Kevin Feige is often recognized as the most successful leader of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as he is one of the main people who was exclusively responsible for the fame and success of the biggest superhero franchise in the world. He is one of the key voices who is authorized to make decisions and give advice to the producers or directors of the projects in the MCU.
However, the President of Marvel Studios was going to make a major blunder as he was not initially on board with casting one actor in The Incredible Hulk. Kevin Feige was initially not convinced to cast Tim Roth as Emil Blonsky/ The Abomination in the 2008 film until he was convinced by Louis Letterier, the director of the film.
Kevin Feige Wanted A Bigger Name To Play The Abomination in The Incredible Hulk
As reported in MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige resisted the idea of casting Tim Roth Emily Blonsky/ The Abomination in The Incredible Hulk. However, Louis Letterier, the director of the 2008 film wanted to cast the actor in the role of The Abomination as he felt that the casting of the Lie to Me actor saved the film from looking like a campy self-parody.
Despite the idea, Kevin Feige was not fully on board as he wanted to cast a renowned name to be cast as the main villain of the film. However, the director and the actor convinced Kevin Feige to make the final call. The decision turned out to be the right one as Roth embodied the role, and the Marvel Studios’ President thanked Letterier for convincing him to cast the actor in the film.
“I liken the Abomination thing to an independent movie. It was a very big-budget independent movie.”
Even though Roth was not showcased in any other Marvel Cinematic Universe films, his second feature was in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, his presence was surprising which made the fans happy with his return. The actor also had a short feature in 2021’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Marvel Plans To Resurrect RDJ’s Tony Stark and Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow
Almost 5 years have passed since the release of Avengers: Endgame, and since then 9 Marvel films have hit the theatres. Ardent MCU fans who have been following the franchise would agree that the quality of the films has dropped drastically and the essence is not there. While hope lay in Jonathan Majors, a lawsuit and major controversy have extinguished that hope. And it looks like the executives at Marvel are thinking of measures to revive the dying MCU.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, as a member of Marvel Studios has pitched the idea of reviving Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff/ Black Widow and Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark/ Iron Man. Readers of Marvel Comics know that the idea is not impossible, as in the comics there are several instances where the killed-off characters have marked their return.
However, MCU fans should not get their hopes high just yet, as the Sherlock Holmes actor had a salary of about $75 million. Moreover, the idea sounds too good to be true, but if the franchise gives a green light to the idea, they must come up with a suitable explanation of their return it will only make the idea an eye-sore.
The Incredible Hulk can be streamed on Disney+.
