Bob (Lewis Pullman) is the new character, but Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Sebastian Stan, and Wyatt Russell are owning the summer team-up.
Just like the early phases of Marvel Cinematic Universe turned B- and C-list heroes into the biggest stars on the planet, the next chapter of the mega-franchise intends to pluck side characters from passable movies and iffy TV shows for a team-up movie with high potential.
Marvel and Disney released a new extended trailer for Thunderbolts* on Saturday, after a debut at the emerging Brazil D23 convention, and it feels a bit like old times: chemistry, verve, and even a bit of color-graded polish we haven’t seen in an MCU movie since… maybe ever? If Deadpool & Wolverine made every self-referential punchline imaginable to get Marvel through a down year, next May’s tentpole could actually revitalize the ongoing saga.
