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During Marvel’s Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, Marvel boss Kevin Feige took the stage to share more information about the upcoming squad of antiheroes with the star-studded cast.
Returning to the Marvel Universe in the upcoming movie is Florence Pugh Played by Yelena Belova, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Countess Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, David Harbor Starring Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Wyatt Russell as John Walker/U.S. Agent, Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr/Ghost, Olga Ko Rylan Coe plays Antonia Dreykov/Foreman.
The film is directed by Jake Schreier and will also be released on Sebastian Stan After he and Anthony Mackie recently starred in their own Disney+ spinoff, reprising his longtime role as Bucky Barnes (aka The Winter Soldier), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
The audience in Hall H got their first look at footage from the film that has not yet been released to the public. According to fans, this shows that the team is assembling (Stan brings Bucky’s winter soldierstyle long hair).
Fei Ge confirmed it first thunderbolt Teamed up at San Diego Comic Con July 2022, as he introduced Marvel Phase 5 A series of film and streaming projects. this thunderbolt The fifth phase of the film is coming to an end, and the planned release date is July 25, 2025.
Later Disney and Marvel First round casting officially confirmed Schreier spoke with ET about the film at the D23 Expo in September 2022, avoiding any possible spoilers about the script or plot and instead giving fans a completely mysterious, Marvel look at what to expect. approved answer thunderbolt.
“I think you’re going to see an incredible group of people with some sort of past trauma come together,” the director shared, “and learn to work together in some way and overcome some humble obstacles that we can’t talk about. .
Here’s more we know about the upcoming team:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Valentina is to the Thunderbolts what Nick Fury is to the Avengers, and fans have seen Louis-Dreyfus’ character recruit both in her scenes with Pugh and Russell. team members. black widow and this The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, respectively. (Valentina and Fury were also an on-again, off-again romantic couple in parts of the comic book canon – but in Black Panther: Waganda Forever, it was revealed that Valentina had been romantically involved with Martin Everett Ross, played by Freeman, gets married.
So, what does it mean for the Emmy winner to continue to have a place in the Marvel Universe? “It means my kids now actually respect what I do for a living,” Louis-Dreyfus joked with ET on D23.
Speaking at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, the actress said of her character’s motivations, “Valentina is looking for power, control, and I would say she wants to make it big in the Marvel Universe. .
Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova
Pugh was unable to join the cast of D23 but sent a video message expressing how excited she was to play Yelena in “D23.” thunderbolt Introduce the characters and form a team black widow and further her story. eagle eye Disney+ series.
In Marvel Comics canon, Yelena inherits the mantle of Black Widow, and after Black Widow’s death Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff is Avengers: Endgame, There’s been a lot of speculation that Pew’s character’s official title might come in the future, and so far, he appears to have become an assassin-for-hire in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
David Harbor as Alexey Shostakov/Red Guardian
In the Marvel comics, the Red Guard has a colorful backstory with the Winter Guard, an Avengers-esque team of Russian superheroes. But Harbor told the Economic Times he was very excited to bring in his bumbling but brutal elderly super-soldier – for comic relief black widow — Return to the big screen thunderbolt team.
He shared at D23 Expo: “This is a unique Marvel Cinematic Universe movie in the sense that it has a bunch of misfits, outcasts, losers and people who don’t really live up to their superheroes. “I think the audience has some mixed feelings about a lot of us, and that’s a great thing. “
In another ET interview In February 2023, Harbor shared his excitement about reuniting with Pugh in a film together.
“I really like what they’ve told me so far, even though I haven’t seen the full script yet,” he shared. “I really like my relationship with the character of Florence, I really like this idea [Alexei is] Will be with Wyatt Russell’s anti-Captain America.
“I think there’s a lot of fun here,” added Haber. thunderbolt The team is made up of a group of “cool losers”. “I’m really excited. I wonder if I’m going to be brought back, or how I’m going to be brought back. It’s really beyond my expectations of what’s cool.”
Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier
For Stan, who has played Bucky Barnes for more than a decade, “I was just told it was time to go to work,” he joked with ET at the D23 Expo. “[Time to] Get the arm back.
