The film, which has the appearance of Suicide Squad with its team of anti-heroes, comes out in April and relies on familiar faces from the MCU, such as Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan and David Harbour.
The new Marvel baby Jesus? After Deadpool & Wolverine, Released this summer and becoming one of the biggest box office successes this year, the Marvel Cinematic Universe intends to prove that it still has stories to tell. The cinema giant, a subsidiary of Disney, has unveiled the first trailer for Thunderbolts*, new team in the running to take up the torch abandoned by the Avengers.
” Everyone here has done bad things (…) So someone wants us dead »launches Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, the Black Widow. We were taught that there are good guys and bad guys. But, we end up understanding that there are only bad guys and the bad guys are even worse. “, replies Julia Louis-Dreyfus, in the role of Valentina de Fontaine, director of the CIA.
This film, which recalls the Suicide Squad from the enemy license, DC Comics, follows the adventures of a group of criminals, the Thunderbolts, who carry out missions for the American government. But a suicide operation pushes the Thunderbolts to rebel against their boss, Valentina de Fontaine, and the government.
The new Marvel, expected on April 30, brings together several MCU regulars, starting with Sebastian Stan (Captain America, Avengers Endgame..) The actor is joined by Florence Pugh (Black Widow), Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp), Wyatt Russell (Falcon and the Winter Soldier) or David Harbour, survivor of… Suicide Squad.
Directed by Jake Schreier, Thunderbolts* is the final film in Marvel’s Phase Five. It is based on the comic book of the same name, first released in 1997. The studios have added an intriguing asterisk to the title. Some fans believe this is a hint that the Thunderbolts will eventually become another team. The next Avengers? The Secret Avengers? The Dark Avengers? “ The asterisk has a very cool meaning (…)But I can’t say more than that,” revealed David Harbour, during an interview with ComicBook.
Another Marvel hit?
The challenge of this new production is above all to reawaken a franchise that has been searching for itself since the end of the Avengers, five years ago, and which has collected failures until The Marvels in 2023. The feature film starring Brie Larson had the worst opening for a Marvel film since 2008. The cinema giant, however, made up for it with Deadpool & Wolverine, which has won over critics and audiences alike, who have flocked to movie theaters in large numbers. The film starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jacques has already grossed over a billion at the international box office.
Marvel also made up for it with its new series Agatha All Along, available since September 18, which with only two episodes, has already won over the public.
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