The Reason Martin Freeman Is Unsure About His Marvel Future

Martin Freeman isn't exactly wrong he says that he comes on when needed. The character has always been thrown into situations to serve as an exposition dump, where other characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe can feed him information. In turn, that information is explained to the audience. In the "Black Panther" franchise, he primarily operated as an audience surrogate, existing as an outsider who is filled with glee and awe as he witnesses the marvels of Wakanda.

In "Secret Invasion," the character is used early on in the series to demonstrate how no one — not even characters who have popped up in the MCU numerous times — is safe from being a Skrull. The Disney+ series opened with the revelation Everett Ross is a Skrull. Freeman, however, believes that "Secret Invasion" is the first time that Ross has been shown to the audience as the shape-shifter, telling Collider that he doesn't "wanna believe he's been a Skrull this whole time." The actor continued by highlighting Ross as a strong, noble countryman, who genuinely believes he's doing the right thing. "I've enjoyed playing him as an organic human man, so I don't wanna lose him to Skrulldom," he continued. "So, no, Ross, for me, is not a Skrull."

Belief is one thing, but facts are another. Ross is indeed a Skrull in "Secret Invasion" but luckily, he won't always be one. The series wraps up by showing Ross alive and well as one of Gravik's (Kingsley Ben-Adir) abductees. With Freeman's future in the MCU uncertain, it's unclear if audiences will learn more about Ross' time while he was kidnapped.