Steven Yeun Joins Marvel’s Thunderbolts: “The Character’s Intentions Were Very Clear” – Exclusive

Since you bent down Walking Dead With one of the most infamous character deaths of all time, Steven Yeun has continued to go from strength to strength, with stellar performances as Fire, minesand last year’s sci-fi blockbuster Jordan Peele NO. And soon, she’ll be joining the ranks of the MCU, recently announced as the latest addition to the Phase 5 cast. Goodness of God. The film, as we know, will bring together Bucky Barnes, Yelena Belova, Taskmaster, Red Guardian and many others in a not so heroic team, now with Yeun also somewhere in the mix.

For the actor – whose Goodness of God The role is currently under wraps: it was an opportunity to re-team with director Jake Schreier, whose upcoming Netflix series Beef features Yeun in a lead role opposite Ali Wong. “I don’t know if she was explicitly on my wish list,” Yeun says. Empire join the MCU. “It was more of the story, working again with Jake Schreier, who he directed Beef, and what were their intentions. The intentions of the particular character they wanted me to play were very clear, and that’s what drew me to the film.” But who will it be? A villain role? Anyone in the orbit of Harrison Ford’s Thunderbolt Ross? A new recruit Val di Julia Louis-Dreyfus?Stay tuned…

Before that, we will see Yeun in Bong Joon-Ho’s long-awaited film. Parasite Following Mickey Mouse 17 – his second collaboration with the Oscar-winning director, after All right. “I really learned a lot from him,” Yeun says. “There’s this camaraderie that he allows me to participate in with him that I really appreciate. At the end of filming [Mickey 17]I remember walking up to him during the filming of my last scene and saying, “I’ve learned a lot… and thank you. The results, he promises, will be special. “It was a killer game to play.”

Light EmpireFull interview with Steven Yeun – speaking Beefher MCU debut and her upcoming roles, in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse issue, on sale Thursday 16 March. become a Empire member now to access the full issue on release day, or pre-order the number online now here. Beef arrives on Netflix on April 6.