Thunderbolts (2024)

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Kevin Feige opens up about Phase 5, Kang, and the future of the MCU
By Devan Coggan  February 14, 2023
https://ew.com/movies/kevin-feige-marvel-phase-5-exclusive-interview/

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Thunderbolts is also in the works for 2024, with a bunch of familiar faces.
That's another one. We've got a lot of things that start shooting relatively soon. What's fun about that, and I sort of said this at D23, is that they are barely heroes. None of them would consider themselves heroes. When your de facto leader is Bucky Barnes, that's sort of all you need to know. That's the trickle down. But again, it goes to the amazing work that [casting director] Sarah Finn has done across the whole MCU. You've got David Harbour and Florence Pugh and these people who are at the top of their game and popping in everything they're doing. They're already here and established in the MCU, and we get to build the movie around them.

[Cobalt Stargazer]

When your de facto leader is Bucky Barnes, that's sort of all you need to know.

*grump*

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‘Thunderbolts’: Steven Yeun Joins Marvel Studios Pic In Key Role
By Justin Kroll    February 23, 2023
https://deadline.com/2023/02/thunderbolts-steven-yeun-marvel-studios-1235268760/ 

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EXCLUSIVE: Following his Oscar-nominated role in Minari and scene-stealing part in Nope, Steven Yeun is continuing to show his range as he is now looking to add a Marvel movie to his resume. Sources tell Deadline, Yeun is set to join Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts, in a part that is not only significant to this film but could also play a role going forward in future films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

He joins an ensemble that was announced during Disney’s D23 event last year that includes Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan as Winter Soldier, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Wyatt Russell as US Agent, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost and Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster. Ayo Edebiri also joined the ensemble in an undisclosed role.

The film will bow on July 26, 2024. Marvel had no comment.

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[ICantDoThatDave]

That is a fairly underwhelming group of characters.  But, well, Yelena's in it, so I'm in.

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Steven Yeun On Joining Marvel’s Thunderbolts: ’The Intentions Of The Character Were Very Clear’ – Exclusive
By Ben Travis    March 14, 2023
https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/steven-yeun-marvel-thunderbolts-exclusive/ 

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For the actor – whose Thunderbolts role is currently under wraps – it was an opportunity to re-team with director Jake Schreier, whose upcoming Netflix series Beef stars Yeun in a leading role opposite Ali Wong. “I don’t know if it was explicitly on my bucket list,” Yeun tells Empire of joining the MCU. “It was more the story, getting to work with Jake Schreier again, who directed Beef, and what his intentions were. The intentions of the particular character that they wanted me to play were very clear, and that’s what drew me to the film.” But who will that be? A villainous role? Someone in the orbit of Harrison Ford’s Thunderbolt Ross? A fresh recruit of Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Val? Stay tuned…

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Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’ Halts Production Due to Writers Strike

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Comedy Actors Roundtable: Jason Segel, Steven Yeun, Tyler James Williams, John Mulaney & Mo Amer
The Hollywood Reporter   Jun 1, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_jbLBVJZrI

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Thunderbolts previously dated on 7/26/24 moves to 12/20/24 

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New Captain America Movie, Thunderbolts Team-Up and Avengers: Kang Dynasty All Pushed Back
BY MATT WEBB MITOVICH   JUNE 13, 2023 
https://tvline.com/news/captain-america-brave-new-world-release-date-delay-avengers-kang-dynasty-1234999596/ 

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Thunderbolts, originally pegged for July 26, 2024, has in turn been pushed five months, to Dec. 20, 2024. Announced back in September, the team-up movie finds Falcon‘s Sebastian Stan and Wyatt Russell and Hawkeye‘s Florence Pugh continuing their character arcs as Bucky Barnes, John Walker and Yelena Belova. Falcon‘s Julia Louis-Dreyfus, along with the Black Widow movie’s David Harbour (as Alexei/Red Guardian) and Olga Kurylenko (as Antonia/Taskmaster), and Ant-Man 2‘s Hannah John-Kamen (as Ava/Ghost), round out the cast.

