Obviously, not action quite on this scale, but to a certain degree."

And that felt like such an interesting challenge to try."

He pointed specifically to his work on Bob: “That’s such a rich character.

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This is especially true when it comes to fighting a villain like The Void.

“You see people going, ‘How are they going to beat that?’

The director didn’t see this as a challenge, but rather an opportunity.

Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Thunderbolts*

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“First off, just to have Sebastian Stan in your movie is such a privilege.

Thunderbolts*landed on a particularly intriguing approach, with Bucky straddling the line between politics and vigilantism.

Naturally, it’s not an easy path for him to walk.

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Well, except for one: the mirroring of that iconic “Avengers Assemble” moment.

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He also praised one of the co-writers for their evolution of the concept.

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“Alexei even refers to it in the beginning.

I think at some point, Kevin was like, “Do we have to do this crane thing?

We’ve done a lot of falling cranes.

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There’s been a bunch of that.”

I was like, “No, we have to do the crane.

It’s fun to watch that happen.”

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Is that a conscious shift towards more nuanced, character-driven storytelling at Marvel?

  • we know it’s always going to have to be a more internal version.”

However, don’t expect a simple pep talk for good measure.

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And I hope it resonates.”

Thunderbolts*opens in theaters on May 2.

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