The Marvel Cinematic Universe has always been a playground for larger-than-life heroes, but somewhere in the shadows, the villains plot with equal intensity. Colman Domingo, the two-time Oscar-nominated force behind Fear the Walking Dead, Euphoria, and The Color Purple, now casts his gaze toward that world.

He does not merely want a part; he wants a stage to craft a villain entirely his own, someone who makes audiences feel everything and nothing at once. When the world worships heroes in capes and CGI, the real power lies in a character who can make you question why you cheer, laugh, or even cry.

Colman Domingo does not aim to step into an existing role. Kang? Not for him. He wants to build a Marvel villain from scratch, a Michael B. Jordan-type Killmonger figure whose darkness is layered and heartbreakingly human, Domingo told The Direct.

 “I think I’m meant to play a villain… I think the idea of getting the audience to pull a tear on a villain is interesting to me,” he shared with the outlet. Complexity beats cliché every single time, shaping a role that lingers long after the credits.

The rise of the sympathetic villain and anti-villain marks a storytelling shift, and Domingo told The Direct he wants to join this movement. Audiences now crave tragedy, turning villains into reflections of flawed humanity and society.

The perfect example is Michael B. Jordan’s Killmonger in Black Panther. Abandoned in Oakland, scarred by his father’s death, and enraged by Wakanda’s isolation, he radiates intelligence, heartbreak, and rage, proving villains are shaped by circumstance and ideology, not just a thirst for power, exactly the blueprint Domingo hopes to bring to the MCU.

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While heroes dazzle with powers and speeches, it is the morally tangled villains who haunt minds, spark debate, and reveal the stories Colman Domingo and fans want to see explored.

The sympathetic villain and anti-villain dominate modern storytelling because audiences crave complexity, not cardboard evil. Killmonger in Black Panther fights oppression with extreme methods. Magneto battles systemic prejudice after surviving the H--------. Gorr the God Butcher seeks revenge against indifferent gods.

Vulture turns to crime to protect his family after corporate betrayal. Zemo dismantles the Avengers for personal justice. These villains are tragic, relatable, and ideologically motivated, proving viewers are fascinated when the line between right and wrong blurs.

For Colman Domingo, a Marvel villain must provoke thought as much as fear. Rooted in trauma and ideology, the character becomes a tragic anti-hero, not a cartoon threat. Domingo enjoys the spotlight and understands why such figures fascinate audiences, precisely the obsession Britney Spears summed up with "Mama I’m in love with a CRIMINAL."

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