the actor Sebastian Stan Bucky Barnes is much lighter than the one microcontroller Fans saw the character in the Winter Soldier era. During his appearance at the San Diego Comic-Con to promote his appearance in Marvel's Lightning*Stan said he felt Bucky had “nine lives,” with his ability to reinvent himself, with the former villainous assassin now in a “fun” place. Stan’s Bucky will give the film, which opens next summer, a connection to the early MCU that gives this new team a solid platform to launch into the future.
Stan's return to the MCU in Lightning* This is a surprising turn for the 41-year-old actor, who last appeared as Bucky in 2021. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Series for Disney+. He provided the voice of Bucky in episodes of the animated series. what if…? Last year, however, he believed his days as the character were over, with Marvel moving on to new characters in Phase 5. During the Lightning* In a panel at Comic Con, he expressed his amazement at Bucky's ability to find relevance in new stories in the MCU.
I never expected to come back, certainly with this group, but it's turned out to be an amazing journey for my character.
After 13 years in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Bucky Barnes, played by Stan, has had a rollercoaster of a personal story. He is presumed dead at the end of Captain America: The First AvengerHe returned as a cybernetically enhanced evil killer in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. He destroyed the friendship between Captain America and Iron Man in Captain America: Civil Warjust to become a hero again in The Avengers films Infinity War And game over. He seems to have finally found personal peace. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier And in Lightning*We see Bucky come full circle, as the quiet, fun-loving Bucky from Brooklyn:
We've put him in a really fun place now, and I think that's where he fits in. If you watch the movie, we're all a really weird bunch, and he fits in there perfectly.
The idea of seeing Bucky Barnes having fun again is in keeping with the early buzz around the film, which was marked by Lightning* As Marvel's answer to James Gunn's DC movie suicide squadMarvel's outcasts learn to work as a team when they're sent on a tough mission, and it feels like a lighter touch on The Avengerswith a rebellious streak.
Who appears in Lightning*?
Thunderbolts* has made a splash by taking some of the best, most eye-catching characters from other Marvel Cinematic Universe films and putting them together as one team. In addition to Stan, Lightning* Starring David Harbour as Alex/Red Guardian from Black WidowHannah John-Kamen as Ava/The Ghost from Ant-Man and the WaspWyatt Russell as John Walker/U.S. Agent The Falcon and the Winter SoldierFlorence Pugh as Yelena Belova and Olga Kurylenko as Antonia/Task Master, both from Black WidowJulia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine Lewis Pullman as Robert Reynolds/Sentry, who is believed to be the villain of the film.
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During Comic-Con, the first trailer for the film was only shown to attendees, and has not yet been released online. The film featured a meeting between Yelena, played by Florence Pugh, and her father, Alexei, played by David Harbour. Other characters, including Bucky, John Walker, Ghost, and Taskmaster, were also brought together on a dangerous mission: to bring back the Pullman guard.
Lightning* Written by Eric Pearson and Lee Sung-jin and directed by Jake Schreier, it will be the final film in Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Lightning*
The film will be released in theaters on May 2, 2025.
