Baron Zemo actor Daniel Brühl had a lot of fun dancing on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier -- and there's plenty more footage that didn't make the cut.
Brühl spoke to Entertainment Weekly about revisiting the villain after last being seen in Captain America: Civil War. Not only did the actor get to dive into Zemo's comic book backstory more, embracing his royal lineage and donning his purple mask, but Brühl got to inject more fun and humor into the former big bad. One particular scene in episode 3 of the series has become a big hit on the internet -- Zemo dancing.
"It's so hysterical. [That moment] was improvised when I saw the crowd dancing, going loco," Brühl said. "I felt the beat and was like, Zemo has been sitting in a dodgy German prison cell for years. So, he needs to let off some steam and show his moves. Let's go for it! I enjoyed so much the reaction of Anthony and Sebastian looking at me. Still, I was 100 percent sure that they would cut it out [of the show]. I was really surprised and happy that they kept it. It was a long dance. There's more to it, but they cut this little moment. I didn't know what was happening, but I then received all these messages from my friends cracking up. My friends who know me well know I'm an embarrassing, passionate dancer on the floor but it would be different moves. It would be the Spanish side of me kicking in and doing some matador, flamenco moves, going down on my knees. Highly embarrassing for my friends."
Fans quickly began posting videos on social media of the nightclub scene in Madripoor where Zemo briefly breaks loose, adding in all sorts of different songs. From there, the hashtag #ReleaseTheZemoCut took off, parodying the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut movement and asking Marvel and Disney to reveal any additional footage of the rogue cutting a rug. As Brühl confirms, there's a lot more than what fans saw. And if the moment continues trending the way the "Agatha All Along" reveal from WandaVision took off, the powers that be might oblige.
Created by Malcolm Spellman and directed by Kari Skogland, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier stars Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Emily VanCamp, Wyatt Russell, Noah Mills, Carl Lumbly and Daniel Brühl. New episodes debut on Fridays on Disney+.
Source: Entertainment Weekly