A rumor did the rounds that Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen had joined an upcoming MCU project (most likely Ironheart) as Mephisto over the weekend, and Deadline has now seemingly corroborated the report.
While the trade doesn't come right out and confirm that Cohen will play the demonic villain in the upcoming Disney+ series, they do add a lot of legitimacy to the rumor by mentioning that there's "been talk on the set about Cohen being part of Ironheart, likely playing Mephisto."
If true, this would be a pretty big deal. We still don't know very much about the Ironheart series beyond the basic premise, but Mephisto's involvement would obviously have major supernatural implications for the story. Could the character have something to do with The Hood (Anthony Ramos) gaining his magical abilities, perhaps?
However Mephisto ends up factoring into the show, it sounds like he's going to have a significant part to play in the MCU going forward, with Deadline adding that he could show up in WandaVision spinoff, Agatha: Coven of Chaos.
Sam Bailey (Brown Girls) and Angely Barnes (Mythic Quest) were recently announced as Ironheart's directors, and have reportedly been enlisted to helm at least one episode a piece. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler will executive produce via his Proximity production company.
What do you guys make of these Mephisto reports? Are you glad the character finally looks set to make his MCU debut after all the WandaVision speculation? Be sure to drop us a comment down below.
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