The upcoming WandaVision sequel collection, Imaginative and prescient Quest, will make MCU historical past when it debuts, because of its inclusion of a selected villain. It’s the second WandaVision sequel after Agatha All Alongside, and can proceed the story of the white iteration of Imaginative and prescient (Paul Bettany) as he makes an attempt to regain his reminiscences. A number of Marvel characters have been introduced for Imaginative and prescient Quest, however one returning villain marks an necessary MCU milestone.
Faran Tahir is confirmed to reprise his position as Raza in Imaginative and prescient Quest, a villain whose first and solely look was in Iron Man, the place he served as a commander of the Ten Rings and led the group to kidnap Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.). Tahir’s return as Raza breaks a report within the MCU, because the actor holds the longest-ever hole between appearances in Marvel Studios initiatives. The actor made his MCU debut in 2008, and 18 years can have handed earlier than he lastly reprises that position once more in Disney+’s Imaginative and prescient Quest in 2026.
It is unclear how Raza might be integrated into Imaginative and prescient Quest. On the finish of Iron Man, Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges) betrayed Raza and left him paralyzed. His destiny has not been addressed in any subsequent MCU movies, however followers might lastly get solutions in Imaginative and prescient Quest. Tahir’s 18-year hole between roles makes him a record-holder within the MCU, however he isn’t the one Marvel villain actor getting ready to return to a Marvel Studios undertaking after an extended wait.
These Marvel Villain Actors Will Reprise Their Roles After Years-Lengthy Gaps
Ultron
One among Tahir’s biggest rivals to the report is his fellow Imaginative and prescient Quest forged member, James Spader, who will reprise his position as Ultron after an 11-year wait. Spader initially performed the nefarious robotic in Avengers: Age of Ultron, the place he served as the principle antagonist.
Ultron was ultimately defeated, with the assistance of Imaginative and prescient, marking his destiny tied to his AI brethren, and he’ll little question need revenge when Imaginative and prescient Quest invitations him again into the narrative.
Magneto
Magneto was made well-known by Ian McKellan in Fox’s X-Males motion pictures, the place the actor starred because the mutant villain in 5 totally different superhero movies. His final look because the character was in 2014’s X-Males: Days of Future Previous, which may’ve been the top for McKellan as Magneto till Marvel Studios introduced his return within the MCU. When McKellan reprises his position as Magneto in Avengers: Doomsday, it should mark a 12-year hole between appearances.
Mystique
Rebecca Romijn’s return as Mystique in 2026’s Avengers: Doomsday will mark a whopping 20-year hole since she final performed the shapeshifting X-Males mutant in 2006’s X-Males: The Final Stand.
This technically surpasses Tahir’s 18-year declare to the report; nevertheless, Romijn’s hole is between a Fox Marvel film and an MCU film. Tahir’s appearances are each Marvel Studios initiatives, permitting him to retain this explicit report.
Namor
One of many more moderen villains launched within the MCU was Tenoch Huerta’s Namor the Submariner. Audiences first met Namor in 2022’s Black Panther: Wakanda Without end, the place he dominated over the underwater nation of Talokan and went to battle with Shuri and the Wakandans. The 2 nations ultimately fashioned a truce, however Namor is among the confirmed villains set to return in Avengers: Doomsday, marking a 4-year hole in appearances for Huerta.
Bonus: Trevor Slattery
When Ben Kingsley was first forged within the MCU in Iron Man 3, he was marketed because the villain of the piece, enjoying the shadowy Mandarin, aka the chief of the Ten Rings. Nonetheless, the film quickly revealed that Kingsley was actually enjoying Trevor Slattery, an in-universe actor employed to play the position of the Mandarin.
This didn’t please Wenwu (Tony Leung), the precise Mandarin, and so Slattery was imprisoned by the Ten Rings and ultimately escaped their clutches with the assistance of Shang-Chi in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The as soon as supposed villain turned loveable actor will return on the finish of 2026 within the MCU’s Marvel Man, which marks a 4-year hole between Marvel Studios appearances for Kingsley.
Bonus: Physician Doom
Robert Downey Jr. is a well-recognized face for MCU followers, having starred within the Infinity Saga as Iron Man. Whereas RDJ is thought for taking part in a hero, he’ll make a return to the MCU in Avengers: Doomsday, enjoying a brand new character and the principle antagonist, Victor von Doom (aka Physician Doom). This may mark a 7-year hole between Marvel Studios appearances for Downey Jr., who final appeared in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame.
