MCU Thanos actor Josh Brolin would be a great casting choice for a DCU villain, but not necessarily for Darkseid. The DCU is growing at an accelerated pace, as several actors have been confirmed ...

In fact, the one that inspired Thanos in the first place—DC Comics’ Darkseid. Recently, reports surfaced that after turning down the part of Hal Jordan in the upcoming Lanterns series ...

However, differentiating Darkseid from Thanos could be challenging due to their similar appearances and cosmic tyrant personas. In 2024, Brolin confirmed he had been approached for the role of Hal ...

Yes, as BossLogic noted in his original post, having Josh Brolin play Darkseid would be “the biggest opportunity to do the funniest thing” given how similar he is to Thanos. I’d be remiss if ...

If you don’t know why it would be “meta” to cast Brolin as Darkseid, I’ll very quickly break it down. Stated very simply, Thanos and Darkseid are often considered the archnemeses to the ...

Though there are obviously some similarities between Darkseid and Thanos, (the former was actually introduced first), they evolved into very different characters over the years. Whether James Gunn ...

imagining Brolin’s Thanos — a role he played in multiple Marvel Cinematic Universe movies — as Darkseid. The DC supervillain was originally intended to play a major role in the former DC ...