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'Thunderbolts' Director Says MCU Film Shares Something Surprising With Netflix's 'Beef'
BY PERRI NEMIROFF     PUBLISHED 4 DAYS AGO
https://collider.com/thunderbolts-director-jake-schreier-beef-comments/ 

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When asked if we’ll see any qualities of his past projects on the big screen in Thunderbolts, he pinpointed a story connection between the upcoming MCU film and Beef. Here’s how he put it:

“Obviously I can say so little, but I think it's about characters and is there something specific to those characters that bring them together and something that they're going through that isn't the most traditional superhero story to be told? And I think if you can hit that and if you can make it specific – I think if you look at something like Beef what makes it what it is is that it's so specific on so many levels. Sonny (Lee Sung Jin) brought so much of himself to it, Ali and Steven, everyone, and in being that specific, it becomes something universal. And I think that's sort of similar to the way that we're looking at Thunderbolts is that there is a real clear take and perspective on these characters, and there's a specificity to it that. In the end, obviously, we want to make a big universal movie that everyone can connect to, but that you can only do that by making something that feels personal, and I think that's what's exciting about the project to us.”

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New Captain America Movie and Thunderbolts Team-Up Pushed Back Again, to 2025
BY MATT WEBB MITOVICH   NOVEMBER 10, 2023 
https://tvline.com/news/captain-america-4-movie-thunderbolts-release-dates-delayed-2025-1235078150/ 

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Thunderbolts, most recently pegged for Dec. 20, 2024, has been pushed back seven full months, to July 25, 2025. Announced back in fall of 2022, the team-up movie finds Falcon‘s Sebastian Stan and Wyatt Russell and Hawkeye‘s Florence Pugh continuing their respective arcs as Bucky Barnes, John Walker and Yelena Belova. Falcon‘s Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the Black Widow movie’s David Harbour (as Alexei/Red Guardian) and Olga Kurylenko (as Antonia/Taskmaster), and Ant-Man 2‘s Hannah John-Kamen (as Ava/Ghost), round out the cast.

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THUNDERBOLTS: It's Now Been Confirmed That Steven Yeun Will Play Sentry
Mark Cassidy   Nov 17, 2023
https://comicbookmovie.com/thunderbolts/thunderbolts-its-now-been-confirmed-that-steven-yeun-will-play-sentry-a207878#gs.12rkue 

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Though nothing has been officially announced, it looks like we now have confirmation that Yeun will indeed portray Robert Reynolds, aka the Sentry.

While speaking with comic artist David Finch, The Walking Dead and Invincible creator Kirkman came right out and said: "My good friend Steven Yeun is playing the Sentry in a movie:"

“Yeah, he called me, he went in for a costume fitting. I hope I’m not… I don’t think this is a spoiler or anything that will get anybody in trouble. I don’t know, maybe. We’ll see. I don’t care. I don’t work for Marvel. What are they going to do to me? He called me and he said, 'I just came back from a costume fitting for the Sentry. I guess I only do superheroes that are yellow and blue.' He said he was at the costume fitting and was like, 'Aww, crap. I forgot Invincible was yellow and blue.'"

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Steven Yeun Drops Out Of Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’ After Production Was Pushed Due To Strikes
By Justin Kroll   January 2, 2024
https://deadline.com/2024/01/steven-yeun-marvels-thunderbolts-1235694141/ 

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Steven Yeun is falling out of Marvel Studios‘ Thunderbolts pic due to scheduling issues after production was pushed on the film because of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, Deadline has confirmed.

Steven Yeun Will Not Star in Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’
BY AARON COUCH      JANUARY 2, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/steven-yeun-will-not-star-marvel-thunderbolts-1235777860/ 

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Steven Yeun will not be suiting up for Thunderbolts, the antihero-centric feature in the works from Marvel Studios, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.

Yeun’s involvement in Thunderbolts was first reported back in February, though Marvel never officially announced the casting. Five months earlier, during a D23 presentation, the studio revealed Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour and Wyatt Russell were among the Marvel mainstays who would be in the film.

