Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus, the writers of Avengers: Infinity War, reveal that the Red Skull was a big reason that they decided to return to the franchise.
Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus’s first effort in the MCU was Captain America: The First Avenger, which saw the hero go up against arch-nemesis Red Skull.
The two writers returned to the franchise many times over the years but apparently the inclusion of Red Skull in Avengers: Infinity War was a big reason why they signed up for the film.
Speaking on Twitter during a watch party for the movie with ComicBook.com, Markus said: “Bringing him back was the whole reason I agreed to do this movie. Well, that and all the other reasons. But to get a chance to bring back the bad guy from our first Marvel movie and use him in the wrap-up was too satisfying not to do.”
He also revealed that Red Skull was always going to be a part of the movie.
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Red Skull turning up was certainly a big surprise for fans and it was certainly a great way to tie things back to one of the MCU’s earliest efforts.
Avengers: Infinity War stars Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America), Mark Ruffalo (Hulk), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther), Tom Holland (Spider-Man), Sebastian Stan (Winter Soldier), Anthony Mackie (Falcon), Paul Bettany (Vision), Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch), Don Cheadle (War Machine), Josh Brolin (Thanos), Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange), Benedict Wong (Wong), Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Dave Bautista (Drax), Bradley Cooper (Rocket), Sean Gunn (Rocket), Vin Diesel (Groot), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Pom Klementieff (Mantis), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Cobie Smulders (Maria Hill), Benicio Del Toro (The Collector), Danai Gurira (Okoye), Letitia Wright (Shuri), Winston Duke (M’Baku), Terry Notary (Cull Obsidian), Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (Ebony Maw), Carrie Coon (Proxima Midnight), Michael James Shaw (Corvus Glaive) and Peter Dinklage (Eitri).