While he now knows to stay mum on any specific details, the actor noted that he would be reprising his role following the events below. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, “Yeah, it’s going to be interesting because we put them in a very specific place.”
So, what can viewers expect? thunderbolt Team up? “Chaos,” he quipped. “I don’t know, there’s probably going to be a lot of chaos and people crying.”
“I thought it would be fun,” he added Interview in February 2023 with ET. “I’m very excited about it. [There’s] There’s a lot of great people that I’ve never worked with before, and there’s some people that are coming back.
Of course, even if there is no Anthony Mackie, the legendary banter between the two continues. When asked if he would also appear on the upcoming show Captain America: The New World Order, With Mackie’s Sam Wilson officially taking over the film’s reins, Stan quipped: “I specifically asked Anthony to take some time because I needed to find my way back to me.”
Speaking about returning to the character again, Stan joked at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, “It’s like having nine lives…how many are left? No, it’s really an honor.”
Wyatt Russell as John Walker/U.S. Agent
Russell joked that the details of any given role thunderbolt “Above my pay grade” but demurred when asked if he’d like to see a redemption arc for his character, who once visited Valentina, who once publicly beat an opponent to death with his shield Recruit new recruits.
“Maybe,” he said, lying down. “But, you know, you love playing people with problems. It’s more fun… Ideally, keep the problems, solve some of them, but you’re still going to find skeletons in the closet to bring them back.”
Regarding his antihero status, Russell joked at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 that ‘everyone is going to love me’ thunderbolt.
Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr/Ghost
John-Kamen told the Economic Times she felt “relieved” when she got the call to get back on the phone. Ant-Man and the Wasp character, getting to know her misunderstood antagonist well, revealing by the end of the film that she is a molecularly unstable woman simply trying to survive.
“I was like, ‘Great, I can come back and learn more about Ava and Ghost,'” the actress told ET. “kind of [explore] How she would work within the team…I’m so relieved to be able to tell more about that story.
Olga Kurylenko and Antonia Dreykov/Foreman
this black widow The actress isn’t in the D23 cast either, but there’s plenty of comedy canon to dig into to see how her character fits into the team. Taskmaster’s ability to imitate fighting styles has made the character a famous adversary to Captain America, Ant-Man and Spider-Man in the comics, and has teamed up with everyone from Wilson Fisk to Kraven the Hunter, opening up a host of possibilities. Gate future storyline.
Harrison Ford as General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross
Ford will join the MCU, playing a character created by the late William Hurt, who played supporting military characters from 2008 until his death in March 2022, appearing in ” The Incredible Hulk, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4: Endgame and black widow.
this indiana jones Star to make first appearance as Ross in upcoming film Captain America: Brave New Worldand Anthony Mackie Talk to ET Work alongside action movie legends After sharing a photo of the two watching the daily together.
“It’s fun,” McGee shared. “I thought Harrison was going to be this grumpy, angry old guy, but he’s not at all. He makes fun of people, and he allows people to make fun of him. Whenever he’s ready to roll, he’s like, ‘Let’s make this Movie. Everyone says, yes, Harrison is ready to shoot!
Louis Pullman as “Bob”
this Defender: Maverick Star flies into the Marvel Cinematic Universe to play an unknown character originally created by Steven Yeun. this beef The star had to withdraw from the film due to scheduling conflicts.
During a panel on the film at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, Pullman said his character was named “Bob,” hinting at fan speculation that he would play the superhero Sentinel, whose civilian name in the comics is Robert Reynolds.
Geraldine Viswanathan as TBA
Viswanathan was announced as the latest addition to the cast of “Human Torch” in January 2024, taking over from the original cast member Bear Stars Ayo Edebiri. The Emmy winner had to exit the Marvel Universe team due to scheduling conflicts, leaving Viswanathan, known for his roles in “Blockers” and “The Miracle Worker,” to play the mysterious character.
thunderbolt It is scheduled to be released on July 25, 2025.
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