Like many tentpoles, Thunderbolts was struck by last year’s dual writers and actors strikes, which put schedules in disarray across Hollywood. Thunderbolts was initially slated for July 2024, but was pushed back a year to July 2025 and has yet to begin filming.

Steven Yeun No Longer Involved in Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’
By Michaela Zee      Jan 2, 2024
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/steven-yeun-no-longer-involved-thunderbolts-marvel-1235860237/ 

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Marvel never officially confirmed Yeun’s casting, which was first reported back in February, and it’s unclear whether the undisclosed role is being rethought or will simply be recast.
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The film paused production in May due to the WGA strike, and has yet to begin filming following the end of last year’s dual writers and actors strikes.

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‘Thunderbolts’: Lewis Pullman In Early Talks To Join Marvel Studios Pic
By Justin Kroll   Jan 25, 2024
https://deadline.com/2024/01/thunderbolts-lewis-pullman-marvel-studios-1235805419/ 

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Lewis Pullman is the top choice to replace Steven Yeun in Marvel Studios‘ Thunderbolts, sources confirmed to Deadline. If a deal closes, he would star opposite Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Sebastian Stan and Wyatt Russell, previously announced as the main ensemble of the pic during D23 in 2022.

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‘Thunderbolts’: Geraldine Viswanathan Joins Marvel Studios Pic Stepping In For Ayo Edebiri Who Departs Project Due To Scheduling
By Justin Kroll   January 29, 2024
https://deadline.com/2024/01/thunderbolts-geraldine-viswanathan-marvel-studios-ayo-edebiri-1235807672/ 

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EXCLUSIVE: Geraldine Viswanathan is set to join Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts as she replaces Ayo Edebiri, who is departing the project due to scheduling after production was delayed due to the dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes last year.

Viswanathan is the second recent addition after the film added Lewis Pullman to step in for Steven Yeun, who departed for similar scheduling reasons as Edebiri.

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Florence Pugh Shares Update on 'We Live in Time,' Praises 'Unbelievable' Co-Star Andrew Garfield (Exclusive)
By Hope Sloop    February 25, 2024
https://www.etonline.com/florence-pugh-shares-update-on-we-live-in-time-praises-unbelievable-co-star-andrew-garfield-220465 

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In another world, she may have not been able to make it to the New York premiere alongside her fellow cast members -- including Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler and Rebecca Ferguson -- as she had to miss the 2024 SAG Awards due to working on Marvel's Thunderbolts. 
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"I feel so -- I mean -- honored that I’ve been able to basically do the most bizarre press tour for both movies [Dune: Part 2, Oppenheimer] at the same time and I've just started my next movie [Thunderbolts]," she says, referencing the Marvel project, which also stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen, Olga Kurylenko and Sebastian Stan.

"But I managed to squeeze this one in, so I feel very grateful that I've managed to juggle all of them at the same time," Pugh adds. 

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Sebastian Stan Suits Up in First 'Thunderbolts' Set Photos, Films With a New MCU Costar
BY JJ STAFF   MAY 11, 2024
https://www.justjared.com/2024/05/11/sebastian-stan-suits-up-in-first-thunderbolts-set-photos-films-with-a-new-mcu-costar/ 

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According to THR, Florence Pugh is at the top of the call sheet for Thunderbolts...

Meet the New A-List: The 10 Young Movie Stars Taking Hollywood by Storm
BY AARON COUCH, MIA GALUPPO, BORYS KIT   MAY 24, 2024
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/new-hollywood-a-list-1235905172/ 

