Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’ recruits Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour for anti-hero team
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Marvel’s rowdy “Thunderbolts” assembled for the first time at Disney’s D23 fan expo Saturday.
Marvel president Kevin Feige announced the cast of supervillains who are brought on assignment for the government in the upcoming film led by Sebastian Stan as the Winter Soldier, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova and David Harbour as Red Guardian (the latter two returning from “Black Widow”).
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is also joining the anti-hero cast as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, along with Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster and Wyatt Russell as John Walker.
“It tells you all you need to know about the Thunderbolts when the beloved Winter Soldier is the most stable among them,” Feige joked from the stage.
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Stan, who is Emmy-nominated for his role as rocker Tommy Lee in Hulu’s “Pam Tommy,” said he was happy to be making waves in the MCU universe.
“These are my kinds of people, I’m happy to be back,” Stan said. “They look like a good troubled bunch. Maybe I know a thing or two about that.”
Pugh, star of the headline-generating film “Don’t Worry Darling,” was unable to attend the fan expo, instead sending a video saying she was “so gutted” to miss the annual gathering.
Louise-Dreyfus said she was convinced to take the role when Feige told her the character’s colorful name as they discussed the role over the phone.
“I told him, ‘You had me at Contessa,’ ” said Louis-Dreyfus.
The film begins shooting early 2024.
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