David Harbour, who plays Alexi Shostakov/Red Guardian in Black Widow, believes his character will be among Marvel Cinematic Universe's best.
Speaking with EW, the actor gave his thoughts on the addition of Red Guardian to the MCU. "I think I'm biased, but I think it's the best character in all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe," he said. "I mean, he is a narcissist, so it's very appropriate that I'm playing him and that I think that. But he's just got so many layers. On one level, he's your classic superhero badass character, but then when you meet him, he has this need to be liked, and he wants to be thought of as funny and a big shot — which he isn't."
In the trailers, Alexi smiles when he says the line, "family, back together again," indicating Natasha hasn't visited Alexi and company in a while. However, while Alexi may enjoy the reunion, it comes under the most dangerous circumstances, as the family will be forced to deal with the villainous Taskmaster.
Directed by Cate Shortland, Black Widow stars Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Florence Pugh stars as Yelena Belova, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, O-T Fagbenle as Rick Mason and Rachel Weisz as Melina. The film arrives in theaters May 1.