Hollywood star Steven Yeun is about to make his debut in Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with the upcoming film Thunderbolts, in line with a report.
The movie, which was formally introduced at Disney’s D23 Expo in 2022, is predicated round a staff of Marvel supervillains — in what looks as if Marvel’s try at its personal Suicide Squad — reported American outlet Deadline.
Yeun, recognized for his performances in The Walking Dead present and flicks similar to Okja, Minari, and Nope, will play a key function within the Marvel Studios movie, which might additional prolong to different associated initiatives.
He joins an ensemble solid that features Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, David Harbour because the Red Guardian, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, Wyatt Russell as John Walker, Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine.
A report from final yr recommended that Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones films) was becoming a member of the solid of Thunderbolts as properly, changing the late William Hurt as Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross. But earlier than that, he’ll make an look in Captain America: New World Order because the blustering General, which marks the penultimate entry in MCU’s Phase 5 — releasing May 3, 2024. Thunderbolts is the ultimate entry within the part.
Jake Schreier of Paper Towns-fame will direct the movie from a script by Black Widow author Eric Pearson. The film is scheduled for launch on July 26, 2024.
In the Marvel comics, the Thunderbolts is a staff of villains, anti-heroes and reformed baddies.
Yeun will subsequent be seen in Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho’s subsequent characteristic movie Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson within the lead.
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