In the lead up to its release, Marvel Studios is working hard to make sure audiences don’t think Thunderbolts* is just another typical MCU joint. The film’s star–and one of Marvel’s greatest talents–Florence Pugh told Empire the film, helmed by Jake Schreier, “ended up becoming this quite badass indie, A24-feeling assassin movie with Marvel superheroes.” And Schreier claims to have drawn inspiration for the film from Toy Story 3 which is simply the last film you’d expect to hear inspired a film full of sort-kinda bad guys.
Once upon a time, the film was more or less a sequel to Black Widow and early word around Hollywood was that it wasn’t pretty; however, it may be the first theatrical project under Bob Iger‘s second regime to be saved by pumping the brakes and making sure a high quality version was ready to go. Early response to the film’s teasers and market has been positive but there has been one concerning fan theory that has made the rounds.
Based on what’s been seen so far, fans are convinced that Taskmaster, played once again Olga Kurylenko, will bite the dust early on. And a new look at the film via Letterboxed has done nothing to disprove that theory.
The new teaser, which is really quite wonder, lists off the members of the team, including The Winter Soldier who technically doesn’t exist anymore, without listing Taskmaster.
Whether or not Tasky’s absence is just clever exploitation of a popular fan theory or if the character truly doesn’t make it out alive, the new teaser will only drive more buzz around Thunderbolts*.
Thunderbolts* hits theaters on May 2nd.
Source: X, Empire
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