AsMarvelStudios confirms a steady stream of cast members forAvengers: Doomsday, the absence of one primaryThunderboltscast member further suggests they won’t survive. Theories have already been swirling about the unfortunate fates of certain team members as fans find evidence intheThunderboltstrailers. Perhaps without intending to,theAvengers: Doomsdaycast revealhas all but confirmed these theories to be true.
In a live stream posted toYouTube, entitled “Avengers: Doomsday | Cast Announce”,Marvel Studios has confirmed Sebastian Stan, Florence Pugh, Wyatt Russell, David Harbor, Hannah John-Kamen, and Lewis Pullman will be starring inAvengers: Doomsday, whilethe lack of Olga Kurylenko suggests that Taskmaster will die inThunderbolts*.The reveal doesn’t come as much of a shock, as the mostprominentThunderbolts*theoryalways suggested Taskmaster would die early on due to her absence from much of the trailer footage. The full announcement can be viewed below:
What So Many Thunderbolts* Cast Members Being Confirmed For Avengers: Doomsday Means
It Looks Like The Team Will Survive Their Encounter With The Void
Thunderboltsstars a litany of down-and-out ex-villains and antiheroes who, in Yelena Belova’s words, “All just punch and shoot.” As rumors surrounding Sentry’s involvement were vindicated by the trailers, it became worryingly apparent that this particular team will be vastly outmatched by Sentry’s ruinous alter ego, the Void. The prognosis therefore looked dire, as many fans speculatedthe entire Thunderbolts teamwould not survive the events ofThunderbolts.
The Evidence Is Mounting For The Dark Thunderbolts* Spoiler Marvel Seems Desperate For Everyone To Know
As the film’s release date grows closer, Marvel seems less inclined to hide a major spoiler in Thunderbolts*, with more evidence being piled on.
Short of them appearing in flashbacks or as variants, which seems unlikely,theAvengers: Doomsdaycastreveal puts those concerns to bed. Instead,it looks as though they will form one of the many teams inAvengers: Doomsday, joined by the likes of the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and, presumably, the Avengers led by Sam Wilson’s Captain America. Lewis Pullman’s presence, meanwhile, confirms that he will also survive the events ofThunderbolts*and possibly give the team a dazzling power boost as Sentry.
Our Take On So Many Thunderbolts* Cast Members Being Confirmed For Avengers: Doomsday
Did Marvel Just Spoil Thunderbolts*?
While I am ecstatic to see most of the charismatic cast ofThunderboltsjoiningAvengers: Doomsday, the confirmation comes with a sting in its tail. Now we can expect all but Taskmaster to surviveThunderbolts,it feels as though the stakes have significantly diminished. The fact that this announcement came just over a month beforeThunderboltshits theaterson May 2 makes me wonder if Marvel could have held off just a while longer. On the other hand, confirming that theThunderboltscast will play an important role inAvengers: Doomsdayshould help to stoke enthusiasm for both.
Avengers: Doomsday
Cast
Avengers: Doomsday is the fifth Avengers film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will bring together heroes, new and old, to face off against Victor von Doom - played by the returning Robert Downey Jr.. Avengers 5 will also mark the beginning of phase 6 of the MCU.
Thunderbolts*
Thunderbolts follows seven disillusioned individuals who find themselves trapped in a perilous situation. Tasked with a daunting mission, they must face the most shadowy aspects of their histories in order to survive and achieve their goals.
