Draft:Untitled Mephisto television special

*Untitled Mephisto television special*
Untitled Mephisto television special
Genre	Horror; Superhero;
Based on	Marvel Comics
Starring	Sacha Baron Cohen;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Kevin Feige; Louis D'Esposito; Victoria Alonso; Brad Winderbaum;
Production location	Atlanta, Georgia
Production company	Marvel Studios
Original release
Network	Disney+
Related
	Marvel Studios Special Presentations

An untitled Mephisto television special is an upcoming American television special created for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name. It is intended to be the third Marvel Studios Special Presentation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films and television series of the franchise. The special was produced by Marvel Studios.

Sacha Baron Cohen stars in the special as Mephisto, reprising his MCU role. Cohen was rumored to have been cast in the role in October 2022, to appear in the Disney+ series Ironheart (2025), with the potential to reprise the role in future projects. A special centered on the character was revealed to be shooting in March 2023, alongside production of the series Agatha All Along (2024) at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia.

Cast

Sacha Baron Cohen as Mephisto^[1]

Production

Development

In October 2022, Deadline Hollywood reported that Sacha Baron Cohen had joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), in a role that would see him potentially first appear in the later episodes of the Disney+ series Ironheart (2025) followed by appearances in other MCU projects. His role was likely to be the character Mephisto, which would be portrayed by Baron Cohen in-person as well as through CGI.^[2]^[3] A Marvel Studios Special Presentation television special centered on Mephisto was revealed to be filming in March 2023 by Jeff Sneider of Above the Line.^[1]

Casting

Cohen was expected to reprise his role as Mephisto in the special.^[1]

Filming

The special was said to be filming by March 2023, using the set of the Disney+ series Agatha All Along (2024),^[1] which was filming at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia.^[4]

Release

The special will be released on Disney+.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Barnhardt, Adam (March 16, 2023). "Marvel's Mephisto Special Reportedly Filming (Report)". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 18, 2022). "The Dish: Is Sacha Baron Cohen Joining MCU?". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 26, 2022). "'Ironheart': Cree Summers Latest To Join Marvel Series, More Sacha Baron Cohen Chatter". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
^ Ho, Rodney (October 20, 2022). "Disney+'s 'Agatha: Coven of Chaos' starring Kathryn Hahn shooting in Atlanta". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.

[MephistoSpecialMar2023-1] Barnhardt, Adam (March 16, 2023). "Marvel's Mephisto Special Reportedly Filming (Report)". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[CohenMephistoIronheart-2] Andreeva, Nellie (October 18, 2022). "The Dish: Is Sacha Baron Cohen Joining MCU?". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.

[CohenMephistoIronheart2-3] Andreeva, Nellie (October 26, 2022). "'Ironheart': Cree Summers Latest To Join Marvel Series, More Sacha Baron Cohen Chatter". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.

[ACoCFilmingLocation-4] Ho, Rodney (October 20, 2022). "Disney+'s 'Agatha: Coven of Chaos' starring Kathryn Hahn shooting in Atlanta". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.

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