As Maphisto, played by Sacha Baron Cohen, appeared at the end of Iron heart To conclude a sinister agreement with Riri Williams, it seemed almost anticlimatic for Marvel fans. It is because it has been planned for a long time that the character appears on WandavisionOr maybe, when it did not happen, its sorcerer spin-off Agatha from the start. There were certainly teasing on this subject, but it was not supposed to be before the last series of Marvel – and it is according to Kevin Feige himself.
As reported by CBR, the Marvel boss came clean about Mephisto in a recent round table.
“He was never part of Wandavision … But the enthusiasm with which he was theorized who was certainly cool, and was fun to look at, and it is another character who, pre-MCU, would have been: “How do you do (do the maphisto)? Is he the devil? How do you do this character? But he is a formative character! It was a large part of Thanos scenario in the comics. Again, now that it is here, the potential is – the plan is clear, theoretically, to use it more. »»
“Theoretically,” said Feige, but now that mephisto is out of the bag, the next place where your mind is Spider-Man: A new dayGiven the importance of the character in the arch of the comic strip of the same name. Even if the story will not be the same (one thing, there is not yet a wedding on the big screen Peter and Mary Jane to play), an inspiration could certainly be taken.
What do you think? Did you expect to see Mephisto much earlier in the MCU?
Spider-Man: A new day Hits in theaters on July 31, 2026.
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