<p>Well, the end of <i>First Avenger</i> is a clear set-up to bring Skull back. However, at the time the MCU was still getting off the ground and I'm fairly sure that Mr. Feige couldn't have reasonably had enough confidence to seriously plan out plots twenty years ahead (which he has now, but in the intervening period the MCU has become probably the single most valuable franchise in terms of expected <i>future </i>revenue currently in operation, if not of all time). So, I think at the time of the first Cap movie, Skull's comeback was a <i>possibility</i>, as it tends to be in most films that expect possible sequels, but are waiting for box office to be sure. </p><p>By now though, I wouldn't be surprised if there already were a concrete plan, if not agreement with Mr. Weaving, to bring Skull back. Perhaps in "Captain America: Civil War"? By the sound of the title, that movie should be a big showdown between what's left of Shield, plus Cap, and the newly upstart Hydra as set up by Agents of Shield and Winter Soldier. So, the Skull would be a logical adversary for that movie, being the Cap's natural nemesis, and considering that Strucker probably isn't gonna be a distinctive enough character to pull off lead villain in a major movie. </p><p>(The latter is not meant as lack of faith in the actor; rather, the Strucker character is not really well positioned as a main villain: no superpowers, not hyped up enough, etc. He's probably a good side villain for Age of Ultron, and potentially a very good main villain for Agents of Shield (a "normal" evil bstd for the "normal" agents on the show to fight would probably have more impact than a superpowered villain, too: it would kind of legitimize the normal agents' presence in the universe, sort of a "you Avengers fight the aliens and other crap, while we ordinary guys take care of the bad-enough stuff some humans can do" division of labour).) </p><p>In any case, I'd like to see the Skull back, if nothing else then for Mr. Weaving's excellent portrayal of a credible (if you let slide the skull-for-a-face thing, anyway) and interesting villain. In particular, I liked the fact that the Skull did not believe his own propaganda -- Weaving's portrayal made it quite clear that he considers that little more than a formality; he's bluntly interested in absolute power, and the mystical-slash-supremacist crap that Hydra regularly spouts is just a tool to him. Unfortunately for the heroes, this makes him <i>more</i> dangerous. </p>

He will return in Civil War portayed by a different actor probably Richard Sammel cos obviously there might have been some change in him after having gone for so long in Yggdrasil. Also the main villain in Civil War is Baron Zemo who will be portrayed by Daniel Bruhl.

<p>Guys: What if Wolfgang Bon Strucker is Red Skull? </p>

<p>Well, that would be interesting, but a) in regular comics they are different characters, and b) I don't think Red Skull would lead Hydra the way Strucker currently does -- he was portrayed as very bold, arrogant to the point of believing himself invincible. Strucker, meanwhile, looks quite comfy skulking underground and not sticking his noggin too far above the radar. Also, it'd kinda feel like the old "but I'm really (xy) [pulls face off]" trick. It was fun the first time around, when it was "but I'm really... well, me, but I got a skull for a face, see?", and it's fun occassionally on Agents of Shield when it's minor characters, but using <i>this</i> to bring back a supervillain like Skull would feel cheap, at least to me. </p><p>Also, </p> <div class="quote"><i>Quote:
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<p>where did you get that from? Is that official? (Both the different actor thing, and, if so, who that actor will be?) I'd like to see Weaving in the role; he made it interesting. Or did he decline to return? That'd be a shame... I really think the Skull could've ended up an unmemorable villain if not for the good portrayal, and changing actors is usually detrimental to the character (unless the first actor was poor in the role, or the role was minor, etc.). </p>

<p>I also remember how in the first rumors of CA: Winter Soldier, it says that Alexander Pierce was actually Red Skull in disguise, but it turns that the rumors were only that, rumors. </p>

<p>I remember that in the comics there are in fact TWO Red Skulls. Marvel could do that. I also remember that Red Skull has been in multiple bodies, so they could do something along the lines of Arnim Zola. </p>

<p>Gideon Malick mentioned a quote from his father in the last episode of AOS. What if his father's name is Albert, making him the MCU of Albert Malik, the Second Red Skull? </p>

That would indeed be cool.

<p>It's a hard question to answer but I do suspect by the way he disappeared into some kind of portal opened when he holded the teserract. When you see The 2012 Avengers movie you can notice that it could be the same portal Loki used to transport himself to Earth with the help of Thanos. It could be the same thing that happened to Johann Schmidt/Red Skull in the Valkyrie at the end of Captain America The First Avenger. We know that Thanos is a Huge Emporer Warlord that can rule the universe even without the Infinity Gauntlet with the Infinity Stones. No, he is not dead. He is being held captive by Thanos in the Chitauri Space and is likely to be RESSURRECTED when Thanos gets control over the Infinity Gauntlet. I'm sure that he wasn't disintergrated because if you look closely to the scene you notice that he went through the portal and the tesseract couldn't even activate by itself. Thanos must have activated the tesseract to transport Red Skull to the Chitauri Space. This was hinted when we know that Loki activated the tesseract to transport himself to Earth. Thanos is holding him captive and it possible that Red Skull's next appearance could be in AVENGERS INFINITY WAR  </p>

<p>It's Possible he is still alive,since we saw him transported in the film. </p>