Steven Yeun won’t be suiting up for Thunderbolts, the antihero-centric function within the works from Marvel Studios, sources inform The Hollywood Reporter.
Yeun’s involvement in Thunderbolts was first reported again in February, although Marvel by no means formally introduced the casting. 5 months earlier, throughout a D23 presentation, the studio revealed Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour and Wyatt Russell have been among the many Marvel mainstays who could be within the movie.
Like many tentpoles, Thunderbolts was struck by final yr’s twin writers and actors strikes, which put schedules in disarray throughout Hollywood. Thunderbolts was initially slated for July 2024, however was pushed again a yr to July 2025 and has but to start filming.
Jake Schreier is directing Thunderbolts, which is rumored to assemble a group of Marvel’s anti-heroes and villains.
Yeun already leads a high-profile comedian e-book property because the voice star of Invincible, Amazon’s adaptation of the Robert Kirkman comedian.
He rose to prominence as one of many leads of The Strolling Useless and is within the awards season race for his Netflix restricted sequence Beef. He’ll compete for the Golden Globe for greatest male actor in a restricted sequence on Sunday, and later this month, will probably be in competition on the Emmys for actor in a restricted sequence. (As an govt producer of Beef, he additionally shares an Emmy nom in excellent or restricted sequence class.) Developing this yr, he has a task in Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey 17 and the Sundance function Love Me, starring Kristen Stewart.
