Christopher McDonald Joins Marvel’s ‘Secret Invasion’ in Unknown Role.

Huge news for people who had HappyGilmoreposters in the college dorm rooms: Shooter McGavin is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. According to Deadline, it’s still unclear who McDonald will be playing in the series.

Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn will be reprising their MCU roles, plus newcomer Kingsley Ben-Adir coming off his critically-acclaimed turn as Malcolm X from last year’s One Night In Miami. The series also stars Olivia Colman, Emilia Clarke, and Killian Scott. 

McDonald has most recently been seen as a supporting character in the HBO Max comedy series Hacks, where he is perfectly cast as a smarmy love interest and antagonist. 

But you go to Christopher McDonald because you want to see a blood vessel threaten to burst from a dude’s face. And that seems to be what Marvel wants.

The series is yet another foray into the world of television for Marvel, which has included such series as WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Still, Kevin Feige had previously said he sees the benefits to making the story a six-episode series as opposed to a film. 

“I mean, we’re interested in the political paranoia aspect of Secret Invasion and really showcasing the stars with Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn, two amazing actors that you want to have in any series, and we’re very lucky to have them for that. 

Kevin Feige

That’s the sort of primary focus of that and, of course, it will tie into other things and the Skrulls in ways you haven’t seen before, but yes, anything could be anything. Wise words… But we wanted to do that as a series because it would allow us to do something different than we’ve done before.” 

McDonald’s role is a newly created character that could cross over to the larger MCU. 

About Secret Invasion

Secret Invasion is an upcoming television show on Disney+. It is based on the Marvel comic of the same name and will be a part of Marvel’s Phase Five.

The show will focus on Nick Fury and the alien race of the Skrulls, who have been infiltrating the Earth for years.

Cast members include Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Colbie Smulders, Martin Freeman, Ben Mendelsohn, Olivia Colman, Emilia Clarke, and Kingsley Ben-Adir. It will be released on June 21, 2023.

Source: Deadline