Barely a week after Chris Hemsworth’s claim that it is illegal for MCU actors to appear in a DCEU film, the Kingpin himself, Vincent D’Onofrio, has now said if given the opportunity, that he would gladly appear in a DCEU film.
When praising the recent cultural success of Wonder Woman, a fan asked D’Onofrio if he would appear in the DCEU if offered to him. To which his response was a simple and succinct…
https://twitter.com/vincentdonofrio/status/878808798961348608
Interestingly, if could be argued that as D’Onofrio is an MCU star for Netflix, as opposed to the big budget films, his contract for appearing in MCU properties is very different to someone like Chris Hemsworth or Robert Downey Jr. Potentially allowing him to star in both universes at the same time. In any case, actors jumping from MCU to DCEU and vice versa isn’t unheard of.
In any case, fans have run wild with D’Onofrio’s own interest in the universe, and come up with a number of roles that he could play, curiously, much like his role in the MCU, all villains.
The most popular choices being famed Batman adversaries The Penguin, or Mr. Freeze.
If the actor were to appear in a Batman film, he’d probably be pretty happy about it, as he said back in November that he thought Ben Affleck was the best on screen Batman yet:
https://twitter.com/vincentdonofrio/status/794257814319304704
Another question that could be asked is if any comic book performance of his going forward will be as iconic as his turn as the Kingpin, currently rumored to return in, and have a big role in Daredevil Season 3.
Do you guys think Vincent D’Onofrio should jump over to the DCEU? If so, who do you think he should play? Sound off in the comments below!