Will Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Val Appear in Hawkeye or Black Panther 2?

An Instagram post reveals that Julia Louis-Dreyfus who plays the mysterious agent Val will be returning to MCU.

The little teaser comes from Louis-Dreyfus’ make-up artist, who reveals a set photo. You will have to zoom in quite a bit to see the actor (not in costume yet) surrounded by walls of green screens.

Louis-Dreyfus as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (or simply Val) was supposed to make her first appearance in Black Widow. Due to delays, we saw her first in The Falcon and The Winter Soldier instead.

In both her appearances, she comes across as a secret government agent who is tasked with recruiting superheroes for missions yet unknown. So far, she has managed to get her hands on Agent John Walker and Yelena Belova.

Despite seeming a little antagonistic in the Black Widow post-credits scene (leading Yelena to blame Barton for Romanoff’s death), we think there’s more to the story than her sparse scenes let on. 

In the comics, Val has connections in S.H.I.E.L.D., Hydra, and everything in between, even leveling up to be a “triple” agent on different occasions. She also plays Nick Fury’s romantic interest.

Currently, Fury is up, up in space in a Skrull spacecraft and his mission with the species that can shapeshift themselves will be further explored in the upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion.

It makes sense to have Val make a base on Earth to carry on MCU’s Phase 4 action.

From the images, it is hard to tell if Val will appear in Hawkeye or Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (or perhaps, both), as both have filming locations in the same area.

Ardent fans have deduced that it may be for Black Panther 2 since Hawkeye’s reshoots (which are now complete) were being filmed in a smaller plot of land. Trust them to have an eye for these details.

As Hawkeye’s release is set for November 24, we will have more answers then.

Source: Instagram