‘Avengers’ Actor Confirms His Character Won’t Return In ‘Endgame’

Avengers and Thor actor Stellan Skarsgard has confirmed that he won’t reprise his role of Erik Selvig in Avengers: Endgame.

Stellan Skarsgard’s Erik Selvig became a fan-favorite Marvel Cinematic Universe character when he first appeared in 2011’s Thor. The character returned in 2012’s The Avengers, 2013’s Thor: The Dark World, and 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron. Fans hoping to see Stellan Skarsgard return in Avengers: Endgame are going to be out of luck, though it doesn’t mean he won’t show up again at some point.

Stellan Skarsgard recently spoke with Metro about the upcoming MCU movie Avengers: Endgame and according to him, he hasn’t received a call yet to return in the film. This is what Stellan Skarsgard had to say about being omitted from Endgame, as well as how many MCU films he’s contracted for.

“No I’m not. I’ve done four [Marvel films] and they have me contracted for five and they haven’t called me yet.”

Stellan Skarsgard then went on to joke about his scientist role in the epic MCU films.

“They usually call me when they need some weird plot to be explained in a quasi-scientific way.”

Avengers: Endgame brings closure to the story that began in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War. Not only will the film bring closure to that story, but it will also close this chapter of the MCU that has been dubbed as The Infinity Saga. The MCU adventures will continue later this year though when Spider-Man: Far From Home hits the big screen. When Stellan Skarsgard’s Erik Selvig will next appear in the MCU is still unknown.

We’ll be sure to keep you updated on all news regarding Avengers: Endgame, as well as Stellan Skarsgard’s future in the MCU, as soon as more information becomes available. Are you disappointed that Stellan Skarsgard won’t be featured in Avengers: Endgame? Since he has one more MCU appearance in his contract, where would you like to see Stellan Skarsgard’s Erik Selvig pop up next? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, Avengers: Endgame is expected to star Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Paul Rudd, Jeremy Renner, Brie Larson, Josh Brolin and Chris Pratt.

“A culmination of 22 interconnected films the fourth installment of the Avengers saga will draw audiences to witness the turning point of this epic journey. Our beloved heroes will truly understand how fragile this reality is and the sacrifices that must be made to uphold it.”

Avengers: Endgame will hit theaters on April 26, 2019.

Source: Metro