This is not the first time that a Mexican interpreter has spoken of his intentions to follow in the footsteps of Salma Hayek and join the “UCM”
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Eugenio Derbez and his desire for Marvel Infobae Special Photo: @ederbez/EFE/EPA/ADAM S DAVIS
The renowned Mexican actor Eugenio DerbezDuring his stay in Mexico City for the premierof his most recent film productionThe Valet, he had the opportunity to talk about various topics such as his future projects, among which he highlighted the illusion that makes him follow in the footsteps of Salma Hayek and join Marvel Studios.
As part of his next aspirations as an actor, Eugenio surprised the Mexican press when he spoke of the illusion that makes him join the Marvel Cinematic Universe (UCM), to bring to life one of the antagonists who has attracted the most enthusiasm since the beginning of Phase 4 of the company led by Kevin Feig when WandaVision was launched.
And it is that the well-known actor wants to give life to Mephisto, so I leave it in clear in his most recent encounter with the media when he was questioned by the comic portal Cápsula Geek about whether in his next projects he would agree to join the company that has made it possible to bring the heroes and villains created by Stan Lee to the big screen.
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The tiktok quickly went viral, surpassing 40 thousand views, there some Internet users divided opinions, since some questioned the profile of the Mexican actor in order to introduce him to the now Marvel Cinematic Multiverse(MCM) and which has had in its ranks actors of the caliber of Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Josh Brolin, Robert Downey jr and several more.
However, others did not doubt the acting ability of the interpreter who brought Bernardo Villalobos to life in CODA and accepted the great role he could play in Marvel Studios. It should be remembered that some Internet users prior to the premiere of Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness, spoke of his great resemblance of the Mexican to the leader of the Fantastic Four, Reed Richards.
“It would be the best Mephisto waits that means that he does see the memes”. “He would make a great Marvel Villain.” “That’s something I’d like to see.” “Be careful what you wish for, Eugenio”. “Whoever says that Eugenio cannot be Mephisto is because they never saw him as the little devil”, are some comments recovered on Tiktok.
Eugenio Derbez wants to give life to “Mephisto” at the UCM Photo: @espinof
This is not the first time that the Mexican interpreter talks about his desire to join the multimillion-dollar film company. It was in mid-2021 during his promotional tour for his participation in the Oscar winner for “Best Picture”, CODA, when he had the opportunity to be interviewed by Variety.
There Eugenio Derbez revealed that he sees himself as a villain of Marvel, in fact, he delved into what his personality would be like to bring to life the antagonist of one of the many MCU movies.
“I’m not the kind of man who’s tough, so I’d like to do something sweet but really mean. I want to be extremely bad, but very smiling and charming”, confessed the also producer.
Eugenio Derbez poses on the red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 27, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
The fictional character of Marvel who wants to bring to life Eugenio Derbez was created by the well-known Stan Lee and the comic book illustrator, John Buscema and is based on Mephistopheles, a demonic character that appears in the legend of Faust, your son is Blackheart and he was born in hell. Within the comics his enemies are Ghost Rider, Doctor Doom and the Silver Surfer.
His debut in the < b>MCU was in The Silver Surfer in December 1968. His first appearance on screen, before Disney acquired the rights to Marvel, was when he appeared in the film starring Nicolas Cage, Ghost Rider and was portrayed with Peter Fonda in 2007. Within the comics his enemies are Ghost Rider, Doctor Doom and Silver Surfer.