Sebastian Stan will return to the MCU with ‘Thunderbolts,’ scheduled for release on May 2nd. He promises that this movie will be “its own thing.”
He said about the movie, “I don’t feel you can compare it to any previous Marvel movie, and that’s because of the group of characters in this film and these actors. I couldn’t have had a better time than I did with David Harbour, Florence Pugh, Wyatt Russell, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. I mean, every single one of these people are funny, they’re generous, and so I think a lot of that chemistry did make it into the movie, and I’m excited for people to see that.”
Stan also compared the film to ‘The Breakfast Club,’ saying: “It’s a little bit like ‘The Breakfast Club.’ It has its own vibe, and it’s funny, and it’s real, and we did actual real stunts, like when you’re watching a truck blow up, it’s a truck blown up. It’s not CGI. Marvel really wanted this to have its own- there were many things in the movie that were actually done practically, and I think that does go a long way, because people are just smart. I think audiences just, they know.”
The film is said to focus on a group of villains and antiheroes sent on a dangerous mission that’s expected to be their last. With such high stakes, it’s hinted that not all characters will survive. There’s speculation that Sebastian Stan’s character might face a grim fate, which could upset some fans.
Stan Won an Award for ‘A Different Man’
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At Sunday night’s Golden Globe Awards, Stan was nominated twice: for ‘The Apprentice’ and ‘A Different Man.’ He won the award for ‘A Different Man’ for his role as Edward Lemuel, a man being treated for facial deformity due to Neurofibromatosis.
In a conversation via Zoom in the days preceding his Golden Globe win, Stan likened his career choices to the cold plunges he takes every day. “I think maybe I’m doing these cold plunges in my acting life too,” he said. “I want to try and go to these places where I’m not always sure of what the outcome is going to be. I mean, it’s hell, it’s not a walk in the park. I’ve definitely lost a lot of sleep over both of these films, particularly the Trump movie. And I was kind of in a state of cortisol, of shock, for months, and especially when we were doing it. There was a tremendous mental battle that I had to face with myself every night.”
Stan has several projects in the pipeline, including a film with Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu (‘Let the Evil Go West’), Danish director Christian Tafdrup’s horror thriller, and Justin Kurzel’s ‘Burning Rainbow Farm,’ which is currently in production.
