{"id":3842,"date":"2025-07-24T10:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T10:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/?p=3842"},"modified":"2025-07-24T10:56:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T10:56:04","slug":"mephisto-set-for-major-role-in-marvels-future-says-kevin-feige-sacha-baron-cohen-reveals-dramatic-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/mephisto-set-for-major-role-in-marvels-future-says-kevin-feige-sacha-baron-cohen-reveals-dramatic-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mephisto Set for Major Role in Marvel\u2019s Future, Says Kevin Feige \u2014 Sacha Baron Cohen Reveals Dramatic Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/07\/sacha-baron-cohen-mephisto-pumped-transformation-photos-1236465892\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to Deadline<\/a>, Marvel Studios has big plans for Mephisto in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). During a recent press event, Marvel chief Kevin Feige reportedly hinted that Mephisto will become a significant figure as the franchise\u2019s next major villain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The character made his first appearance in the finale of the Ironheart miniseries, portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen. The actor has since revealed his intense physical transformation for the role, sharing photos that showcase his impressive new physique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview highlighted by Men\u2019s Fitness, Cohen explained that he worked closely with a personal trainer and chefs to achieve his look, even joking that he turned to Ozempic as part of the process. The 53-year-old quipped that preparing for Mephisto helped him deal with a midlife crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2d43118d-60c9-5d59-8c7d-eddec79fcf09-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Mephisto Set for Major Role in Marvel\u2019s Future, Says Kevin Feige \u2014 Sacha Baron Cohen Reveals Dramatic Transformation\" class=\"wp-image-3843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2d43118d-60c9-5d59-8c7d-eddec79fcf09-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/geeksace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2d43118d-60c9-5d59-8c7d-eddec79fcf09-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/geeksace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2d43118d-60c9-5d59-8c7d-eddec79fcf09-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/geeksace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2d43118d-60c9-5d59-8c7d-eddec79fcf09-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/geeksace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2d43118d-60c9-5d59-8c7d-eddec79fcf09.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While Marvel has not disclosed when Mephisto will return, fans can expect the character to play a pivotal role in upcoming MCU projects.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Deadline, Marvel Studios has big plans for Mephisto in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). During a recent press event, Marvel chief Kevin Feige reportedly hinted that Mephisto will become a significant figure as the franchise\u2019s next major villain. The character made his first appearance in the finale of the Ironheart miniseries, portrayed by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3843,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_gspb_post_css":"","pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movies"],"blocksy_meta":[],"featured_image_url":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2d43118d-60c9-5d59-8c7d-eddec79fcf09-150x150.png","medium":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2d43118d-60c9-5d59-8c7d-eddec79fcf09-300x169.png","medium_large":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2d43118d-60c9-5d59-8c7d-eddec79fcf09-768x432.png","large":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2d43118d-60c9-5d59-8c7d-eddec79fcf09-1024x576.png","1536x1536":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2d43118d-60c9-5d59-8c7d-eddec79fcf09.png","2048x2048":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2d43118d-60c9-5d59-8c7d-eddec79fcf09.png","trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2d43118d-60c9-5d59-8c7d-eddec79fcf09-18x10.png"},"post_author":"Astra","assigned_categories":"Movies","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geeksace.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}