While Marvel’s Thunderbolts is set to unite some of the franchise’s most iconic anti-heroes for a new kind of Avengers team, the film was also expected to introduce Beef star Steven Yeun as The Sentry.
While the exact details of Yeun’s role were unknown, fans were excited to see the Walking Dead stalwart finally enter the MCU.
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Then, the sad news came last month. Yeun had to pull out of the project because of scheduling conflicts.
Yeun Left ‘Thunderbolts’ Last Month
Like most Hollywood productions, work on Thunderbolts was shut down last year due to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. The film was initially slated for a July 2024 release but has subsequently been delayed until 2025.
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“I think for me, time passing and things shifting kind of pulled me out of it,” Yeun explained. “But Jake [Schreier], I know, is going to do an incredible job.”
Marvel Turns to a Top: Gun Maverick Star
With Yeun out of the picture, Marvel Studios is now reportedly turning to Top Gun: Maverick star Lewis Pullman to fill the Thunderbolts void.
According to Daniel Richtman, Marvel has offered Pullman the Sentry role that Yeun vacated.
Photo: THR
In addition to playing Lt. Robert “Bob” Floyd in Top Gun: Maverick, Pullman has also appeared in Battle of the Sexes, Bad Times a the El Royale, and Catch-22.
While Pullman has yet to accept the role, it sounds like Marvel has found their man.
In Thunderbolts, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine will assemble a new squad comprised of Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Red Guardian (David Harbour), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell) and, of course, Bucky Barnes.
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The film will hit theaters on July 25, 2025.
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