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Sebastian Stan is known for his role as Bucky Barnes a.k.a, the Winter Soldier in the MCU. Debuting in the franchise along with Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers inCaptain America: The First Avenger, Stan became a beloved character in the MCU due to his incredible chemistry with Rogers as well as Anthony Mackie’s Falcon.
Stan’s last appearance as Bucky was in the Disney Plus seriesFalcon and the Winter Soldier, which saw him team up with Falcon. Though the actor has lent his voice to theWha If…?episodes, he will finally return to the role in the upcoming filmThunderbolts. Despite Marvel facing negative responses in the last few years, Stan assured fans that the film was doing all the right things.
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What Is Known AboutThunderboltsSo Far?
In the comics, theThunderboltswere a Suicide Squad-esque team of anti-heroes who came together to fight injustice. The film is directed by Jake Schreier, who was known for directing the John Green adaptationPaper Towns. The film, which was set to release in July 2024, was delayed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes and was pushed to July 2025.
TheThunderboltsfilm would see prominent characters from the MCU return to the franchise. Similar to the comics, the characters have been villains or anti-heroes in other installments of the franchise and have redeemed themselves. Characters such as David Harbour’s Red Guardian and Florence Pugh’s Yelena were set to return afterBlack Widow.
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Other anti-heroes that would be starring inThunderboltsinclude Wyatt Russell’s US Agent, Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, and Olga Kurylenko’s Taskmaster. Sebastian Stan would be returning to the MCU after he was last seen in the Disney Plus seriesFalcon and the Winter Soldier, which saw him clash with US Agent.
Apart from known faces,Thunderboltsis also set to star new characters and actors. Steven Yeun was previously reported to have been attached to the film, but according toVariety, it was pulled out due to the delay in production.The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri was also attached to the film in an undisclosed role. Harrison Ford is set to appear as Thaddeus Ross while also making his debut as the character inCaptain America: Brave New World.
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Sebastian Stan AssuresThunderboltsWill Be Good
Sebastian Stanbecame one of the Avengers after being mind-controlled by Hydra for many decades. The best friend of Chris Evans’ Captain America, Stan’s Bucky Barnes became the Winter Soldier after being turned into a super soldier by Hydra and being used as a pawn by the Nazi organization in their quest for world domination.
Stan’s Bucky Barnes joined the Avengers after the events ofCaptain America: Civil Warand was one of the victims of the Snap inAvengers: Infinity War. He then assembled along with the rest of the Avengers inAvengers: Endgameand battled Thanos. He teamed up with Anthony Mackie’s Falcon in the Disney Plus seriesFalcon and the Winter Soldier.
Sebastian Stan went on to star in other films outside the MCU after the Disney Plus series received mixed responses. He reunited with many of his Marvel co-stars in the dramaThe Devil All The Timeand inGhosted. He was set to return to the MCU withThunderbolts, teaming up with other anti-heroes. He spoke about the film toVarietywhile promoting his filmA Different Man,
“I’m excited. I’m going to go back basically in a month or so. I’ve missed it. It’s a great cast. The batting average is so high that it’s difficult to always land everything right away. It’s always been a great experience. With this one in particular, I think there’s a lot of good things.”
Sebastian Stan also addressed the recent failings of the MCU and mentioned that there were many good elements in theThunderboltsfilm. PostEndgame, many of the MCU’s entries have been a miss with fans as the studio seemingly compromised the quality of the content over quantity.
Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
