‘thunderbolts’: lewis pullman in early talks to join marvel studios pic

Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' Casts Lewis Pullman To Replace Steven Yeun You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content January 25, 2024 5:25pm SERVICES

TO SHARE THIS PAGE. Lewis Pullman is the top choice to replace Steven Yeun in Marvel Studios‘ _Thunderbolts, _sources confirmed to Deadline. If a deal closes, he would star opposite

Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Sebastian Stan and Wyatt Russell, previously announced as the main ensemble of the pic during D23 in 2022. Marvel Studios had no comment. Deadline broke that

Yeun had been a part of the _Thunderbolts _cast but had to back out after production was pushed because of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, creating a scheduling issue for the recent _Beef

_Emmy winner. Jake Schreier is set as director of the new Marvel tentpole. _Black Widow _scribe Eric Pearson is penning the script, with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige producing. Not

much is known about the plot of the film, but the comics revolve around a group of villains who are sent on missions commissioned by the government.  The film is set to bow in July 2025. As

for Pullman, he was most recently seen on Apple’s _Lessons in Chemistry. _He also played Lt. Robert “Bob” Floyd in _Top Gun: Maverick_, the $1.5 billion box office juggernaut. Other notable

credits include _Bad Times at the El Royale _and the TV series _Outer Range_. The news was first reported by Daniel Richtman. Pullman is repped by CAA and Anonymous Content. 2 Comments

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