10 Amazing Villains Wasted In Terrible Superhero Movies
4. Malekith The Accursed - Thor: The Dark World
The Thor rogues gallery has never been one of the most interesting out there. Even Loki as we know him was vastly different from what the comics at the time portrayed him as. Malekith The Accursed at least stood out from the rest by not being from actual mythology, and therefore could stand apart from the myths and legends that inspire - and in many ways bind - the other Thor characters. There are indeed tons of cool places you could go with this dude.
But instead he ended up in Thor: The Dark World. The only MCU movie that is universally agreed to just not being up to snuff.
An epic villain, given to the perfect actor to play him, is rendered one of the most forgettable presences in comic book movie history. And when your setup is "all powerful elf wizard who wants to drown the universe in never-ending darkness", the last thing your audience should take away from the experience is "forgettable".