Jon Hamm has revealed that he needs to affix the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Chatting with Display Rant lately for a brand new interview, the Mad Males actor spoke about almost being solid because the villainous Mister Sinister in a scrapped sequel to The New Mutants and his hopes to affix the superhero franchise sooner or later.

When requested if we might see Hamm within the MCU quickly now that the X-Males are lastly below the Marvel Cinematic Universe banner – Hamm additionally made a cameo as himself in an X-Males comedian – he informed Display Rant: “I don’t know. These choices get made at such a excessive stage at this level, positively above my pay grade. I’d like to. I’ve been a fan of Marvel Comics and comics typically since I used to be most likely single digits. I feel there are tons of tales that I’m conversant in, a minimum of, which are nonetheless on the market to be informed.”

Hamm went on so as to add: “Hopefully, no matter their plans are, they embody me. But when not, I do know that they’ve a reasonably deep bench of oldsters which are able to be part of these tales. There are definitely plenty of tales within the X-Males world to be informed. Unbelievable 4 as nicely, [like] Physician Doom. There are such a lot of nice issues on the market. However yeah, I hope I get an opportunity. Who is aware of?”

Whereas the X-Males and Unbelievable 4 franchises ought to imply massive enterprise for the MCU, it lately suffered its worst field workplace flop with the discharge of The Marvels. Following its launch on November 10, The Marvels made simply $47million (£38m) in its opening weekend within the US – the bottom opening ever for a film within the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2008’s The Unbelievable Hulk.

The field workplace struggles of The Marvels has been making a number of headlines, with Stephen King criticising folks for “gloating” over its low numbers.

It has been reported that the franchise may additionally be shedding its attraction to Gen-Z audiences, with simply 19 per cent of its opening weekend viewers being between the ages of 18 and 24, and solely 8 p.c between 13 and 17.