Steven Yeun Talks Joining Marvel’s THUNDERBOLTS, Says Character’s Intentions Are ‘Very Clear’

Walking Dead alum Steven Yeun is set to make his big MCU debut in Marvel’s Lightning movie. When her casting was first announced, the part of her was described as “not only significant to this film, but she may also play a role in the future in future films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.”

We don’t know who exactly he’s playing, but during a recent interview with the actor, he talks about joining the MCU and teases that the intentions of the character he’s playing are very clear to him. He was also excited about the opportunity to collaborate again with the director Jake Schreierwith whom he worked on the upcoming Netflix series Beef. Yeun explained to Empire:

“I don’t know if it was explicitly on my wish list. It was more the story, reuniting with Jake Schreier, who directed Beef, and what his intentions were. The intentions of the particular character they wanted me to play were very clear, and that’s what drew me to the film.”

We have no idea who that character will be or if he’s even going to be a hero or a villain. We’ll just have to wait and see. He also continued to talk about working with Bong Joon Homickey 17 says:

“I really learn a lot from him. There’s this camaraderie that he allows me to participate in with him that I really appreciate. At the end of filming [Mickey 17]I remember turning to him while we were shooting my last scene, and I was like, ‘I’ve learned a lot… and thank you.’ He was a killer ready to be staged.

Yeun joins an ensemble cast Lightning that includes Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, David Port as Red Guardian, Julie Louis-Dreyfus as Countess Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Wyatt Russell as an agent of the United States, Hannah John Kamen like ghost, Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster and of course Florence Pug as Yelena Belova. Then, there is Harrison Fordwho is taking on the role of General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross who will become president of the United States in Captain America: New World Order. Ayo Edebiri he also joined the cast in an undisclosed role.

We don’t know much about what the Thunderbolts story will entail, but we recently learned a new detail about the Thunderbolts team from Kevin Feigeand shared that Bucky Barnes is set to lead the team in the film.

The film is directed by Jake Schreier (Paper city, Make fun of), from a screenplay by Eric Pearson (Thor: Ragnarok, Black Widow) AND Kurt Busiek. Lightning will premiere on July 26, 2023.