Lee Sung Jin, the creator and showrunner of Netflix and A24’s upcoming series “Beef,” has signed on as the new writer for the “Thunderbolts” movie at Marvel Studios.
Lee (“Tuca & Bertie,” “Dave”) gets his first feature credit with the film and steps in to replace Eric Pearson (“Black Widow”) who was the first announced writer on the project.
This marks a reunion of several talents from “Beef” as “Thunderbolts” is being directed by Jake Schreier and will co-star Steven Yeun in its cast. Both Schreier and Yeun worked on the road rage Netflix series which also stars Ali Wong.
Speaking with Variety whilst out promoting “Beef,” Lee says:
“I’m rewriting it. It’s the whole squad again. Jake asked me if I would come on board. I probably should have taken a break, but there are a lot of themes and exciting things about the movie that I couldn’t help but sign on.
It’s truly an honor to be part of a Marvel thing, but it is very different. One, it’s not my project, it’s Jake’s. It’s such a large scope and scale that the type of writing is very different. At the same time, the process feels the same, I’m still talking to Jake every day. … I think once you find the squad of people you love and trust and are so talented, you do everything you can to keep working with them.”
The film stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus reprising her role as Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine, with Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster, Wyatt Russell as John Walker, and Harrison Ford as President Ross. Yeun’s role is unknown, as is Ayo Edebiri.
“Thunderbolts” is expected to begin shooting in June and is scheduled for release on July 26th 2024.
