Marvel: 20 actors who could play the Lord of Hell Mephisto in the MCU
By Mark Lynch
Viola Davis
You’re looking at one of the most accomplished actors in all of Hollywood. There is literally nothing she can’t do. Go ahead. Try and think of something she can’t.
While you think, picture this image: The Avengers have been fooled. They find out who’s been playing them and then Viola Davis shows up. She’s been Mephisto this entire time. She has a slight smirk. Just enough to annoy our heroes. Then, she says, “You’re too late, heroes. I’ve already won.”
If you need an example of how captivating she is, just watch the way that she commands respect in How To Get Away With Murder.
She could be portray evil in a way that we don’t see often. Just look at how great she was in the otherwise critically-reviled Suicide Squad as Amanda Waller. That’s just a glimpse of the greatness she’s capable of. And that’s greatness the MCU could benefit from.
Bryan Cranston
Bryan Cranston played a monster in Breaking Bad. In some cases, he was like the devil himself. As Walter White, he did things that were unforgivable. He poisoned a kid, watched as someone his “friend” loved choked in her sleep, and he said he did this because he cared. In the end, he finally admits that he did it for himself.
We’ve seen him use an evil, gruff voice and give speeches that were bone chilling. He wouldn’t have to change the Walter White persona much to play Mephisto and who wouldn’t want to see him play a role similar to the one on Breaking Bad?