Marvel* Thunderbolts* included almost Goliath, Red Hulk and more, that’s why it changed

Before the MissFit team of the Marvel cinema universe of Thunderbolts* It was revealed as “The New Avengers”, the film has gone through several iterations that could have made the film feel even bigger and wilder.

According to the screenwriter Eric PearsonThe first drafts of the film characterized some surprising characters who did not make the final cut, too Laurence FishburneBill Foster Aka Goliath, Harrison FordRed Hulk and the same manipulator preferred by fans, Baron Zemo, played by Daniel Brühl. Pearson told Comicbook.

“I don’t think there was someone who asked that we had not obtained. There was a point where I wanted Red Hulk to be the bad and [Marvel Studios] He said: “No.”

“I was annoyed and now I’m happy. The sentinel is the perfect person [for the villain role]. Every time you think you understand it and they tell you you can’t do it, you are annoyed. “

Red Hulk, of course, was saved Captain America: Brave New WorldWhere Ford’s Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” crossed his great transformation. But Pearson was not just observing Red Hulk, he also wanted to bring Bill Foster back to a more active role.

“There were one or two drafts in which Bucky was not involved, and there were a draft or two in which Bill Foster was involved. The surrogate father of Ava, arrives with [a role] Greater than a cameo and has a moment of Goliath and joins the team towards the end. “

Foster became Goliath using Pym particles to grow in enormous dimensions, essentially becoming his giant. The idea of ​​combining him with Alexei/Red Guardian as two paternal figures was floated, but did not attack himself. Pearson said:

“I think there was something with two old men, [Foster] AND [Alexei]which are not exactly fathers, but who act like fathers. I forget because he was pulled out. Probably because it did not have the same background trauma as these other characters, which was the unifying theme. “

The study and the director Jake Schreier Also played with the idea of ​​adding man and Barone Zemo in the mix. Both characters have deep roots in the tradition of Thunderbolts.

After all, Zemo literally created the team in comics as part of a scaming elaborate and the man served on the supernatural version of the team led by Luke Cage.

“Jake was very excited to be a man. The other was Zemo.” We leave Zemo. “We talked a lot about it. It was more as,” we talk about it and we find a way that does not break the story we are trying to tell “.

In the end Zemo did not adapt. However cool it would have been to see Daniel Brühl’s Sokovian’s scheme backup after his Disney+ Run The hawk and the winter soldierThis story had other objectives.

“What was very important for me is that I found a story that was not just a rehash of [DC’s] Suicide Squad. We had two Suicide Squad Recently the films and the last thing I wanted to do were: “Hey, we will put a team together”.

“Not because it is a bad story, but it is only because it is a story with which the public is familiar. They sit there and say:” Oh, I know the moves of this story. “”

The final version of Thunderbolts* He still pulls deep from the Marvel bench: Yelena, John Walker, Ghost and Taskmaster begin things, while Red Guardian and Bucky enter later, with Sentry that brings a destabilizing joker in the mix.

But knowing how close we have been to see a Zemo -led operation or a return of golia’s size? This is just a small “What if” that will feed the fans’ discussions.

In the comics, Zemo, Goliath and Red Hulk, they were fundamental parts of Thunderbolts’ inheritance. Zemo’s team is masked by heroes during the post-Assault Marvel Universe. Red Hulk led his aggressive version of the team together with Punisher, Elektra, Deadpool and Venom. Goliath was a founding member of Zemo’s original formation.

In the end, the characters who ended up in the film were perfect for the story that was told.