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Florence Pugh
The Chameleon
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The powerhouse performer of the bunch, Pugh’s breakout came in the indie Lady Macbeth in 2016. She followed this with an Oscar nomination for Greta Gerwig’s Little Women and the A24 horror hit Midsommar, proving both her critical and commercial appeal. While Don’t Worry Darling, the first major studio film that Pugh led, had a rough landing, she’s held her own in ensembles like Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two. And while studios are not yet ready to hang a franchise on Pugh’s shoulders alone, she is a regular at film markets, throwing her weight into packages like the upcoming romancer We Live in Time, in which she co-stars with Andrew Garfield. The English actress also is one of the few New A-Listers making a full-court press with Marvel. (Yes, Zendaya’s in Spider-Man, but she signed on nearly a decade ago. And it’s safe to assume Sydney Sweeney won’t be doing another Madame Web.) Pugh, 28, earned an eight-figure payday for two Marvel films, first the Scarlett Johansson-led Black Widow then Thunderbolts, where she will be at the top of the call sheet. She also popped up in the TV series Hawkeye, showing her dedication (or, at the very least, contractual obligation).

[Morrigan2575]

Well now they have me curious about that *

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THUNDERBOLTS | Comic Con 2024 Panel (Sebastian Stan, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Florence Pugh )
Films That Rock   Jul 27, 2024

Thunderbolts Brings The Personal Side of Villainy | Comic Con 2024
IGN   Jul 28, 2024

 

Marvel's ‘Thunderbolts*’ Cast Panel | SDCC 2024 | Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly   Jul 28, 2024

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Descriptions of trailer footage that was shown at SDCC...

First Trailer for Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts Movie Released at Comic-Con
By Aeron Mer Eclarinal   July 28, 2024
https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-studios-thunderbolts-movie-trailer-comic-con 

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The footage began with Alexi Shostakov (aka Red Guardian) and Yelena Belova's reunion, with Yelena telling Alexi, "There's something wrong with me:"

Yelena: "You feel fulfilled."

Alexi: "So full. So filled, but what brings you here?"

Yelena: "There's something wrong with me."

A montage then showed Bucky entering a courtroom, U.S. Agent looking at news articles about himself, and Yelena's hallway fight. 

The exclusive look also showed the team coming together, with each member given a mission by a mysterious benefactor. It is later revealed to be a setup. 

Yelena and Ghost fight U.S. Agent and an unknown assailant. The footage shows Lewis Pullman as Bob enters wearing a hospital gown before the room locks down. 

Yelena tells someone, "Someone wants us gone. Eventually, you come to realize that there are bad guys.. and there are worse guys."

In a separate scene, Sebastian Stan's Bucky is not happy to see Valentina. He then puts on his Vibranium arm. 

Brandon Davis of Comicbook also teased that there is a scene in the Avengers Tower with Valentina. 

Marvel's Thunderbolts: New Footage Shown at SDCC, Mystery Title Addressed
By Kofi Outlaw - July 27, 2024 
https://comicbook.com/movies/news/marvel-thunderbolts-new-trailer-footage-sdcc-2024-title-explained/ 

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Via ComicBook's Phase Zero Host Brandon Davis from inside Hall H: 

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"Yelena knocks on Alexei's door. He is slobbing it up on the couch and tries to spruce up the place and himself before opening the door but it's still very, very messy. He claims to be taking steps with a lot of work and being fulfilled, clearly lying. He asks what brings her here. "There is something is wrong with me," she said. 

Bucky enters a courtroom. US Agent looks at news articles about himsel. Yelena has a hallway fight reminiscent of Black Widow's in Iron Man 2. She investigates a room, finds charts, and gets shot at by US Agent. Ghost comes to her aid while another enemy helps US Agent. "Bob" enters the room wearing a hospotial gown. The room locks down its doors. 

Yelena explains she is a contract killer and has surmised that someone wants all of them dead. The room turns into a furnace. At a part with Loki's scepter in a glass case, Bucky is not happy to see Valetina. He puts on his Vibranium arm.

 Music makes the whole movie feel a bit delirious. Dark color tones make the movie feel gritty. There is a scene in what might be Avengers Tower."

