Geraldine Viswanathan Replaces Ayo Edebiri in Marvel's THUNDERBOLTS

Geraldine Viswanathan (Blockers, Miracle Workers, Drive-Away Dolls) has joined the cast of Marvel’s Thunderbolts, taking the place of The Bear actress Ayo Edebiri, who had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts after production was delayed due the dual WGA and SAG AFTRA srikes last year. Viswanathan is the second recent addition after the film added Lewis Pullman to step in for Steven Yeun, who departed for similar scheduling reasons as Edebiri.

Viswanathan joins an ensemble that was announced during Disney’s D23 event last year that includes Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan as Winter Soldier, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Wyatt Russell as US Agent, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost and Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster.

Jake Schreier is set as director of the new film. Not much is known about the plot quite yet, but in the comics, the story revolves around a group of villains who are sent on missions commissioned by the government. The film is set to be released in July 2025.