The 36th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the 6th in Phase V, Thunderbolts* is due out in theaters on April 30th. Promotion for the next Marvel film continues, giving superhero movie fans the opportunity to learn more about the feature film that will introduce Sentry into the MCU. And according to Jake Schreier, director of Thunderbolts*, a well-known comic book superhero was supposed to appear in the film, but Marvel refused.
The Marvel Hero Jake Schreier Wanted for Thunderbolts*
In 2010, Marvel relaunched the Thunderbolts with the Heroic Age, its narrative era of publication that followed the popular Dark Reign. Steve Rogers then named Luke Cage the head of the new Thunderbolts program, whose ranks included criminals like Songbird, MACH-V, the Fixer, Moonstone and Ghost. Several other heroes like Hawkeye or the Winter Soldier can boast of having been part of the Thunderbolts, as well as Brock Rumlow/Crossbones, Cain Marko/Juggernaut but especially Ted Sallis/Man-Thing.
Often compared Unlike DC Comics' Swamp Thing, the Man-Thing of the Florida Everglades isn't a superhero, but rather a mindless monster who still possesses empathy. And like Shrek, he only wants one thing: to stay in his swamp. But thanks to his connection to the Nexus, a cosmic phenomenon that can be described as a set of interdimensional portals that allow access to In any other reality, the Man-Thing is able to transport the Thunderbolts almost anywhere.
An interdimensional Uber of the swamps is priceless, and above all, it opens up infinite possibilities in terms of writing. You see it coming, but Jake Schreier's primary goal was to include the Man-Thing in his Thunderbolts team*. However, Marvel Studios refused. The Man-Thing is indeed in the MCU, since he was integrated after his appearance in Michael Giacchino's 2022 film Werewolf by Night.
"I think at one point during the presentation,I really wanted the Man-Thing to be part of the team," Schreier told SFX Magazine. "It was about looking at the MCU and finding not just villains who could be good, but also characters who exist more on this morally gray plane or were potentially meant for something else but then went bad. Or maybe they're just misunderstood, like John Walker, who was literally Captain America.""
As a reminder, the Thunderbolts team consists of Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Red Guardian (David Harbour), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), all under the leadership of Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus). A fine team of criminals on whom the survival of Humanity depends. It remains to be seen whether Marvel's Suicide Squad will succeed in hitting the mark at the cinema.
Big-hearted criminals with redemption in their sights, and above all a common enemy: Sentry. The first feedback on the film should reach us soon, let's hope it's good. One last film for Phase V which will then give way to the highly anticipated Phase VI and itsThe Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025),Avengers: Doomsday (2026), Spider-Man: Brand New Day andAvengers: Secret Wars.
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