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Marvel releases first trailer for “Thunderbolts” with Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan. Watch | Hollywood


Marvel releases first trailer for “Thunderbolts” with Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan. Watch | Hollywood

Good news for Marvel fans! The first trailer for Thunderbolts* with Sebastian Stan and Florence Pugh is finally here. The teaser released on Monday shows a group of Marvel outsiders coming together for a government-commissioned mission. The action-adventure film, directed by Jake Schreier, is set to hit theaters on May 2 next year. Here’s everything you need to know before the film’s release:

The first trailer for Marvel's Thunderbolt* was released on Monday (YouTube)
The first trailer for Marvel’s Thunderbolt* was released on Monday (YouTube)

Who stars in Marvel’s Thunderbolts*?

In addition to Stan, the lead actor in the Captain America series, Black Widow actors Pugh and David Harbour also star in Thunderbolts*. While Stan plays Bucky Barnes, Pugh and Harbour play the roles of Yelena Belova and Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian respectively.

Other main actors include Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr/Ghost, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Wyatt Russell as John Walker/US Agent, Geraldine Viswanathan as Mel: de Fontaine’s assistant, Lewis Pullman as Bob/Sentry and Olga Kurylenko as Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster.

Additionally, Harrison Ford is expected to make a guest appearance as Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, the US President. Meanwhile, Laurence Fishburne and Rachel Weisz are expected to reprise their respective MCU roles as Bill Foster and Melina Vostokoff.

What is Marvel’s Thunderbolts* about?

Thunderbolts* is the 36th MCU film, which revolves around a group of reformed villains brought together by the U.S. government to conduct covert operations. The film’s official synopsis, according to Indie Wire, reads: “Thunderbolts follows an irreverent team-up that finds depressed assassin Yelena Belova (Pugh) working with the MCU’s least expected band of misfits.”

Produced by Kevin Feige, executive produced by Louis D’Esposito, Brian Chapek, Jason Tamez and Scarlett Johansson. Thunderbolts* is based on Kurt Busiek’s comic book series of the same name and is written by Eric Pearson, known for his work on Black Widow and Thor: Ragnarok, as well as Beef creator Lee Sung Jin and Joanna Calo, co-showrunner of The Bear.

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