Marvel's Daniel Brühl on Thunderbolts absence: 'Zemo's not dead'

Of course, the last we saw of Zemo he was being taken to Wakanda as a prisoner at the end of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier – and so it's possible that he could still feature in the film after he's broken free.

And indeed Brühl himself has cryptically teased that he will return, making some intriguing comments during an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com to promote his role in the new adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front.

"Even if I could… I couldn't, you know," he said when asked if he could offer an explanation for his absence from the cast list. "The only thing I can say, everybody knows – is I'm not dead!"

This may not reveal a huge amount about whether Zemo really will feature in Thunderbolts after all, but it certainly looks like we'll be seeing more of Brühl in the MCU in the future – we'll keep you posted on any new updates.

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