvel72
marvel72 - 9/3/2020, 1:56 PM
As much as I dislike the show,all of the original cast members should have been asked back.
Chris827
Chris827 - 9/3/2020, 7:38 PM
I'm more pissed Hunter and Bobby were never brought back. That was still the dumbest thing the show did, they pushed them out to do their own show which never happened.

Also another thing about AOS, when they did that Item 47 one shot why didnt they use that couple in the show?
JDL
JDL - 9/3/2020, 9:09 PM
@Chris827 - They weren't "pushed out". Their original deal was for S2 only with the possibility of a spin-off. No spin-off at the end of S2.
That could have been it but they brought them back for S3 and another shot at a spin-off. This time they got a pilot made but that was all she wrote. And of course they did bring Hunter back in S5 so that he could utter the single greatest line in the entire series. Unleash the ferrets !
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 9/3/2020, 7:55 PM
"and while it left fans wondering whether the show ever really took place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe,"

Well, that's one way to signal to your reader that there is no reason to continue reading any further. Hate reading fake news.
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