Another bit-part villain

The Marvel Cinematic Universe may be a phenomenally popular movie franchise, but it undoubtedly has its faults, one of them being that its villains have largely been very poor.

The likes of Loki and Ultron aside, the majority of the bad guys have disappointed. The Mandarin/Aldrich Killian, Malekith, Ronan, and Baron Strucker, for example, were all terrible and underdeveloped. With so much going on in Captain America: Civil War, there’s a fear that the same thing could happen with Baron Zemo.

Daniel Brühl portrays the villain, but nobody has any idea about what role he’ll have. He hasn’t been seen in any promotional material, and the worry is that he’ll be wasted like Baron Strucker was in Avengers: Age of Ultron. As such a huge character in the comic books, that would be a real shame.

And now, on to the movie’s tone…