Marvel’s upcoming “Thunderbolts” film marks something of a reunion of the team behind Netflix and A24’s critically acclaimed road rage series “Beef”.
That show’s creator and showrunner took over as the new writer for the film in late March just prior to the writer’s strike, replacing “Black Widow” scribe Eric Pearson. By doing so, he joined “Beef” director Jake Schreier and co-star Steven Yeun who were already on the project.
Shooting was to begin in June, but the production was pushed back due to the strikes. Once they’re over, it’s expected shooting will get underway ASAP with filming to take place in Atlanta and Utah.
Speaking with Collider recently, Schreier says he found himself drawn to the project because it offers another approach to what we usually see regarding Marvel storytelling:
“It was just a really different approach and a new kind of story to tell amidst that, which I know they’ve made so many things, but it’s not a sequel.
Yes, these characters have appeared before, but it is a new story being told and a story, I think, with a very different perspective than maybe people aren’t expecting, and I think that that felt exciting and felt like a real challenge worth taking on.”
The team-up movie serves as the final work in the fifth ‘Phase’ of the MCU and brings together Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes, David Harbour’s Red Guardian, Florence Pugh’s Yelena, Wyatt Russell’s U.S. Agent, Hannah John-Kamen’s Ghost, and Olga Kurylenko’s Taskmaster.
That cast is said to be one of the biggest draws for Schreier, with the film marking his first go at the helm of a major studio blockbuster. That said, he was roommates with “Spider-Man: No Way Home” director Jon Watts in college and has done some second-unit directing on the Los Angeles-based portion of one of the Spider-Man movies.
Marvel still has the “Thunderbolts” film currently set for a December 20th 2024 release.
