Thunderbolts: Steven Yeun’s character in new Marvel film revealed

Robert Kirkmancreator of The Walking Deaddelivered which character Steven Yeunthat lived Glenn in the zombie series, will play in Thunderboltsnew film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

In a chat with the comic artist David Finch, Kirkman revealed that the actor will live the Sentinel in the new production of the franchise. “He called me and said, ‘I just got back from a costume fitting for Sentinel. I think I only play heroes in yellow and blue uniforms.'”recalled the actor.

Then the author continued saying that Yeun joked about always playing heroes in yellow and blue uniforms, in reference to Invinciblean Amazon Prime Video series, also created by Kirkman and with the actor playing the protagonist, a hero with a uniform in the same colors as the Sentinel. Check out the video (in English):

Robert Kirkman, the goofball you are. pic.twitter.com/UTYRs7Y26W

— Sebastian Dandelion (@sillywackyboy) November 17, 2023

In the comics, Sentry is a hero with the power of ‘a million suns’, who was once part of the New Avengers and starred in some adventures alongside heroes such as Fantastic Four and so many others. To date, there is no information about its role in Thunderboltswhich will bring together a group of Marvel anti-heroes.

In the stories, they take on the role of superheroes when the Avengers and other heroes are unable to act. However, they are eventually revealed to be a group of supervillains called the Masters of Terror, which is led by Baron Zemoplayed by Daniel Brühl (Goodbye, Lenin!) in Captain America: Civil War2016, and Falcon and the Winter Soldier2021.

In the new Marvel film, Thunderbolts will be made up of stellar supporting characters from the franchise, such as Yelena Belova/Black Widow (Florence Pugh), Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), John Walker/American Agent (Wyatt Russell), Alexei Alanovich Shostakov/Red Guardian (David Harbor) It is Antonia Dreykov/Coach (Olga Kurylenko).

The group is led by Valentina Allegra de Fontainelived by Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Seinfeld), which has appeared in Falcon and the Winter Soldier It is Black Widowboth from 2021. Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Rosswhich was played by William Hurtwho died in March 2022, was recast and, in the film, will be played by Harrison Fordin Star Wars It is Indiana Jones. Ayo Edebiri (The bear), in a role not yet revealed, completes the cast.

Lee Sungjinfrom the series bullshitis responsible for the roadmap Thunderboltsbased on an initial proposal developed by Eric Pearsonin Thor: Ragnarok (2017). Jake Schreierin Paper cities (2015), is the director of the feature, which premieres on July 25, 2025.