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W.E.R.N.E.R. Roscoe Wayne Ross Marquand portrayed Johann Schmidt/Red Skull in Avengers: Infinity War. He also portrayed an alternate Johann Schmidt/Red Skull in Avengers: Endgame. He voiced an alternate Johann Schmidt/Red Skull in the What If...?
Actor Hugo Weaving says he was ready to reprise his role of Red Skull in Avengers: Infinity War and its follow-up Endgame, but Marvel Studios was not ready to pay him the remuneration he demanded.
The Walking Dead star Ross Marquand did a great job as the character in both of these movies, but fans have always wondered why original actor Hugo Weaving didn't come back.
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Hugo Weaving portrayed the Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), and was then replaced by Ross Marquand in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
One of the biggest surprises of 2018's “Avengers: Infinity War” was when the Red Skull revealed himself on the planet Vormir, where he's cursed in a purgatory state to serve as a guide to those seeking the Soul Stone. The kicker was that the actor behind the skull wasn't Hugo Weaving but Ross Marquand.