Sacha Baron Cohen Reported to Play Marvel Villain Mephisto in ‘Ironheart’

Here’s a fun piece of casting – assuming it turns out to be true and not the latest round of speculation on the Ironheart’.

Should it turn out to be true, Cohen is a surprising get for Marvel, as he’s someone who often prefers to generate his own projects or the odd prestige movie such as ‘recently pulled Harrison Ford into its orbit.

Rumors have swirled recently on social media about the idea and now Deadline has tapped its sources at Marvel to report that he has been seen on the show’s set (the company has, of course, refused to officially comment). The majority of the talk points to him playing the demonic role.

‘Ironheart’ stars Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ which is out in theaters on November 11th.

If Mephisto does indeed make an appearance, the scope is there for future appearances in typical Marvel fashion, including potentially in ‘WandaVision’ spin-off ‘Agatha: Coven of Chaos’. The prospect of Cohen sharing the screen with Kathryn Hahn is certainly an appealing one.

Though he’s been rumored to show up before – some thought Doctor Strange would be unmasked as Mephisto in disguise in ‘Michael Waldron started joking with her about him.

Mephisto, for those (including Schaeffer) who aren’t aware of the character, made his proper Marvel Comics debut in ‘Silver Surfer #3’, and was created by Jerry Robinson.

He’s an extra-dimensional Demon who rules a fiery pocket dimension that he calls “Hell” or “Hades” although it is neither the Hell of the Christian religion nor the Hades ruled by Pluto, the Olympian god of the dead. Mephisto calls his extra-dimensional realm “hell” to exploit Earth human beings' belief in a single being of absolute evil, who is often referred to as Satan.

The character has bedevilled many a hero and villain in his time, and while he’s more normally found around supernatural characters, it’s sounding like ‘Ironheart’ will have an increasingly magical presence.

We know, for example, that ‘Anthony Ramos is playing The Hood, a character who dabbles in sorcery and would be an antagonist for Thorne’s Riri Williams.

‘Ironheart’s confirmed cast so far also includes Zoe Terakes.

With Disney+ next year.