Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” hasn’t precisely had the best transition from comedian e book to display.
The movie has been teased since 2021 with the launch of “Black Widow” and introduction of characters Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Red Guardian (David Harbour), and Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), all of whom are featured in varied iterations of the “Thunderbolts” comics. Further hints had been made in the Disney+ collection “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier.” However, with Marvel fare like “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and “The Marvels” underperforming at the field workplace and final yr’s strike delaying manufacturing on each “Thunderbolts” and “Captain America: Brave New World,” there have been a few hiccups.
Now, a first look teaser at the star-studded movie is lastly revealed.
“Thunderbolts” was initially slated to launch round this time in 2023 when Phase 5 of the MCU was introduced at Comic-Con in 2022. It was additionally speculated to conclude this section of the MCU, which was to incorporate “Blade” and TV collection like “Agatha All Along” (at that time titled “Agatha: Coven of Chaos”) and “Daredevil: Born Again.” While the present standing of manufacturing on “Blade” is unknown, Marvel has lastly began teasing these new exhibits, that are set to be launched this fall and early 2025.
Steven Yeun (“Beef”) and Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”) initially each signed on to seem in the movie, however had been changed by Lewis Pullman (“Lessons in Chemistry”) and Geraldine Viswanathan (“Drive-Away Dolls”), respectively, as a result of scheduling conflicts that took place.
“Thunderbolts” is meant to tackle a “Dirty Dozen”-like high quality, because it revolves round a group of villains despatched on missions by the authorities. Basically Marvel’s model of DC’s “The Suicide Squad.”
The official synopsis reads: “‘Thunderbolts’ is about an irreverent team-up featuring depressed assassin Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) alongside the MCU’s least anticipated band of misfits. The film also returns to the screen Marvel Cinematic Universe characters Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Red Guardian (David Harbour), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), and Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), in addition to some exciting new faces.”
Jake Schreier directs “Thunderbolts” with Kevin Feige producing.
Louis D’Esposito, Brian Chapek, Jason Tamez, and former MCU staple Scarlett Johansson function govt producers.
The movie was scripted by Eric Pearson (“Thor: Ragnarok,” “Black Widow”), Lee Sung Jin (“Beef”), and Joanna Calo (“The Bear”).
Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” is about to be launched May 2, 2025. Watch the teaser under.
