Marvel’s Thunderbolts is nearing the top of pre-production, and with that, come some rewrites. Eric Pearson, the person who penned the Black Widow movie, completed the preliminary draft, however Lee Sung Jin is now on-board to punch the entire thing up slightly.
The film is ready to star an enormous ensemble solid of Marvel anti-heroes. While the film bears some resemblance to the premise of Suicide Squad, it has its personal identification as a result of a variety of the “villains” concerned are principally reformed. It’s not like a staff stuffed with totally terrible individuals are all joined up as a result of they’re pressured to. Instead, the villains try to make a reputation for themselves as heroes.
Lee Sung Jin spoke with Variety, the place he shared his involvement.
I’m rewriting it. It’s the entire squad once more. [Director] Jake [Schreier] requested me if I’d come on board. I in all probability ought to have taken a break, however there’s a variety of themes and thrilling issues in regards to the film that I couldn’t assist however signal on. It’s actually an honor to be a part of a Marvel factor, however it is rather totally different. One, it’s not my challenge, it’s Jake’s. It’s such a big scope and scale that the kind of writing may be very totally different. At the identical time, the method feels the identical, I’m nonetheless speaking to Jake every single day … I believe as soon as you discover the squad of individuals you’re keen on and belief and are so gifted, you do all the things you possibly can to maintain working with them.
Lee Sung Jin additionally labored with Steven Yeun and Jake Schreier on the upcoming Netflix collection Beef. The trio shall be reunited on the set of Thunderbolts. The movie is presently scheduled for launch on July 26, 2024.
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