Sacha Baron Cohen Reveals Marvel Feared Backlash for Casting Jewish Actor as Mephisto - Geeks + Gamers
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Before he was cast as Mephisto in the Marvel series "Ironheart", Sacha Baron Cohen (55) had a surprising conversation with the people in charge. In a live edition of the podcast "Happy Sad Confused" with Josh Horowitz at the New York Cultural Center 92NY, the actor reported how unusually sensitive the studio approached the cast. The Marvel team wanted to know in advance whether he felt comfortable as a Jew in embodying a demon and devil characte…
Sacha Baron Cohen Reveals Marvel Feared Backlash for Casting Jewish Actor as Mephisto - Geeks + Gamers
In July 2025, Kevin Feige revealed that Sacha Baron Cohen as Mephisto would become a mainstay in the MCU after his impressive debut in Ironheart. According to Deadline, Sacha Baron Cohen has undergone an extensive body transformation to embody the villain, and the report even suggests his character could be the franchise's next big bad […] The post Sacha Baron Cohen Reveals Marvel Feared Backlash for Casting Jewish Actor as Mephisto appeared fir…
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