‘Thunderbolts’: Marvel would choose its new Sentry after Steven Yeun’s departure

An unexpected problem arose for Marvel Studios when Steven Yeun decided to leave the cast. Thunderbolts. Star the walking Dead And Beef was going to play a role Hourly, which was supposed to premiere in the Marvel Cinematic Universe but was scrapped due to calendar conflicts. Now Kevin Feige’s team would find a replacement for him.

In accordance with Hollywood Reporterleading candidate for the role of Sentry in Thunderbolts I would be Lewis Pullman. Marvel would have offered the role to the aforementioned, although it’s still unclear if the actor has already accepted the offer to join Jake Schreier’s feature film.

Lewis Pullman, son of Bill Pullman (b.independence Day), received international recognition after participating in Top Shot: Maverick. In the film starring Tom Cruise, the 30-year-old actor played Lt. Robert “Bob” Floyd, a combat systems officer in the F-18 piloted by Natasha “Phoenix” Thrace (Monica Barbaro).

If your arrival is confirmed Thunderbolts, Marvel will resolve the issue created by Steven Yeun’s departure. At the time, it was mentioned that House of Ideas had not yet decided whether it would look for another actor to play the Sentry or whether it would cut the character out of the film outright.

Sentry debuts in ThunderboltsLewis Pullman

If Lewis Pullman’s arrival as the Sentinel is finally confirmed, main cast Thunderbolts it would be complete. The actor will join Sebastian Stan (Winter Soldier), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine), Wyatt Russell (US Agent), David Harbor (Red Guardian), Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova), Hannah John-Kamen (Spectre). . ), Olga Kurylenko (Taskmaster) and Harrison Ford (Thaddeus Ross).

The Sentry is a relatively new character in Marvel comics, having debuted in 2000. Since then, his presence has been largely limited to comics, although he has also appeared in some video games. However, his introduction to the Marvel Cinematic Universe would give him a completely different profile than he has thus far.

It’s unclear how Sentry will fit into the story. Thunderboltsgiven that the film will focus on the eponymous group of redeemed anti-heroes/villains. Will he have a leading role or will the feature film just serve as an introduction to future projects? It is impossible to know for now.

Let’s remember that Sentry is actually an entity called Robert Reynolds, an overweight, mentally retarded alcoholic who gained his powers after receiving a more powerful version of Captain America’s super soldier serum. This gives him a very wide range of abilities, in some ways very similar to Superman’s, although in some cases even superior.

However, this character has a very interesting duality that can be explored in film. In the comics, the Sentry has an archenemy named Emptiness. Although it is later revealed that both characters are actually two halves of Robert Reynolds himself.

Thunderbolts Filming has not yet begun, and production has been affected by strikes among Hollywood writers and actors. Jake Schreier’s film was originally scheduled to be released this year. However, Marvel Studios had to postpone it to a later date. July 25, 2025.