Marvel’s ‘Secret Invasion’ Cast Adds ‘Happy Gilmore’ Villain Christopher McDonald
Christopher McDonald, one of those dependable character actors who might be best known for playing Shooter McGavin inHappy Gilmore, is the latest actor to join Marvel Studios’Secret Invasioncast over at Disney+.
Deadline has the scoop that Christopher McDonald is joining theSecret Invasioncast. As is usually the case with these sorts of announcements, we don’t know who McDonald is playing, but the Deadline story says he’ll likely be “a newly created character that could cross over to the larger MCU, including appearing in movies and other Disney+ limited series.” McDonald is a great character actor with a ton of credits, includingQuiz Show,The Sopranos,The Perfect Storm,Requiem For a Dream, and of course,Happy Gilmore, just to name a few.
Secret Invasionis yet another Disney+ Marvel show, with a story based on the Marvel Comics crossover event of the same name. The comic story involved “a subversive, long-term invasion of Earth by the Skrulls, a group of alien shapeshifters who have secretly replaced many superheroes in the Marvel Universe with impostors over a period of years, prior to the overt invasion.” But due to how the MCU has played out, the series likely won’t be a direct adaptation of the comic book arc.Samuel L. Jacksonis returning as Nick Fury, andCaptain Marvelscene-stealerBen Mendelsohnwill also appear as Skrull character Talos. The rest of the cast includesOlivia Colman,Emilia Clarke,Kingsley Ben-Adir, andKillian Scott.
Speaking about the show withCollider, Marvel Studios PresidentKevin Feigesaid:
“I mean, we’re interested in the political paranoia aspect ofSecret Invasionand 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. 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.”
Thomas BezuchaandAli Selimare the director’s helming the series, which is expected to consist of six episodes. There’s no official release date just yet, but we can expect to seeSecret Invasionon Disney+ sometime in2022.