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Florence Pugh Explains Why 'Thunderbolts' Stands Out as Marvel's Most Uniquely Real Film
CBR Presents  Jul 30, 2024

Florence Pugh Spills Secrets on 'Thunderbolts' at Comic Con
HOLLYWOOD INSIDER   Aug 2, 2024

The Cast of 'Thunderbolts' Reveal Just How Dark the Film Will Be
CBR Presents   Jul 31, 2024

Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, and Wyatt Russell Spill Secrets on 'Thunderbolts' at Comic Con
HOLLYWOOD INSIDER   Aug 2, 2024

Geraldine Viswanathan, Julia Louis Dreyfus, and Lewis Pullman Spill Secrets on 'Thunderbolts' at Com
HOLLYWOOD INSIDER   Aug 2, 2024

Hannah John Kamen Spills Secrets on 'Thunderbolts' at Comic Con
HOLLYWOOD INSIDER   Aug 2, 2024

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Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’ Trailer Leaks Online And It’s Surprisingly Great
Erik Kain   Aug 13, 2024
https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2024/08/13/marvels-thunderbolts-trailer-leaks-online-and-its-surprisingly-great/ 

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It's interesting, not sure I'd call it great 😃

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Hear From the Cast of Thunderbolts*, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and more!
Marvel Entertainment   Aug 21, 2024

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How Top Gun: Maverick Inspired Lewis Pullman to Join the MCU
by Lyvie Scott   Aug. 14, 2024
https://www.inverse.com/lewis-pullman-interview-thunderbolts-mcu-top-gun 

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Pullman was offered his mystery role in Thunderbolts* after Steven Yeun departed the project, citing scheduling issues brought on by production delays. At the time, he and [his Top Gun co-star, Danny] Ramirez were also housemates in New York, which made it easier to get his opinion on the MCU.

“I remember I knocked on his door,” Pullman recalls. “I was like, ‘Dude...’ And he was immediately in his excitable demeanor: He was like, ‘Dude, you gotta do it! Then we’re gonna be in a movie together! We’re gonna be fighting each other or maybe fighting other people together.’”
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Ramirez first joined the MCU in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier in 2021. The miniseries positioned his Joaquin Torres as the next Falcon, with him inheriting the wings from Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) himself. His next appearance, in Captain America: Brave New World, will see him taking on the mantle to work side-by-side with the newly-minted Captain America — but Ramirez is clearly hoping for a team-up (or even a face-off) between his character and Pullman’s. “Anything’s possible in the MCU,” Pullman recalls his co-star saying.

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[Raja]

I know that K.E.V.I.N. decision to make the Defenders saga canon came too late for this production but I would like at least a mention of Hellcat, Jessica Jones' Trish Walker as a possible Thunderbolts II team member.

[Anduin]

Trailer. It looks... all right. Sure I'll go see it, but it just doesn't excite me. One of those 7/10 kind of things, you know?

 

[Spartan Girl]

Not impressed.

[Raja]

I'll be in the theatre as close to opening weekend as practical.

The comics came after my time, after hearing how Deadpool didn't have the rights to the character so Peter stood in I wonder if that Bob is the MCU's Hydra Bob?

[Fool to cry]

I like the poster:

 

[Raja]

1 hour ago, Raja said:

I'll be in the theatre as close to opening weekend as practical.

The comics came after my time, after hearing how Deadpool didn't have the rights to the character so Peter stood in I wonder if that Bob is the MCU's Hydra Bob?

Oh forget it, I already spoiled myself.  Don't look up the actor

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4 hours ago, Fool to cry said:

I like the poster:

 

Agreed, that's a very cool poster.

I like that they didn't nerf the Winter Soldier like they did in the Falcon Show. 

Who's Bob? I feel like I should know him but, i don't. 

[AimingforYoko]

I'm just comforted by the fact that Bucky's arm is dishwasher-safe.

8 minutes ago, Morrigan2575 said:

Who's Bob? I feel like I should know him but, i don't. 

If you don't want to know, don't click here.

[Raja]

30 minutes ago, Morrigan2575 said:

Who's Bob? I feel like I should know him but, i don't. 

