New bet from Marvel, the movie “Thunderbolts*” debut in theaters this Thursday (1st). The feature film generates expectation among fans and can be the key piece for a new phase of the studio. Below, the CNN List everything you need to know about the new work.
“Thunderbolts*” brings together an unlikely group of characters-which are more characterized as “antiheroes”-in charge of missions than a traditional group of superheroes, such as the Avengers, would hardly accept.
Among them are Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), John Walker, the American agent (Wyatt Russell), Alexei Shostakov, the Red Guardian (David Harbor), The Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) and Bob, as a sentinel (Lewis Pullman) . Maladjusted and full of emotional scars bring to production a Strong sense of inadequacy.
Directed by Jake Schreier (“Cities of Paper”), “Thunderbolts*” mixes action, emotion and a look more focused on the psychological dilemmas of contemporary heroes.
Everything you need to know before seeing “thunderbolts*”
The Thunderbolts team is made up of characters that have already been introduced in MCU movies and series, as “Black Widow” (2021), “Falcon and the Winter Soldier” (2021) and “Ant-Man and the Wasp” (2023).
This ensures that the feature film acts as a new story, but also as a convergence point for trajectories that the public already knows. As is the case of Yelena Belova, who deals with the legacy of sister Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) and by Bucky Barnes, one of the characters with the longest arch of the saga, which now needs to redefine its identity outside the shadow of the Avengers.
Another important link is the figure of Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) which has been discreetly appearing in various productions and now takes a central role as an organizer of this new team. Its presence reinforces the idea that Thunderbolts is also a political movement within the MCU, putting in debate who defines heroism when the Avengers are no longer in charge.
The film is also expected to fill gaps after “Avengers: Ultimatum” (2019) and “Falcon and the Winter Soldier”, playing on topics such as the disappointment with authority figures, the governmental use of supersolders, and the side effects of epic battles that redefined the planet.
Who are the characters
Yelena Belova, by Pugh consolidates from this movie as one of the main figures of MCU.
Belova first appeared in “Black Widow,” as the younger and foster sister of Natasha Romanoff. When they were young, Yelena and Natasha were part of a Russian secret operation based on Ohio, passing through daughters of the Russian supersolder Alexei Shostakov (David Harbor).
When younger, Yelena eventually underwent abusive training to become a deadly killer as part of the next generation of black widows, just as Natasha had to do. After his sister’s death in “Avengers: Ultimatum,” Belova took over her sister’s role to become the main black widow of the MCU.
Alexei, at a time, is one of several characters who received the super -Solder serum in an attempt to create the next Captain America.
Ava Starr, played by Hannah John-Kamen, earned the ghost nickname because of her ability to cross objects and disappear. Marvel had not continued what happened to Ava in the years later the “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” a movie in which she worked as an antagonist.
After many traumatic events, Buck Barnes became an American congressman, a role he plays in “Thunderbolts*”. At one point in the work, he joins to fight with the other characters.
John Waker, in turn, is an awarded veteran of the US Army, was chosen to succeed Steve Rogers as Captain America and was presented in “Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” Walker was later deprived of his title of Captain America after a conflict with Bucky and Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie).
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This content was originally published in “Thunderbolts*”: What you need to know before watching the movie on CNN Brazil.
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