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The “Thunderbolts” cast alone is reason enough to want to watch the film. The team consists of Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), who was trained to be an assassin and spy like her sister Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow. Also returning is Yelena’s adoptive father, Alexei Shostakov/the Red Guardian (played by “Stranger Things”‘s David Harbour), who is a Russian super soldier, and “Black Widow” villain Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster (“Quantum of Solace”‘s Olga Kurylenko), who was trained to be an assassin by her father, General Dreykov.
The “Thunderbolts” lineup also includes Bucky Barnes/the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), who fought alongside Captain America in World War II before he was brainwashed into becoming an assassin. Since breaking free from his brainwashing, Bucky has been trying to make up for his crimes, as seen in “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” That series introduced new characters like Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and US Army veteran John Walker/US Agent (Wyatt Russell), both of whom will return in “Thunderbolts.”
“Game of Thrones”‘s Hannah John-Kamen will also star as Ava Starr/Ghost, a villain seen in “Ant-Man and the Wasp” who has the power to phase through objects. Rounding out the “Thunderbolts” cast is a new face joining the MCU: “The Bear”‘s Ayo Edebiri, who, according to Deadline, has joined the film in a “new secret role.” “Beef” star Steven Yeun has also boarded the film in a secret role. Plus, Harrison Ford is expected to reprise his “Captain America 4” role as Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross.
