Proper now, Marvel Studio’s Thunderbolts film is about 16 months away from arriving in theaters, and manufacturing is scheduled to start out up quickly – however immediately it has been revealed that the challenge is making a big behind-the-scenes change. Whereas the blockbuster so far has been working with a script written by Eric Pearson (Black Widow, Thor: Ragnarok), it is now being reported {that a} new screenwriter has been introduced aboard to work on the screenplay.
Information of the rent comes from Selection, which says that Lee Sung Jin has been introduced onboard Thunderbolts to work on the script. Lee is the creator and showrunner of the upcoming Netflix collection Beef, and the Marvel Studios manufacturing will reunite him with director Jake Schreier, who has directed six episodes of the streaming present. Talking with the commerce concerning the new gig, Lee stated,
I’m rewriting it. It’s the entire squad once more. Jake requested me if I might come on board. I most likely ought to have taken a break, however there’s a whole lot of themes and thrilling issues concerning the film that I couldn’t assist however signal on.
Information first broke about Marvel making a Thunderbolts film final June when it was first reported that Jake Schreier had been employed to direct. At D23 Expo 2023 a couple of months later, the lineup for the titular workforce was introduced: Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan’s Winter Soldier, David Harbour’s Crimson Guardian, Olga Kurylenko’s Taskmaster, Wyatt Russell’s US Agent, Hannah John Kamen’s Ghost, and Julia Louis Dreyfus’ Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. It has additionally been confirmed that Harrison Ford shall be taking part in President Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross within the film, taking up the half following the demise of William Harm (who beforehand performed the function in The Unimaginable Hulk, Captain America: Civil Battle, and Avengers: Infinity Battle).
Lee Sung Jin’s earlier writing credit embody the hit FX collection Dave, the animated Tuca & Bertie, the HBO present Silicon Valley, and the beloved sitcom It is All the time Sunny In Philadelphia. Thunderbolts will mark the primary time he is obtained credit score on a function movie, however clearly he has earned the belief of Jake Schreier and Marvel Studios.
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