As one goes through the Marvel movies in order, there’s a good mix of stories that have one character that’s unquestionably the main protagonists, and others that are ensemble pieces. One of the upcoming Marvel movies that falls into the latter categories is Thunderbolts, which will see characters like Bucky Barnes, Red Guardian and Taskmaster teaming up. Until today, The Walking Dead’s Steven Yeun was also set to star, but now that’s no longer happening, and I’m wondering what this means for his rumored Marvel character.
THR has confirmed that Yeun will not appear in Thunderbolts, though it’s unclear why he exited the project. However, given that like many Hollywood productions, this Marvel movie was delayed due to the writers and actors strikes, this may simply boil down to scheduling issues, although we can’t take creative differences off the table just yet. Along with well known for playing Glenn in The Walking Dead, Yeun already has superhero media experience from voicing Mark Grayson in Invincible (which can be viewed with an Amazon Prime Video subscription), and his other notable credits include Minari, Sorry to Bother You, Nope and Beef.
