Civil War Martin Freeman Cast as Everett Ross

[MadVillainy]

Well now both Sherlock Holmes and James Watson are part of the MCU. Marvel announced today that Sherlock and The Hobbit star Martin Freeman has joined the bursting-at-the-seams cast of Captain America: Civil War. Directed by Captain America: The Winter Soldier helmers Joe and Anthony Russo, Civil War is technically a Captain America movie, but it’s becoming harder to believe it’s not actually The Avengers 2.5.
Marvel doesn’t specify what character Freeman is playing, but as of now the lineup for Civil War includes Chris Evans (Steve Rogers), Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark), Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff), Jeremy Renner (Clint Barton), Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier), Anthony Mackie (Falcon), Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch), as well as Chadwick Boseman’s debut appearance as Black Panther, Daniel Bruhl as the villainous Baron von Zemo, and the new Spider-Man who has yet to be cast.

http://collider.com/captain-america-3-civil-war-adds-martin-freeman/
Who is he playing? What is he doing? Cumberbatch reunion later in Doctor Strange ?

 

[terry78]

Very interesting. Probably a bureaucrat is my theory.

 

[MadVillainy]

YEah that's what I see too Terry. I don't think he'll be a recurring character or a well known comic character

 

[craigaat]

He's clearly going to be playing Spider-Man.

 

[BullMcGiveny]

A member of the CSA.

 

[TheFantasticJoe]

One of the suggestions I saw, though unlikely, is Norman Osborn, and I'd be cool with that.

 

[Loki882]

It's obvious, he'll be playing Wong

 

[John Locke]

I really want him to be Norman Osborn but I love the actor and I really want to not be a one off character.

 

[MadVillainy]

Osborn? Nah...No...Nein

I love Freeman. Love him as Watson, Loved him in Fargo. But he's not OSborne.

I say go for Kevin Bacon.

 

[BullMcGiveny]

.... Modok?

 

[djsunyc]

osborn or uncle ben.

 

[MadVillainy]

osborn or uncle ben.

 

[Protar]

It'll be Baron Mordo so he can play against Cumberbatch again.

 

[TheFantasticJoe]

osborn or uncle ben.

Uncle Ben is already dead in the MCU, unless you mean we'd see him in flashbacks.

Also, he's probably too young to be Ben either way.

 

[Parker Wayne]

Martin Freeman is Spider-Man!

 

[take3]

Everett Ross

 

[chamber-music]

Very interesting. Probably a bureaucrat is my theory.

So Everett K. Ross?

 

[MadVillainy]

Yeah I could see him playing that. I was hoping for someone younger but I can see Freeman in that role

 

[chamber-music]

Part of me wants him to play a ridiculous character like Typeface from the Civil War comic.

 

[TheVision]

....Paste Pot Pete!

 

[Drizzle]

He's Captain Britain!

 

[chamber-music]

 

[TheAQU4M4N]

Might be random but Moon Knight? Or do they not have the rights to that character??

Norman Osborn seems to be top choice I'm seeing and I actually have no problem with that.

 

[MadVillainy]

Freeman as Osborn seems as odd and will leave me as skeptical as Eisenberg as Luthor

 

[Sterling Archer]

I've seen some people say Mar-vell to build up to the Captain Marvel movie.