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Sacha Baron Cohen Says Marvel Worried Casting a Jewish Actor as the Devil in ‘Ironheart’ Would Be Antisemitic
Sacha Baron Cohen opened up about his experience signing on to play the demon Mephisto in the Marvel Cinematic Universe during a live “Happy Sad Confused” conversation at New York’s 92nd Street Y.
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Sacha Baron Cohen revealed during a live “Happy Sad Confused” conversation at New York’s 92nd Street Y that he signed on to portray the demon Mephisto in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Speaking while on tour promoting “Ali G: Who Iz I?” he said the creative team behind last year’s Disney+ series “Ironheart” took an especially careful approach when offering him the devil role, fearing that casting a Jewish actor could be perceived as antisemitic.
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