Chiwetel Ejiofor Highlights Key Differences Between His Roles in ‘Venom’ and the MCU
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Chiwetel Ejiofor is increasingly becoming a recognizable presence in Marvel films, having portrayed Baron Mordo in Doctor Strange. This month, he transitions from the MCU to the SSU, stepping into the role of General Strickland in Venom: The Last Dance.
Ahead of the film’s release this weekend, ComicBook.com spoke with Ejiofor about the contrasts between his two significant Marvel roles:
It’s just such a different character, and that’s the main thing. For General Strickland, just how organized everything is, and the responsibility. How Earthy it is. It’s all just kind of built on reality and on these really high stakes for him, this attempt to keep in line the military part of this incredibly secret facility.
His life, in many ways, is being complicated by the scientific wing of that, headed by Doctor Payne. So they end up in this kind of conflict about what’s best, and the best ways to proceed with these alien life forms. And all of that, all of those dynamics, were really interesting to play. And fun to play, with Juno [Temple].
Mordo and Strickland are such distinct characters that it’s hard to envision any connection between them within the same universe. Before Ejiofor’s character was unveiled, many Marvel fans speculated that he might be tied to Mordo or even an alternate version of him in disguise.
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