A testament of changing times for cinephiles is the fact that Cillian Murphy is no longer an underrated actor. Post his Oscar victory with the nuclear bomb that was Oppenheimer, the man stands tall as not just a Best Actor awardee but also as a box office magnet. Although his supporters could not be happier at the recognition, their eyebrows furrowed in wonder over what route he would take next. And judging by the recent Far Cry 7 rumors, it may not be a very bright place.

In a genre defining crossover, Cillian Murphy's desire to play an antagonist has allegedly come around the same time as the Far Cry 7 casting.

Cillian Murphy has always chosen roles that not only challenge him but also stand unique in the sea of characters. More often than not, the Oscar winner's characters fall into the gray zone owing to their complexity. However, in a recent interview with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor expressed his desire to play a bad guy again. Not much later, a serial leaker by the name of jOnathan on X revealed that Cillian Murphy may be the antagonist of Far Cry 7.

The leaker posted a picture of Murphy alongside a dynamite with a 72-hour countdown on it, the number '7', and an animated crab. While this was accompanied by a cryptic caption that read "If nothing changes by then," in French, fans are pretty convinced that this leak might be the real deal. The scooper has earlier proven with his reliable leaks of Assassin's Creed Mirage that he is rarely ever wrong.

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Apart from the word of the scooper, another reason why fans believe that Cillian Murphy will become the villain of Far Cry 7 is the video game series' long line of big-name antagonists.

Released in 2004, Ubisoft's Far Cry franchise has come to be one of the most loved open-world video game franchises of all time. The last release came in 2021 with Far Cry 6 with Giancarlo Esposito from Breaking Bad taking the form of one of the most menacing villains in game history. Since 2021, the circumstances around the release of a Far Cry 7 have always remained unpredictable, however with a name as big as that of Murphy's being considered, fans believe it will make the cut sooner or later.

While not much is known about the role or the plot of Far Cry 7, judging by the characters of Better Call Saul's Michael Mando and Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito, it could bring back the glory days of Murphy as Scarecrow. Despite the relatively reliable sources, there has been no official confirmation regarding whether the Oscar-winning actor is ready to once again crossover to the bad side. But if it true, then Murphy has yet another project in his hat.

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