“Black Widow” and “Hawkeye” star Florence Pugh teased Marvel’s upcoming “Thunderbolts” film in a behind-the-scenes video from the set.
Florence Pugh on “Thunderbolts” Set
Pugh, who portrays Yelena Belova in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, shared the video on her Instagram account with the caption, “@jakeschreier [Jake Schreier] and I have been hanging out..,” several emojis representing the film, and “#Thunderbolts*”.
“Hey guys, how you doing?” the actress says as she exits a trailer marked “Yelena.” “I know that I’ve kind of dropped off for a little beat but that’s partly because I was whisked off to Atlanta to go and shoot a movie that I’m not really allowed to talk much about.”
Pugh appears in a new black and green tactical suit similar to what Yelena wears in the “Thunderbolts” concept art (below). She also has short hair, a first for Yelena, who last appeared in “Hawkeye.”
She takes viewers from her trailer to the set, saying, “But I can show you some things, sneakily, as long as you don’t tell anyone.” She whispers as an alarm indicates shooting begins.
The sets visible include a tall tower with bright lights next to it and a metal frame.
Pugh approaches director Jake Schreier and asks, “What are we allowed to say we’re doing?”
Schreier responds, “I don’t even think you’re allowed to be doing this.”
“I know, someone is going to come and rugby tackle me,” Pugh says.
Pugh shows off “Thunderbolts*” (asterisk included) on the backs of chairs and gives viewers a look at some footage Schreier is reviewing — a shot of herself as Yelena brandishing a gun.
View the Instagram video below.
“Thunderbolts” features Marvel anti-heroes and former supervillains teaming up. In addition to Pugh, it will star Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes a.k.a. The Winter Soldier, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov a.k.a. Red Guardian, Olga Kurylenko as Antonia Dreykov a.k.a. Taskmaster, Wyatt Russell as John Walker a.k.a. U.S. Agent, Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Star a.k.a. Ghost, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Geraldine Viswanathan as Fontaine’s assistant, and Harrison Ford as Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, taking over the role from William Hurt, who passed away in 2022.
The screenplay is by Eric Pearson and Lee Sung Jin. Joanna Calo was also brought on before filming to retool the script amid shakeups at Marvel Studios. “Thunderbolts” was originally scheduled to start filming last year but was delayed due to the Hollywood strikes.
“Thunderbolts” is set to premiere on May 2, 2025.
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