10 Movies That Tried To Fool You Into Thinking An Actor Was In The Film

For the longest time, it seemed as though all hope of Hugo Weaving returning to the MCU as the formidable Red Skull had been lost. This was largely down to the fact that Weaving himself wasn't overly keen on reprising the role.

So, you can understand why fans around the world all immediately lost their minds when the iconic Captain America villain unexpectedly showed up in the epic ensemble feature that was Avengers: Infinity War as the guardian of the Soul Stone. In fact, they were so taken aback by the character's re-emergence that many completely missed the fact that Red Skull was actually being played by another actor altogether - albeit one who absolutely nailed Weaving's unmistakable delivery as the Hydra man.

Marvel Studios had in fact drafted in The Walking Dead's Ross Marquad and made him look almost identical to Weaving's Red Skull for both Infinity War and Endgame. With the character's appearance in the flicks being largely a secret beforehand, most people simply assumed that Weaving had been having us on this entire time and returned just in time for the gigantic event.