Marvel’s Thunderbolts Faces Potential Delay Amidst Controversial Script Rewrite

Get The Latest Update On Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts Movie Featuring Florence Pugh’s Return As Yelena Belova, With An All-star Cast Including Sebastian Stan, David Harbour,

By Amitabh Mukherji
March 30,2023
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Marvel Studios’ upcoming film Thunderbolts, featuring Florence Pugh‘s return as Yelena Belova, has received a development update. However, this update could lead to concerns that the film may be delayed.

All-Star Cast Of Thunderbolts

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Thunderbolts 

Pugh will join an all-star cast, including Sebastian Stan’s Bucky, David Harbour’s Red Guardian, and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, in Thunderbolts. The plot details of the movie are still under wraps, but Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed that Bucky is the “de facto leader” of the team.

Pugh’s Excitement For Thunderbolts

Florence Pugh
Florence Pugh

Pugh expressed her excitement about returning as Yelena in Thunderbolts, stating that she’ll “act the hell out of it” despite not knowing the story yet.

Netflix’s Lee Sung Jin Joins Thunderbolts As Writer

Lee Sung Jin

Marvel Studios replaced the first announced writer of the movie, Eric Pearson, with Netflix’s Beef creator and showrunner Lee Sung Jin. Lee reunites with Beef director Jake Schreier and co-star Steven Yeun, who recently joined the mega MCU ensemble.

Lee’s familiarity with Thunderbolts director Jake Schreier and MCU newcomer is a promising development. It allows the trio to collaborate once more and create another incredible project, as Netflix’s Beef currently has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Speaking with Variety as part of promoting his Netflix show, Lee confirmed that he’s “rewriting” the script for Thunderbolts, noting that “there’s a lot of themes and exciting things” about the movie that he couldn’t resist joining Schrier and Yeun in the MCU.

Possible Delay Of Thunderbolts

The Thunderbolts
The Thunderbolts

Lee’s confirmation that he is rewriting the script for Thunderbolts could lead to concerns among the MCU fandom that the film might be delayed. However, unless there is a massive overhaul of the film’s story, Jin’s timeline for script rewrites is right on schedule. Thunderbolts will reportedly begin production this June, with a July 2024 theatrical premiere date. Still, it’s possible that Marvel could push the movie back into a November slot, similar to what the studio did with Brie Larson’s The Marvels earlier this year.