Perhaps the most anticipated release in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 5 is the Jake Schreier-helmed Thunderbolts.
The film will introduce a new team of anti-heroes led by Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes. The team will bring together other Marvel standouts including David Harbour’s Red Guardian, Florence Pugh’s Yelena, Wyatt Russell’s U.S. Agent, Hannah John-Kamen’s Ghost, and Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster.
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Jumping Into The MCU
While Schreier has a long list of credits to his name, making the move to Marvel blockbusters will quite the jump. According to the Emmy Award-nominated director, however, the move was a no-brainer.
PT-266 – Director Jake Schreier on the set of PAPER TOWNS. Photo credit: Michael Tackett
“I think what jumped out was, I mean, first of all, the cast is just incredible and I think any movie with that cast, how could you not be excited about getting to work with that group of people? And then also Jon Watts was my roommate from college and we’re good friends and so knowing what a great experience he had making those films. And I even did second unit on the LA portion of one of the Spider-Man movies, so having a little bit more kind of connection or insight into that world,” he said.
The intrigue in Thunderbolts surrounds not only the team of characters that is assembling but the point of view that these anti-heroes have.
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A Fresh Perspective
Unlike the largely altruistic Avengers, many of the Thunderbolts’ members are former villains.
According to Schreier, the morally ambiguous nature of the team will give the film a very different perspective.
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“It was just a really different approach and a new kind of story to tell amidst that, which I know they’ve made so many things, but it’s not a sequel. Yes, these characters have appeared before, but it is a new story being told and a story, I think, with a very different perspective than maybe people aren’t expecting, and I think that that felt exciting and felt like a real challenge worth taking on.”
While Thunderbolts was gearing up to begin filming earlier this year, production was shut down due to the WGA strike.
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Despite this, Disney still has the film scheduled for a December 20, 2024 release.
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