One Thunderbolts Character’s Fate Was a Huge ‘Shock’ Even to the Writer of the Movie

One Thunderbolts Character’s Fate Was a Huge ‘Shock’ Even to the Writer of the Movie

Spoilers follow for Thunderbolts.Some MCU fans had assumed that Marvel’s Thunderbolts – which you may have heard is now Marvel’s The New Avengers – would kill off at least a few of its (seemingly) mostly disposable team of anti-heroes. But when the “directors chair” Avengers: Doomsday announcement in March revealed the metric ton of characters who are returning for that film included most of the Thunderbolts, the fan theories were forced to go i…

Wyatt Russell didn't want to say 'Thunderbolts*' 'on your left' Captain America Easter egg

The actor tells EW he didn't even realize the line, which was added later via ADR, is an Easter egg. Marvel Studios Wyatt Russell in 'Thunderbolts*'Key PointsWyatt Russell admits he didn't want to say "On your left" during ADR recording.The line — a Captain America Easter egg — was the idea of director Jake Schreier.Russell reveals whether he thinks Walker's family relationship will improve in their next film.This article contains spoilers about…

Here's What Taskmaster Was Originally Going to Do in Thunderbolts

One of the film's writers discusses a different story considered for the Olga Kurylenko Black Widow villain.

THUNDERBOLTS* Screenwriter Didn't Know a Character's Dark Fate Until He Saw the Movie

The marketing for Thunderbolts* showed many characters from previous MCU projects as part of the roster. Aside from Bucky Barnes, There were characters from Ant-Man and the Wasp, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and most prominently, three characters from Black Widow. But one of those characters, Antonia Dreykov, aka Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), did not last long in the movie. In fact, she’s killed by Ghost early in the first act. But via Poly…

'Thunderbolts*' Writer Reveals Taskmaster's Original Role In Film

Getty Image The character Taskmaster was first introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the 2021 film Black Widow. In that film, we found out that, unlike in the comics, her name is Antonia Dreykov and she is the daughter of the Russian Army General that had Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova taken to the Red Room for training as children. Antonia Dreykov, in addition to receiving the same chemical mind control process that Romanoff, Belov…

Even the Thunderbolts* Writer Didn't Know That Major Death Was Going to Happen

WARNING: There are spoilers for Thunderbolts* ahead! Ostensibly, the death of a major Marvel Comics character in the MCU should be a huge factor in the movie it takes place in, but writer Eric Pearson said he was not really involved in the decision to kill off Taskmaster at all. The former Black Widow with an uncanny ability for mimicry was shot by Ghost and left behind unceremoniously in the first act of Thunderbolts*, and Pearson told ComicBoo…