Carrie Coon Gives Marvel the Thanos Snap

All’s not fair in love and “Avengers: Infinity War.”

At least that’s according to one-time Marvel star Carrie Coon. The actress, known for HBO’s “The Leftovers,” appears in the third “Avengers” movie as Proxima Midnight. While her character didn’t get much screen time, Coon isn’t much interested in returning to the role, her husband, screenwriter Tracy Letts, told “The Big Picture” podcast.

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While discussing Coon’s appearance in “Infinity War,” Letts admitted that neither he nor his wife has seen the movie. In fact, he appeared confused by the idea of the character Proxima Midnight. 

Letts said Marvel approached Coon to reprise her role. However, the actress took note of the popularity of the series and wanted to get her worth.

“I believe [Marvel] went to her for the second one and they asked her to be in the second one,” Letts said. “And she said, ‘Well, the first one is the most successful movie ever made. Are you going to pay me any more money?’”

“And they said, no, we’re not going to pay you any more money,” he said. “And they said ‘Well, you should feel yourself fortunate to be part of the Marvel Universe.’ So she declined. But I think they put her in it anyway.”

“Avengers: Endgame” features the character of Proxima Midnight but Coon is given an uncredited voice credit.

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Coon spoke about the news herself during a conversation with Variety about a season 3 finale of “The White Lotus.” 

The actress denounced the idea that she should be fortunate to be a part of the Marvel franchise.

“The lesson there is that my time is more valuable elsewhere,” Coon said, using a metaphor about an employer paying an employee entry level wages. 

“And so I part ways with this company, everybody amicably, because my time, especially as a person with a family, is more valuable than that. So it’s purely a business decision,” she added. 

“I think that those comments are probably less sexist than they are just an indicator of where the movie industry was heading. IP was driving the industry at that time. Maybe we’re having a shift. Maybe we’re having a swing back,” Coon said. “I think people operate under a tremendous misunderstanding about what we’re paid in those circumstances. I think if people knew, I think they’d be surprised, and wouldn’t be surprised at the decision I made.”