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Sebastian Stan’s Dark, Low-Budget Winter Soldier Thriller Pitch Has Fans Going ‘Hell Yeah’

Stan said the idea was a Sicario-style thriller built around Bucky Barnes’ trauma, and Kevin Feige reportedly humored the pitch.

  • In a recent New York Magazine interview, Sebastian Stan revealed he pitched a 'Sicario-esque' Winter Soldier solo movie to Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, describing the pitch as 'half jokingly'.
  • Sebastian Stan has spent over a decade portraying Bucky Barnes, yet the character has never headlined a solo film despite his pivotal role as a super soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
  • The pitch envisions Bucky becoming obsessed with a figure from his brainwashed past. Stan explained, 'It's about a guy who thinks he recognizes someone from his past,' describing a grounded narrative stripped of typical Marvel spectacle.
  • Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige 'humored' the pitch with 'Yeah, that sounds cool,' though it remains unconfirmed. Fans flooded social media demanding, 'Goddammit Feige, give him his movie!!!'
  • Regardless of the pitch's status, Stan returns as Bucky in Avengers: Doomsday this December and will join Matt Reeves' The Batman Part, keeping him active across studios.
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IGN broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Monday, September 7, 2026.
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