Why did Steven Yeun abandon Thunderbolts, the new Marvel film?

Steven Yeunknown for The Walking Dead (2010-2022) and Minari: In Search of Happiness (2020), spoke out after the news that he left the cast of Thunderbolts, new film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In an interview with Varietythe actor explained what motivated him to abandon the film and highlighted that, despite the event, he still wants to be in a production of the franchise:

“I think for me, the passage of time and things changing have kind of taken me out of that. But I know that Jake [Schreier, diretor do filme] will do an incredible job”, explained the actor. According to Yeun, it was not an easy decision to make:

“It took me a long time to write the text [do e-mail que enviou à equipe do longa]. It took many, many drafts to make sure I was properly expressing how bad I felt about breaking a commitment.”he revealed.

Despite saying that he wants to be in a Marvel production in the future, the actor was vague when talking about the possibility of returning to the franchise soon: “It’s a little early to be thinking about that. I must have made a lot of people angry by leaving, so I’ll just say I’m grateful to be considered for any role.”he said. “I have some ideas, but I heard they don’t even give you a chance if you’re talking publicly about a character, so I’m going to keep quiet.”

About Thunderbolts

In the comics, the Thunderbolts take on the role of superheroes when the Avengers and other heroes are unable to perform. 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, the Thunderbolts group 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.