Josh Brolin; Thanos in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ (2018).Photo:Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty; Marvel Studios
Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty; Marvel Studios
Don’t rule out a return for Thanos, according to starJosh Brolin.
TheDuneactor, who portrayed the Avengers’ worlds-ending antagonist in several of the franchise’s entries, revealed there’s a possibility he could revisit the role in another capacity.
“You know, I hear kind of like through the grapevine that they’re gonna bring him back,” Brolin, 55, toldComicbook.comof Thanos.
Thanos was defeated in 2019’sAvengers: Endgame. In alternate storylines, the villain has died multiple times, including in the Disney+ seriesWhat If…?and his death was referenced in a parallel universe in 2022’sDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
“There’s theWhat If…?series and that’s a different kind of Thanos and all that. But I don’t know in the Marvel world whether they’re going to bring him back," said Brolin.
He also reacted to the news that Thanos is the “most killed-off Marvel villain,” to which Brolin said: “You learn something new every day.”
Josh Brolin, Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr. at the D23 Expo in 2017.Image Group LA via Getty
Image Group LA via Getty
Brolin last portrayed Thanos for the epic 2019 conclusion to the Avengers franchise, withRobert Downey Jr.’sIron Man making the ultimate sacrificeto defeat him.
Initially, though, hehad signed onto the role when it was “a small thing, it was a cameo,”he said onTeam Deakins Podcastin 2020.
“The fact that it was all the Avengers against this one guy, I liked that aspect of it,” he said at the time. “The more I talked to the Russo brothers, I mentioned [Marlon] Brando inApocalypse Now[as inspiration]. I started seeing the parallel which I liked for me.”
Brolin also said the Russo brothers would reference classic cinema to him to inspire his portrayal of Thanos.
“They would constantly go back and referenceScarfaceorDog Day Afternoon.Whether or not it was a manipulation, they knew what to throw out there to bring it back into something inspired," he said of the directors.
Josh Brolin as Thanos in ‘Avengers: Endgame’ (2019).Marvel Studios
Marvel Studios
He received some major props from his actor father,James Brolin, for the role, as the actor toldAccessfollowing the film’s release, “I’m so proud.”
“It’s the biggest thing, he never has to work again." James said.
James alsoshared the advice he’d given his son: “Don’t be a leading man, ever. Be a character actor and you’ll work forever.” He reasoned that a “leading man has a little time span” and is “in and out.” In response to Josh taking the role in the MCU, James said, “Look at him, he takes this movie with Thanos and I go, ‘I didn’t mean that!’ ”
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“I don’t understand that movie,” James admitted, laughing. “I understand the cost and profit. I don’t understand the story, that’s all.”
source: people.com
