“I thought it would be a lot of fun to play a classic über-Nazi, someone who thought Hitler was a pussy! [Laughs] It was fun to play; I enjoyed the outrageousness of the German accent that I employed and I enjoyed the extraordinary mask and costume, even though it was unbelievably hot inside it. I enjoy mask work; I enjoy trying to animate masks and reveal certain things that the mask itself might not reveal. V for Vendetta was another example of that, but there was less animation within that mask versus the Red Skull.
With Marvel, it’s pretty basic stuff: accept the deal and enjoy the ride. It’s not a major stretch for an actor, but on the other hand the difficulty with the Marvel universe is maintaining a link to a human dimension within such an extraordinary, technological CGI universe. In terms of me going back and doing another one, I don’t know. I’m not sure what they’re up to with the Red Skull.”
Hugo Weaving looks back at playing The Red Skull in ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’
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Hugo was great as Red Skull.
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“With Marvel, it’s pretty basic stuff: accept the deal and enjoy the ride.”
And that my friends is a perfect summary of Marvel- basic.
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Exactly! Hahaha!
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Playing as the kiddie MCU’s Red Skull, after having portrayed V with such brilliance, is a pretty big setback if you ask me. Wouldn’t blame him at all if he felt the same.