Summary
One veteran actor of theMarvel Cinematic Universehas teased more things to come while looking back on his five previous Marvel Studios roles. Throughout the MCU’s 16-year history, severalactors have portrayed more than one Marvel character, either starting out in smaller roles and getting recast in a bigger or appearing as minor characters that wouldn’t garner notice. However, one MCU actor has delivered a number of strong performances since making his debut in 2018’sAvengers: Infinity War, and could soon be returning.
Ross Marquand debuted in the MCU timeline as the Red Skull inAvengers: Infinity War, taking over from Hugo Weaving, who originally played the role in 2011’sCaptain America: The First Avenger. Since then,Marquand has loaned his voice to at least four more iconic MCU characters, in addition to Red Skull: Ultron, Professor X, Apocalypse and Doctor Doom. In a recent post on Threads,Ross Marquandlooked back on these MCU roles, and noted his excitement to"share what’s to come"in the MCU’s upcoming future.
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Marquand was able to take over the role of Red Skull from Weaving because the latter opted not to return. As Weaving explained toTime Outin 2020, it was due to the amount of money he was offered to reprise the villain role in bothAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgamewas less than what he earned forThe First Avenger. He said Marvel’s reasoning was,“It’s just a voice job, it’s not a big deal.”Marquand, who’s famous for his impressions, ultimately landed the role.
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In addition to Red Skull, Marquan also took over the role of Ultron inWhat If…?season 1 in lieu of James Spader’s return as theAvengers: Age of Ultronvillain. Then, the actor reprised the role of Ultron to voice the successful Ultron drones of Earth-838 during 2022’sDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Marquand later voiced Doctor Doom inX-Men ‘97season 1’s three-part finale, but is perhaps better known asthe new voice of Professor X, who was originally voiced by Cedric Smith inX-Men: The Animated Series.
Ross Marquand also briefly voiced Apocalypse inX-Men ‘97season 1’s finale, and will presumably return as the legendary X-Men villain in the upcoming second season.
Marquand will reprise the role of Professor X, the leader of the X-Men, inMarvel Animation’s upcomingX-Men ‘97season 2, and presumably in the third season, which is currently in development. It’s also possible that Marquand could take on more voice roles inWhat If…?, as season 3 will release on Disney+ in the future. Since Marquand briefly voiced Doctor Doom inX-Men ‘97season 1, he could portray the iconic Marvel villain in live-action, or a variant of him, perhaps setting up the veteranMCUactor for a much larger role in the franchise’s future.
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a multimedia superhero franchise that began in 2008 with Paramount’s Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. The franchise quickly grew in popularity, with Disney eventually buying out Marvel Entertainment in 2009. The MCU consists of dozens of movies and TV shows, most notably Avengers: Endgame, WandaVision, and Loki.
