RUMOR CONTROL: Josh Brolin to play Thanos in ‘Guardians of The Galaxy’

Thanos, the big purple baddie teased at the end of 2012’s The Avengers, is rumored to have finally found its most likely motion captured suitor. Josh Brolin, Oscar-nominated actor of such films as Milk, W., No Country for Old Men, and True Grit, has been reportedly cast as The Avengers’ most dangerous opponent yet.

First things first though, Thanos will be appearing in this August’s Guardians of The Galaxy directed by James Gunn. It’s no surprise that we are getting such casting news on short notice, Thanos’ role in the aforementioned film is confirmed to be limited only to the final act of the intergalactic blockbuster. More importantly though, if this news is true, Josh Brolin could be signed on for multiple Marvel Cinematic Universe films as Thanos is a character that is not simply one-offed.

The official confirmation of the casting of the Infinity Gauntlet-wearing villain has yet to be released by Brolin’s agents or Marvel for that matter. This news originated from Latino Review and has been since picked up by sites like Badass Digest and Screen Crush. Of course, no official sources were revealed in those sites’ coverage so we shall update you all once we know more.

According to Latino Review,

An article on James Gunn’s post-production process reported a scene with Thanos on a rocket throne in Act 3, which suggests an appearance long enough that someone is going to have to voice the Mad Titan, someone that could take the part into Avengers 3 as a major villain.

That meant Marvel was looking for an actor of some caliber, someone that could give a performance to a very complex, but very purple-skinned alien villain.

Our sources tell us that person is JOSH BROLIN!!

He’ll be providing the voice of Thanos in Guardians of the Galaxy and with a name and reputation like that, it’s likely he’ll join James Spader and Tom Hiddleston as actors who have tried to kill The Avengers.

If this rumor is true though, how do you feel about Brolin’s prospective place in the ever-expanding Marvel film universe?

Sam Cohen
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