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D23 reveals the members of the MCU’s version of the Suicide Squad – “Marvel’s Thunderbolts”
Marvel’s answer to the anti-hero team assembles.
Marvel’s Thunderbolts assembles the grimier misfits of the MCU into one dirty Suicide Squad-esque team that is sure to be a bloody and violent affair. The team members have been confirmed.
This has been revealed at D23 2022, the Thunderbolts cast took to the stage to reveal the line up of Marvel’s anti-hero team. Accounted for was actor Julia Louis-Dreyfuss’ Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (The Falcon & The Winter Soldier) – the head of the team – has the job of curtailing the ‘larger-than-life’ personas of David Harbour’s Red Guardian (Black Widow), Hannah John-Kamen’s Ghost (Ant-Man and The Wasp), Wyatt Russell’s US Agent (The Falcon & The Winter Soldier) , Olga Kurylenko’s Taskmaster (Black Widow), Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova (Black Widow), and Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier.
And if you wanted to get a fair assessment of who this rag tag team is, the former brainwashed mercenary The Winter Soldier is “the most stable among them” according to Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige.
Reportedly, Jake Schreier (Robot & Frank) is rumoured to helm the project as director, with Kevin Feige confirming the Thunderbolts movie would conclude the MCU’s Phase 5.
More as things develop.