Lewis Pullman, son of "Independence Day" Bill also played a BOB in Top Gun: Maverick 

[Morrigan2575]

Just now, Raja said:

Lewis Pullman, son of "Independence Day" Bill also played a BOB in Top Gun: Maverick 

Interesting,  although I always think of Lone Starr when I see Bill Pullman 😁

[Sandman]

So how much would I have to pay Disney to make Valentina Allegra de Don’tcare Wossname just go away? I can’t abide this character. 

(It isn’t nice to make me find Julia Louis-Dreyfus annoying, Marvel. Stop it.)

[Anduin]

I watched the trailer again, and realises it's a sequel to a movie I didn't like, I movie I didn't watch at all, and a miniseries I didn't finish. That's the problem with making it too interconnected. If people start skipping entries, it's easier to skip ones depending on the missing ones.

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26 minutes ago, Anduin said:

I watched the trailer again, and realises it's a sequel to a movie I didn't like, I movie I didn't watch at all, and a miniseries I didn't finish. That's the problem with making it too interconnected. If people start skipping entries, it's easier to skip ones depending on the missing ones.

I didn't watch Black Widow but, I did watch Ant-Man 2, Hawkeye and F&tWS so, i know some of the characters. Plus, I love David Harbour on Stranger Things 😍 

I'm assuming you won't need to watch every movie/show to understand the movie 

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26 minutes ago, Morrigan2575 said:

I didn't watch Black Widow but, I did watch Ant-Man 2, Hawkeye and F&tWS so, i know some of the characters. Plus, I love David Harbour on Stranger Things 😍 

I'm assuming you won't need to watch every movie/show to understand the movie 

I completely forgot about Hawkeye. Ant-Man 2 was the one I didn't see. But that makes this movie dependent on four other things? No. I saw the Marvels, because the trailers were so fun. And the movie was almost as fun too! This trailer leaves me cold.

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50 minutes ago, Morrigan2575 said:

I didn't watch Black Widow but, I did watch Ant-Man 2, Hawkeye and F&tWS so, i know some of the characters. Plus, I love David Harbour on Stranger Things 😍 

I'm assuming you won't need to watch every movie/show to understand the movie 

James Gunn made it work with his team. Too much back story on the costumed government killers may be the problem. The teaser makes it look like they all are sorry at what their lives had become. And if you look at their screen history none of them can be fun like Rocket or suddenly have a previous mission like Drax and Gamora. 

[Sandman]

I watched Black Widow, and I enjoyed it; I loved the Hawkeye series (and Yelena). There were things I enjoyed about The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, but USAgent/Capt. ‘MurricaFkYeah and the aforementioned Allegra were a huge misfire. I doubt I’ll watch this one. It looks like a drag. 

[Fool to cry]

10 minutes ago, Raja said:

James Gunn made it work with his team. Too much back story on the costumed government killers may be the problem. The teaser makes it look like they all are sorry at what their lives had become. And if you look at their screen history none of them can be fun like Rocket or suddenly have a previous mission like Drax and Gamora. 

On the contrary I think most of them were blank enough slates previously they can make them more interesting. For instance they were able to make Zemo a more fun character in Falcon & Winter Soldier.

[Tenshinhan]

If the audience is skipping entries at this point, then that's on them, not the movies.

Hopefully the film will be strong enough to stand on its own as well.

[dwmarch]

Deadpool & Wolverine relies on the audience having seen a bunch of movies that came out twenty years ago or in the case of one particular named character, a movie that never came out at all! Despite references stacked on top of in-jokes stacked on top of references stacked on top of intricate and sometimes contradictory continuity, I think that movie still did pretty well. If it was anyone's entry point to the MCU they likely had no idea what was going on but the story managed to work all the same.

I'm pretty sure as with most things in the later MCU continuity, there will be some snippets to catch us up on who these characters are. We can already see from the trailer that they're going to have an early showcase fight so that everyone gets to show off their special skills. I think it will be easy enough to follow along. I have only seen most of the related properties here once and I'm not feeling like I need to watch all those things again before seeing this.