Steven Yeun Joins the Thunderbolts Team!

Good news for Glenn Rhee's widows! The ex-The Walking Dead Steven Yeun was confirmed to join the cast of Thunderboltsa film that will mark the end of phase 5 of Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The announcement was made this Thursday (23). The information is from the American website deadline.

Known for his roles in burning It is Sorry for bothering youthe actor was also nominated in 2021 for the Oscar in Best Actor for your work in Minari: In Search of Happiness, where he played Jacob Yi. Steven, whose role has not yet been announced, joins the cast of Thunderbolts along with the actors Wyatt Russell (In the Name of Heaven), in the role of John Walker/American Agent; Hannah John-Kamen (Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City) as Ghost; Julia Louis-Dreyfus (The New Adventures of Old Christine) as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine It is Olga Kurylenko (The Room), who will play Coach. Just like Yeun, the actress Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) will also appear in the feature film. The cast was announced during the D23 Last year's event Disney which takes place annually where the company announces future films, animations and series that are being produced by The Walt Disney Company.

^{Steven Yeun in the series The Walking Dead. (Reproduction: Disclosure)}

Sebastian Stan (Pam & Tommy) and Florence Pugh (Don't Worry, Honey) will also be in the production, reprising their Marvel Cinematic Universe roles as the Winter Soldier and Yelena Belova, Natasha Romanoff's younger sister, who recently took on the identity of Black Widow after Natasha's death in Avengers: Endgame (2019). David Harbor (Stranger Things), who played Natasha and Yelena's father in Black Widow (2021), he will also return to play the villain Red Guardian.

When talking about the production during D23, Kevin Feigepresident of Marvel Studiosjoked: “It tells you a lot about the team when the beloved Winter Soldier is the most stable among them.”

The debut of Thunderbolts is scheduled for next year, on July 24th.

Featured Photo: Steven Yeun in Minari: The Pursuit of Happyness. Reproduction: Disclosure/A24