20 Hugely Unexpected Roles In Upcoming Movies
12. Stephen Merchant (The Wolverine 3)
The Role: All that's known so far is that Merchant has shaved his head for the role, but it surely has to be comic relief, right?
Why It's Unexpected: The idea of The Office co-creator ending up in a freaking Marvel movie is just ridiculous. It's certainly a major step-up for him, but given that this is the last Wolverine movie and all, we sure as hell didn't expect a comedian with his rap sheet to end up appearing in it.
Will It Work?: It really depends. If this truly is Wolverine's final film, then the comedy probably needs to be put on the back-burner, so it would make sense for Merchant to have a relatively small role. Then again, if he plays the sniveling sidekick to Hoyd Holbrook or Richard E. Grant's villainous characters, it just might work.