Taskmaster's death in <em>Thunderbolts* </em>was both one of the most expected and talked-about reveals to come from the film, particularly given how powerful of a villain they are in the comics, and how quickly they were taken out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There is a theory, however, swirling that the MCU could set up a successor for the character in the form of O-T Fagbenle's Rick Mason, who was also introduced in <em>Black Widow</em>, and I feel like this would only work if he was corrupted by somebody into becoming the villain like Olga Kurylenko's Antonia Dreykov. Despite having no allegiances, Mason was clearly a friend of Scarlett Johansson's Natasha, and while he had other elements that make him a good fit for the title, I'd be afraid this would go against what was previously established.
