14 Actors Almost Cast In The MCU (And Who They Could Still Play)
9. Mads Mikkelsen
Who he almost played: Mikkelsen was initially cast as Thor: The Dark World villain Malekith before he dropped out to star in Hannibal.
Who he could still play: He almost played a Thor villain last time, so why not again? Assuming the scheduling could work out, Mikkelsen’s ease at playing sinister characters could suit the fire demon Surtur.
Good actors have famously been wasted on Marvel villains but maybe after so many misfires, they’ll give his character room to grow and suitably terrorize Thor as an invader from another realm. Mikkelsen is beautifully horrific in Hannibal and crafting a memorable incarnation of Surtur could be like a walk in the park for him.