Top Gun: Maverick star Lewis Pullman is reportedly Marvel’s top choice to replace Steven Yeun in the upcoming Thunderbolts movie.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel has tapped Pullman to play Sentry in the MCU film following Yeun’s departure from the role. Sentry will star alongside familiar MCU faces such as Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes, Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova, and David Harbour’s Red Guardian.
Pullman, the son of actor Bill Pullman, delivered a memorable performance as Lt. Robert “Bob” Floyd in 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick. Other notable credits include the 2018 neo-noir thriller Bad Times at the El Royale, the TV series Outer Range, and, most recently, Apple’s Lessons in Chemistry opposite Marvel star Brie Larson.
The role of Sentry became vacant after Yeun had to drop out of the Thunderbolts line-up due to scheduling conflicts because the movie got pushed from the 2024 release slate following a major reshuffle in the aftermath of the dual writers and actor strikes, leaving Deadpool 3 as the only MCU movie out this year.
Sentry is perhaps the most dangerous and powerful superhero in the Marvel Universe but has not had much exposure outside of Marvel’s comics, apart from appearing in a handful of mobile games like Marvel Puzzle Quest, Marvel Future Fight, and Marvel Snap, so it will be interesting to see the character come to life on the big screen.
Jake Schreier is directing Thunderbolts from a script penned by Beef scribe Lee Sung Jin, who is working from the first draft by Black Widow screenwriter Eric Pearson. David Harbour previously said Pearson had a “really cool” idea for the story that would “drop a bomb” on the MCU when it eventually comes to theaters.
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Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on X @AdeleAnkers.
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