AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Has Cast A Young Baron Von Strucker For An Upcoming Episode

AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Has Cast A Young Baron Von Strucker For An Upcoming Episode

It looks like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will once again delve into HYDRA's past because an actor has been found to take on the role of a young Baron Von Strucker in the Marvel series. Read on for details!

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By JoshWilding - Mar 13, 2018 07:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
It's been confirmed today that Joey Defore has been cast as a young Baron Von Strucker in the March 30th episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. titled "Rise and Shine." As you'll no doubt recall, Thomas Kretschmann played the character in Avengers: Age of Ultron and he was portrayed as the new leader of HYDRA after the villainous organisation was disbanded in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. 

The character's son appeared in the series a couple of years ago but Strucker himself has never actually shown up (mostly because he was killed by Ultron after just a few paltry minutes of screentime). 

This episode of the ABC series is going to feature flashbacks exploring General Hale's past and her ties to HYDRA. We're also going to see a younger version of S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Jasper Sitwell, a character revealed to be loyal to the villainous organisation in The Winter Soldier. How do you guys feel about this casting news for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

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NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 3/13/2018, 7:52 AM
Hail Hydra.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 3/13/2018, 8:18 AM
@NinnesMBC -
Nebula
Nebula - 3/13/2018, 7:55 AM
Strucker himself has never actually shown up (mostly because he was killed by Ultron after just a few paltry minutes of screentime).
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon - 3/13/2018, 7:57 AM
@Nebula -

HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 3/13/2018, 8:00 AM
@Nebula - you get a like for using a gif from that badass movie. Newt!!!
Kevwebsz
Kevwebsz - 3/13/2018, 7:59 AM
Looks like him.

Also his look was better in that MCU Cap game
MNLawyer
MNLawyer - 3/13/2018, 8:04 AM
@Kevwebsz - Just pretend that's his Grand/father, hence the different look.
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 3/13/2018, 2:22 PM
@MNLawyer -
The games aren't really canon, but I guess we're all free to make our own headcanon. In the Iron Man 3 game, Aldrich Killian became M.O.D.O.K. (no joke).
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 3/13/2018, 2:24 PM


DukeSimian
DukeSimian - 3/13/2018, 7:59 AM
Still can't work who Ruby is supposed to be yet. I feel it's more misdirection (e.g. Mike/Deathlok, Andrew/Lash) before the big reveal.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 3/13/2018, 8:00 AM
@DukeSimian - I think she's working for The Superior
DukeSimian
DukeSimian - 3/13/2018, 8:09 AM
@HeavyMetal4Life - yeah I was thinking that as well, which makes me wonder if she could be a weird Gwenpool analogue. I had thought she (Dove Cameron) was going to be Songbird.
Repian
Repian - 3/13/2018, 8:02 AM
I still hope that he returns as a half cyborg, containing inside what little remains of Ultron.
MNLawyer
MNLawyer - 3/13/2018, 8:06 AM
@Repian - I just rewatched Avengers 2 last night. I wish they would have kept him alive instead of using him as a throw away character. If Ultron had tortured and maimed him so he couldn't communicate it would have been better than killing him IMO.
TheBlueMorpho
TheBlueMorpho - 3/13/2018, 8:11 AM
@MNLawyer -

Its corny but they could have said it was a fake out to make people believe he was dead for whatever reason the writers would have to come up with
MNLawyer
MNLawyer - 3/13/2018, 9:38 AM
@TheBlueMorpho - Maybe even "we found him barely alive but we don't know if he'll make it" would have worked too. Leaves it open either way.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 3/13/2018, 9:46 AM
@MNLawyer - if they wanted to have him come back, they could. We never did really see a body (and unless that happens in a comic book film or show, the character might not be entirely dead), only heard about his death.
MNLawyer
MNLawyer - 3/13/2018, 10:53 AM
@HeavyMetal4Life -

HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 3/13/2018, 11:02 AM
@MNLawyer - right... but anything can be faked. It could be explained away.
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 3/13/2018, 2:32 PM
@Repian -
Honestly, the character (like most MCU villains) was utterly wasted. I hope Agents of SHIELD makes better use of him. Since he aren't getting another Hulk film any time soon, I'm surprised they haven't made The Leader a villain on the show yet. In the Avengers prequel comic, he was taken into SHIELD custody and he would make an awesome big bad.







They also need to address the loose ends from Iron Man 3, particularly the Mandarin and the fact that the Ten Rings are still active.
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 3/13/2018, 2:50 PM
Loose ends for the MCU to address:

-The Leader from Incredible Hulk (potentially as a big bad on Agents of SHIELD)

-The Mandarin and the continued operations of the Ten Rings (which is problematic, since that would be Tony Stark's responsibility and we're problably not getting an Iron Man 4)

-Ghost Rider's backstory teased by Agent Coulson

-A number of characters and plotlines that were abruptly dropped by Agents of SHIELD, such as Ian Quinn and the Gravitonium, the fates of Blizzard and Daniel Whitehall (the latter of which has regeneration powers), the Deathlok program, ETC.

-The cliffhangers from Agent Carter and the huge unfilled gap of history in the 1900s involving HYDRA, Leviathan, the Black Widow program, the Winter Soldier program, the fate of Agent Thompson, Anton Vanko, ETC.

-Surely Arnim Zola's robotic consciousness wasn't destroyed for good, right? Surely he would be smart enough to back it up on a hard-drive elsewhere before the explosion? Then again, I didn't believe Veronica Cale was truly dead, so who knows...

-Bobbi Morse hasn't really became Mockingbird yet.

And there's probably other loose ends that I'm forgetting.
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 3/13/2018, 2:52 PM
I would also mention that Agent Coulson's resurrection hasn't been revealed to the Avengers yet, but I doubt the films will ever directly interact or crossover with the TV shows. There's a clear hierarchy, where the movies come first and the TV shows get what's left over.
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