Why didn't Hugo Weaving reprise his role as Red Skull?
In the movie Avengers: Infinity War, Ross Marquand played the role of Red Skull, even though Hugo Weaving played the role initially in Captain America: The First Avenger.
Why did they replace Weaving with Marquand?
Best Answer
Maybe because he was not interested to do it. He was pretty clear about his opinion for future portrayal of the character from very start, from his 2012's interview from collider (emphasis mine):
I [signed a multi-picture deal] for Captain America. I think the tendency, with those films, would be to probably not bring a villain back. They might for The Avengers, but I didn’t think I’d be in Captain America 2 or 3. I don’t think Red Skull will be there. And it’s not something I would want to do again. I’m glad I did it. I did sign up for a number of pictures and I suppose, contractually, I would be obliged to, if they forced me to, but they wouldn’t want to force someone to do it, if they didn’t want to. I think I’ve done my dash with that sort of film. It was good to do it and try it out, but to be honest, it’s not the sort of film I seek out and really am excited by. As an actor, to do all sorts of different films is great. It stretches you in different ways. But, I increasingly like to go back to what I used to always do, which is to get involved with projects that I really have a personal affiliation with.
But no official words came for Avengers: Infinity War specifically yet.
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Why did Hugo Weaving not return to Red Skull?
Now, Weaving has revealed that contractual changes were the main reason he didn't return to play the character in Infinity War and Endgame. Also, he wasn't that fussed about doing it anyway. Speaking to Time Out, he said: "I loved playing that character Red Skull \u2013 it was a lot of fun.Why did Hugo Weaving not return?
Instead, Weaving's absence comes down to a Hollywood staple: scheduling conflicts. As Weaving told Collider in 2020, when it came time to make The Matrix Resurrections, director and co-writer Lana Wachowski very much wanted him to return as Agent Smith.Will Hugo Weaving reprise Red Skull?
While Hugo Weaving had played Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger, it was another actor taking it on for Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame. Many wondered why Red Skull had gone through this change, and it was eventually confirmed that Weaving was asked to reprise the role, but that he turned it down.Did Hugo Weaving like the Red Skull?
Thus far, it wasn't known why Weaving was replaced by The Walking Dead actor Ross Marquand in voicing Red Skull in the films, but Weaving has now explained in an interview with Time Out. \u201cOh, yeah. I loved playing that character Red Skull \u2013 it was a lot of fun,\u201d he said.Why Didn't I Listen To Everyone About Him Sooner?!
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Answer 2
In an interview with Uproxx, the Russo Brothers were asked about Hugo Weaving not returning and said the following:
Did Hugo Weaving not want to do it?
Joe Russo: You know, he made a statement a couple of years back that he was done with Marvel.
It would appear they were aware of Weaving's previous statements about the role as referenced in Ankit Sharma's answer, and decided to respect his wishes not to do it again.
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