Captain America: Civil War star Daniel Brühl has teased a possible return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Helmut Zemo.

In the third Captain America movie, Brühl's character attempted to break up the Avengers by pitting Steve Rogers against Tony Stark after his family was killed in the Battle of Sokovia, with his scheming seeing him kill T'Challa's father T'Chaka.

After thinking that his plan worked when he revealed to Tony that Bucky Barnes was responsible for his parents' deaths, Zemo attempted to shoot himself, only to be stopped by T'Challa who turned him in.

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So Zemo is a rare villain that's still alive in the MCU, and Brühl certainly seems open to a return if they'll have him.

"I always say they didn't kill me, which is always a good sign. As you can imagine, it's extremely secretive. Even if I would know something, I would probably not be allowed to tell you," he told Screen Rant.

"But again, I was very glad about the fact that he [did] not kill himself and [was] stopped by Black Panther and that he ends up in a prison. But I'm pretty sure he's going to get out of that prison somehow."

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We can't quite see him teaming up with Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War or its sequel, but given how big those casts are, it's not entirely impossible that Zemo pops up somewhere in the movies, especially given his plan failed.

Avengers: Infinity War is released in UK cinemas on April 26 and US cinemas on April 27.

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