Warning: This article contains spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War.
Once they get over the excitement of Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel fans might have noticed something a bit off about one particular moment.
It's a surprise that few had expected and has been cleverly shrouded by Marvel and Disney, so only proceed past the photo if you've seen the movie OR you just aren't that bothered being spoiled.
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So, a key sequence of Avengers: Infinity War sees Thanos continue his mission to collect all the Infinity Stones, leading him to planet Vormir.
And who should he meet there but none other than Red Skull, seen for the first time in the MCU since the end of Captain America: The First Avenger when he grabbed the Tesseract (AKA the Space Stone) and disintegrated into nothing.
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Or at least it looked that way. He had instead been transported to Vormir where he has been stranded for decades.
We won't go into the specifics of the Red Skull's critical involvement in Avengers: Infinity War, but eagle-eared Marvel fans might notice that it's not actually Hugo Weaving reprising his role.
Instead, the role has been recast with The Walking Dead's Ross Marquand, who may have even been giving a hint at his involvement with his choice of attire at the premiere.
We haven't been given any official reason for the recasting yet which isn't surprising given the nature of the cameo, although Weaving has been critical of Marvel in the past so maybe he just decided not to return.
Marquand is as good as any replacement, as he's often showcased his wide range of celebrity impressions and he pulls off another one here.
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Movies Editor, Digital Spy Ian has more than 10 years of movies journalism experience as a writer and editor. Starting out as an intern at trade bible Screen International, he was promoted to report and analyse UK box-office results, as well as carving his own niche with horror movies, attending genre festivals around the world. After moving to Digital Spy, initially as a TV writer, he was nominated for New Digital Talent of the Year at the PPA Digital Awards. He became Movies Editor in 2019, in which role he has interviewed 100s of stars, including Chris Hemsworth, Florence Pugh, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba and Olivia Colman, become a human encyclopedia for Marvel and appeared as an expert guest on BBC News and on-stage at MCM Comic-Con. Where he can, he continues to push his horror agenda – whether his editor likes it or not.












