Julia Louis-Dreyfus Wants to Fight in Marvel’s Thunderbolts

The first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe had Nick Fury. The subsequent three, at the very least, have Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine. Played by seven-time Emmy award-winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the shady character has popped up a number of occasions to date, and in her upcoming Marvel film, Thunderbolts, the Seinfeld and Veep star desires to take issues up a notch. She desires to hit any individual.

“I actually pitched it,” Louis-Dreyfus advised Variety. “I told [Marvel] I really, really want to fight. We’ll see if that happens. I haven’t seen the script yet.” Set for launch July 26, 2024, Thunderbolts will convey an finish to Phase Five of the MCU, gearing up for the start of Phase Six. The team-up movie, directed by Jake Schreier, options returning MCU characters Yelena Bolova (Florence Pugh), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell), Red Guardian (David Harbour), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), and Thaddeous Ross (the person himself, Harrison Ford).

Somehow becoming into all of that’s Val and, as Black Panther: Wakanda Forever producer Nate Moore advised io9 final yr, it’s an vital half to play. “[In Wakanda Forever] you see Val sort of exerting her will more and more into the MCU, and that’s going to continue,” Moore stated. “And it may seem unintentional, but it actually is building towards a larger narrative that we think is interesting … You start to see her as a Fury-esque character who is pulling some strings and the hope is her agenda is altruistic but who can be sure?”

Louis-Dreyfus additionally advised Variety that filming begins in June so count on to get extra drips and drabs in the approaching months as new Marvel films are launched, all main to Thunderbolts subsequent summer season.

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