A dead Avenger is coming back to the MCU, but this time he’ll play a villain

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is packed with an incredible number of well-known Hollywood stars in the various films and TV shows released so far. The MCU has also made huge stars of many lesser-known actors. Marvel is nowhere close to being done adapting stories from its massive comics collection. Phase 4 will be busier than anything attempted so far, as Marvel is now producing an increasing number of films and TV series that will feature brand new superheroes and villains. For the first time since setting up its bold MCU plan, Marvel can finally utilize some of the most popular characters from the comics, including the Fantastic Four, X-Men, and Deadpool. On top of that, there’s the renewed partnership with Sony that will help Marvel tell a story unlike anything ever made when it comes to Spider-Man films.

Even though Marvel has been casting new faces for some of the upcoming recurring characters we’ll see in the MCU, there might be cases where the same actor will play different characters. Gemma Chan is one such example: she’ll play a superhero in the upcoming Eternals after appearing in a supporting role in Captain Marvel. But the most surprising example concerns an actor who played an actual member of the Avengers team member. We’ve been dying to see him in the MCU again, and now we will... but he's coming back to the Marvel universe as an entirely different character.