After the legendary Stan Lee’s cameos in the MCU movies, another hilarious cameo celebrated by fans was that of Matt Damon. The Good Will Hunting star played an Asgardian actor portraying Loki in both Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder. Fans believe he could make a compelling addition to a main role in the MCU. Interestingly, Marvel also shared the sentiment when they approached him to play the villain Quentin Beck / Mysterio in Spider-Man: Far from Home.
The MCU has entered its fifth phase, and numerous comic book characters have graced the screen or are yet to appear in the films. Matt Damon could seamlessly fit into the universe, potentially taking on one of these three Marvel characters.
Scott Summers a.k.a Cyclops
Matt Damon was one of the initial choices for Cyclops in X-Men. However, he was beaten to the role by James Marsden. Cyclops, envisioned as the successor to Charles Xavier and the leader of the X-Men, was killed off in the third X-Men film. Despite the character’s potential for a more significant role, Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine took center stage, overshadowing Marsden’s Scott Summers.
During this period, Damon proved his star power in the Bourne franchise. It’s conceivable that the Downsizing actor wouldn’t have let Wolverine steal his spotlight had he been cast in the role. With the X-Men characters making their official entry into MCU films, including Kelsey Grammer’s Beast, Cyclops is expected to return to the screen. A surprising twist could unfold if Marsden opts not to return, and Marvel turns to Damon for this character.
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The Beyonder
If Marvel considers moving away from the Kang storyline, their next alternative lies in exploring the Beyonder and Doom storylines from the comics. The Beyonder in the comics is a trickster and a ‘child’ of the Beyonder race. This character could potentially assume a significant role if the MCU chooses to expand the cinematic franchise beyond Avengers: Secret Wars. The role presents a perfect opportunity to leverage Matt Damon’s killer sense of humor, that too in a villain role.
The Beyonder creates the Battleworld, where the multiversal war happens in Secret Wars comics. After the events of Secret Wars, Beyonder takes a human form to live among humans and study them. But, he eventually becomes a big threat to the multiverse. If the story is fleshed out properly and if audiences love to see more of Marvel, Damon could potentially make a retirement fortune out of his role as The Beyonder.
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Matt Murdock a.k.a Daredevil
Daredevil is one of Matt Damon’s favorite Marvel characters. He was approached to play the character in the disastrous 2003 movie, but Damon did not like the script offered to him. The role eventually went to his friend, Ben Affleck. Many critics and fans were divided on Affleck’s take on the character. Fans often wonder how Damon would’ve approached the character—a blind attorney using his heightened superhuman senses to combat Hell’s Kitchen’s villains.
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Charlie Cox undoubtedly delivered a brilliant performance in the Netflix series. But some fans can’t help but imagine the box office success Damon might have achieved had the series been adapted into a major motion picture with him as the lead. Francis Ford Coppola already proved that The Martian actor makes for a great attorney in The Rainmaker. A little more training in hand-to-hand combat, and Damon would be a formidable choice for the role.
