Julia Louis-Dreyfus “She Really Wants to Fight” in Marvel’s THUNDERBOLTS

Julia Louis DreyfusMarvel’s character, Countess Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, is returning once again for the upcoming film, Lightning, which is headed next year. The film should be shot this summer and the Seinfeld And Look the actress says she’s ready to fight.

Louis-Dreyfus has been briefly introduced in the credits scenes and cameos of several Marvel films and series thus far, including her debut in The Falcon and the Winter Soldierfollowed by that of Scarlett Johansson Black Widow. The Countess last appeared in the 2022 blockbuster Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, where the audience learns that she has been appointed director of the CIA. This sets the stage for his strongest outing, the upcoming film Lightningthat told Louis-Dreyfus Variety it will shoot this June.

The storyline was described by Marvel’s creative director Kevin Feige such as the story of a “rag bunch” of unincorporated superheroes, including Florence Pugby Yelena Bolova e Sebastian Stanit’s Bucky Barnes. Louis-Dreyfus is no longer satisfied with cameos, he said. He wants to crack some skulls.

“I actually pitched it,” said Louis-Dreyfus, “I told them I really, really want to fight. We’ll see if that happens. I haven’t seen the script yet.” When she was reminded of Marvel’s intense stunt training, she reluctantly agreed, “Ugh. I’d better get in shape. I’ll be better off.”

Other Lightning cast members include Wyatt Russell returning as the character US Agent; David Port taking back his Black Widow role of Red Guardian; Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster; Hannah John Kamen as Ghost; And Harrison Ford, making his Marvel debut, as Thaddeous Ross. They’ll all answer to Louis-Dreyfus, the top Marvel production executive Nate Moore teased last summer, as his character will emerge as the MCU’s most formidable behind-the-scenes leader since Samuel L. Jackson.

Louis-Dreyfus said of the project:

“There’s so much secrecy around this, when I first started shooting it I had to go on set wearing a black hooded cape and keeping my head down so no one could see it was me walking on stage. “

In the Variety profile, he also confirmed Black Panther director Ryan Cooglerthe recent revelation that the significant role of the Countess in Wakandan forever was scaled down to accommodate more storyline surrounding the death of King T’challa, played by the late Chadwick Boseman. The plot of him will be further revealed Lightning and beyond. While we wait to learn more about the Countess, Louis-Dreyfus has found a way to make her the character of hers.

“In the original comic he has kind of a white streak in his hair, but I thought the purple would make it a little more of this world today. And I didn’t want it to look too much like Cruella, or anything like that.

Lightning it is currently scheduled to open on July 26, 2024.