Proof Peter Dinklage Is Playing Pip the Troll in Infinity War?

Production onAvengers: Infinity Waris expected to be getting underway soon, though, there are conflicting reports about when that may be exactly. Some claim it could be starting any day now in Atlanta, but others claim it won’t really get underway until this summer. Either way, it is happening soon and the cast is going to be massive. One of thenew additionsis going to beGame of ThronesstarPeter Dinklage, but his role has not yet been officially revealed. Some new photos that have surfaced online may help shed some light on that, because they seem to all but confirm what Marvel character he is portraying.

Daily Mailrecently caughtPeter Dinklagegetting his hair done in New York City. This was not just a simple trim, mind you, but it was a very telling change up. The 47-year-old actor was dying his hair a very specific shade of red, which makes it seem incredibly likely that he will be playing Pip the Troll. When comparing his new hairdo next to a picture of Pip, it is pretty uncanny. This was a popular theory among fans when the news broke thatPeter Dinklagewas joining the cast ofAvengers: Infinity Warand these lends an awful lot of credibility to that idea.

For those who may not know, Pip was a Laxidazian alien who became physically and psychologically mutated after he got drunk on a mutagenic hallucinogenic ale. He was cast away by his people and became an antagonist of Adam Warlock. Perhaps more importantly, Pip the Troll actually played a role in theInfinity Gauntletcomic book storyline, so there is reason to believe he could be used in the movie, since it is at least loosely based on that story. Not only that, butDeadpoolcreatorRob Liefeldtook to his Twitter and theorized thatPeter Dinklagewould be playing Pip shortly after the news broke.

The other, most popular theory about whoPeter Dinklageis playing now seems much less likely. Quite a few fans theorized that he would be playingMODOK(Mental/Mobile/Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing). For those who don’t know, MODOK is a giant, weird, deformed head in a flying mechanism with tiny arms and legs who has a budget of gadgets, powerful intellect and telekinetic powers, among other things. But there is really no reason to think that MODOK would appear inInfinity War, especially since Thanos is already an incredibly formidable threat on his own.

Details onAvengers: Infinity Warand the untitledAvengers 4have been scarce, but we do know that Marvel will be assembling the largest cast ever for an MCU movie. It has also been reported that the movies will have a combined budget of nearly $500 million, which means they will be massive, expensive spectacles. The movies will be shooting back to back and are being directed byJoeandAnthony Russo, who directed bothCaptain America: The Winter SoliderandCaptain America: Civil War.Avengers: Infinity Waris scheduled to hit theaters on July 08, 2025, withAvengers 4set to come out a year later on June 22, 2025. You can check out the photo ofPeter Dinklagewith his new red hair for yourself below.