Marvel enlists Lodge 49’s Jake Schreier to direct Thunderbolts movie
Marvel's closest thing to the Suicide Squad is getting a movie of its own
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Well, well, well: We may finally know what Julia Louis-Dreyfuss is up to in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After showing up at the end of Black Widow and then returning in The Falcon And The Winter Soldier (though COVID caused the timing of their release dates to swap) as the mysterious Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, we could have an idea of someplace where she could be showing up next.
That someplace is Thunderbolts, an upcoming Marvel Studios movie that is being billed as a “top-secret” project we know barely anything about. What we do know—as of today, thanks to Deadline—is that it will be directed by Jake Schreier, the filmmaker behind Paper Towns, some Kanye West music videos, and (put a pin in this one for later) six episodes of Lodge 49. We also know that the basic concept of the Thunderbolts from the comics is that it’s about a team of bad guys who are posing as good guys, with some incarnations positioning them as government agents who are forced to do dangerous stuff… sort of like a squad that goes on suicide missions, where the basic act of joining the squad might as well be considered suicide. Whatever you would call such a thing.
The comic book version also tends to feature Baron Zemo, played by Daniel Brühl in the MCU (including The Falcon And The Winter Soldier), and sometimes U.S. Agent, Wyatt Russell’s character from The Falcon And The Winter Soldier. Now, what other TV show was Wyatt Russell in? That’s right: Lodge 49, which featured six episodes directed by Jake Schreier!
That brings us to Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who was last seen working on some clearly evil scheme involving U.S. Agent in The Falcon And The Winter Solder, giving us a pretty straight line from that to Thunderbolts. It could be pitched as a team of government-backed Avengers who are all evil/damaged people who probably shouldn’t be superheroes, led by Julia Louis-Dreyfus (one version in the comics was led by General “Thunderbolt” Ross, who was a Red Hulk at the time, but that’s not going to happen in the movies).
That’s a lot of guessing what might happen and not a lot of knowing what will happen, so hopefully Marvel Studios starts making some real announcements soon.
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Baron Zemo needs his gold tiara when he leads the Thunderbolts. He looks incomplete without it.https://mattthecatania.wordpress.com/2022/01/21/how-helmut-zemo-got-his-barony-back/Now Sonya Cassidy needs to join the MCU, perhaps as Moonstone?
Wow, when did Snake-Eyes become a pimp?
When he tried competing with Destro:
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Jesus Christ PLEEEAAASE let there be a Red Hulk and Atlas and the Punisher!!!
He also directed “Robot and Frank” which is a great little movie.
You could have Sam Elliot play Ross again.
I’m down for this
I’m picturing Sam Elliot playing Ross from Friends. It’s really something.
“hrumph, we were on a break”
C’mon! How much do you want to see that?
Honestly, 1000%. Someone out there’s gotta have the deep fake tech to make this happen
Seems a bit of a weird choice. The Thunderbolts were built in the comics to take advantage of the missing hero’s like the Avengers who had disappeared during the Onslaught storyline. Most of the villains who became the Thunderbolts in the comics haven’t even been introduced in the MCU and even Zemo has had little exposure.
Be interesting to see how they try this.
Most of the Avengers are seemingly being succeeded by women or people of color, so it totally tracks to me that the government would just label them as missing/inactive and just create their own bleached out team.
Damnit now I miss Lodge 49 all over again 🙁
Cautiously optimistic for this? I think it needs to do a bit to set itself apart from Suicide Squad – really emphasize these are government cronies faking their way to being heroes. I think that could go over very well.
Also if Bruhl is in it (and…why wouldn’t he be), I’m there no matter what, because I adore him.
Is he CGI?
I wonder if they’ll want any ideas from my 8th grade science homework / Thunderbolts fan comic “Jolt Meets Lithium”.