Thanos could return to the MCU, according to Josh Brolin

“They’re gonna bring him back”

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According to Marvel star Josh Brolin, the MCU’s biggest villain Thanos could be making a return.

In an interview withComicBook, the star teased Thanos’ comeback. “You know, I hear kind of like through the grapevine, that they’re gonna bring him back,” Brolin says. “And there’s the What If…? series and that’s a different kind of Thanos and all that. But I don’t know in the Marvel world whether they’re going to bring him back, but I didn’t know that he was the most killed-off Marvel villain… You learn something new every day.”

Thanos made his MCU debut back in 2012 withThe Avengers, where he was portrayed by Damion Poitier. After that, Brolin took on the role fromGuardians of the Galaxyonwards and became the key villain inAvengers: Age of Ultron,Avengers: Infinity War, andAvengers: Endgame.

The last time we saw him in the live-action MCU, he was killed off in the climactic Battle of Earth in Endgame. But despite that pretty definitive death, Brolin’s comments have given us pause. After all, this wouldn’t be the first time that Thanos has cheated death.

Not only did the antagonist die twice in Endgame, but he was also killed by the Illuminati inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessand perished a few more times inWhat If…?– although there are multiple versions of him to kill in that one.

So far, nothing has been confirmed about a potential return for Thanos, but the MCU does have a villain issue at the moment.Jonathan Majors has been dropped as Kang at Marvel Studios, putting the future of that character, and his role as the big bad ofMarvel Phase 5andMarvel Phase 6, up in the air.

Up next for Brolin is Denis Villeneuve’sDune 2, where he reprises his role as Gurney Halleck, valued mentor, friend, and advisor to Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides. Dune 2 hits theatres on March 1, 2024.

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I am an Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering TV and film for SFX and Total Film online. I have a Bachelors Degree in Media Production and Journalism and a Masters in Fashion Journalism from UAL. In the past I have written for local UK and US newspaper outlets such as the Portland Tribune and York Mix and worked in communications, before focusing on film and entertainment writing. I am a HUGE horror fan and in 2022 I created my very own single issue feminist horror magazine.

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