New Spoilery Rumors About THUNDERBOLTS* Characters Taskmaster, U.S. Agent and Ghost
Marvel’s upcoming ensemble film Thunderbolts* has been shrouded in mystery. We know who is going to be in the film, and that they are teaming up, but we also know there’s a lot that the studio isn’t telling us.
That includes where the story will lead us, and why there’s an asterisk in the title. But we have a few more rumored details that have been revealed for us to think about.
CBM reports that industry scooper Daniel Richtman has shared a few new insights from the film, including the storyline of Antonia Dreykov, aka Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko).
She will be suffering from memory problems when we first find her; her father damaged her mind and, while it's since been rebuilt, she needs reminders. Ava Starr helps her keep track of what's going on and they develop a close friendship as teammates.
As for Laurence Fishburne's Bill Foster, who we’ve learned has cancer, while Fishburne has lent his voice to the character in Marvel Animation's What If...?, he's reportedly only mentioned in Thunderbolts* unless a cameo has recently been added.
Richtman adds that Rachel Weisz's Melina Vostokoff isn't mentioned at all, a surprise when she's such a big part of both Red Guardian and Yelena Belova's lives. Things can always change in reshoots, of course, but this does offer a better idea of what to expect from at least some character dynamics.
As for John Walker, former Captain America and current U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell), his wife has reportedly left him since the events of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. That's unlikely to do much for the super soldier's already-fragile mental state.
During a recent interview, Ghost actor Hannah John-Kamen revealed more about the Ant-Man and The Wasp villain's status quo in Thunderbolts*, teasing, "The last time you saw her, she was volcanic. She was flickering to death and she was in pain. I would describe her as an open nerve.
“She was dealing with this battle. You found her in this coping mechanism of constant survival whereas now she has control of that. With that, there's a calm, and there's a decisiveness, and there's a powerful breath and beat in that. So yes, you'll see a different Ghost."
Confirmed cast members for Thunderbolts* include Florence Pugh as Yelena Boleva, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Lewis Pullman as The Sentry, and Geraldine Viswanathan in an undisclosed role now believed to be Songbird.
Thunderbolts* is currently set to be released in theaters on May 5, 2025.