New Marvel star, Richard Madden opens up about his claim to replace RDJ’s Iron Man

It is time for fans to gear up for the next movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Eternals will premiere in theaters on November 5, 2021. Eternals star, Richard Madden – who essays the role of Ikaris – has revealed some insider facts in a new interview. The revelation was about whether or not his character could replace RDJ’s Iron Man as the leader of the Avengers. Richard Madden thinks that he can.

Actor Richard Madden believes that his character Ikaris could lead the Avengers. He added that he had the right traits to take command of the team. Madden plays the leader of the MCU’s team of immortal aliens in Chloé Zhao’s upcoming Phase 4 movie. Here they will reunite to protect humanity from the deviants.

Richard Madden as Ikaris

The Game of Thrones star also added as to why he wanted to play Ikaris. He said that he saw him as a man first, and quite a complicated character, before a superhero.

Madden’s Ikaris is one of the most powerful Eternals. He has the ability to fly and shoot beams of light from his eyes. He also has a special connection with Sersi, but they don’t necessarily agree on their approach toward humanity. Still, they have a complicated, hot, and cold relationship that’s stretched throughout the centuries. Madden says that there is a deep level of romance between the two.

An arduous task in playing an immortal superhuman is figuring out how he’s evolved over the last 7,000 years, as Madden explains in the interview.

A star lineup for the next Marvel movie

The Eternals have all the big names in its cast! It includes Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek, Lia McHugh, Don Lee, and Kit Harrington. The Eternals will also introduce MCU fans to a range of new characters they haven’t seen in Kevin Feige’s Marvel universe.