Marvel followers rejoiced after they heard Oscar nominee Steve Yeun can be becoming a member of MCU’s subsequent ensemble movie Thunderbolts. In fact, Yeun is aware of the sci-fi and fantasy style after movies like Okja and the box-office hit Nope beneath his belt. Like many Marvel roles, there isn’t a lot none about his contribution to the upcoming Section 5 movie. That’s anticipated in the case of the MCU. Now that the key is out, the Nope star lastly broke his silence on becoming a member of the Marvel universe.
Like many Marvel stars earlier than him, Yeun stored his lips sealed till the studio dropped the official phrase. The MCU has been the benchmark for a lot of Hollywood A-listers lately with a number of stars having campaigned to hitch the ever-growing cinematic universe. Nevertheless, it wasn’t essentially on Yeun’s Hollywood bucket listing. The Strolling Useless star spoke with Empire about what drew him to the most recent Marvel entry. He mentioned:
Becoming a member of the MCU was extra about his allegiance to Jake Schreier than being a superhero. The actor and the filmmaker not too long ago wrapped up the upcoming sequence Beef, which can premiere on April 6 by a Netflix subscription. Regardless of remaining mum about his position, Yeun’s trace at his character signaled Marvel followers might need a brand new fan favourite to root for or hate. Given the caliber of characters concerned within the films, it seems that the crew can be very anti-heroic (a la The Suicide Squad).
Steven Yeun joined an already-stacked solid for the upcoming Thunderbolts. Together with Yeun, the ensemble movie will see MCU trustworthy like Sebastian Stan, Florence Pugh, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus embrace new faces like Harrison Ford (changing the late William Harm) and The Bear breakout star Ayo Edebiri. Very similar to the Oscar nominee’s undisclosed position, the movie’s storyline is presently unknown. There’s been no phrase on whether or not it will likely be based mostly on an authentic story or drawn from the long-running comedian ebook.
Earlier than you see him within the Marvel ensemble, Steve Yeun will seem in Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite follow-up Mickey 17 scheduled for an early 2024 launch. You’ll hear him earlier than then as Mark Grayson in Invincible Season 2, which premieres by an Amazon Prime Video subscription later this 12 months.
Thunderbolts is presently set because the penultimate movie in Section 5 earlier than the rescheduled Blade reboot. Earlier than these two films hit theaters, take a look at what different upcoming Marvel films are popping out within the subsequent few years. Whereas Steven Yeun doesn’t have any upcoming films slated for this 12 months, get into the brand new film releases popping out.