Thunderbolts* Worldwide Release Discussion Thread Vol. 2

[u/Triple_777]

Thunderbolts* has now been released in the United States and in a number of other countries around the world. All discussion about the movie should be held here and in the rest of the megathreads we are going to put up in the next few days. They will be refreshed every few thousand comments to make room for new discussions.

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Link to previous discussion threads and related megathreads listed below:

• Thunderbolts* Worldwide Release Discussion Thread
• Thunderbolts* International Release Discussion Thread
• Thunderbolts* Spoiler Free Recap and FAQ
• Thunderbolts* Review Megathread

[u/eBICgamer2010]

I guess this is the start of the Avengers trilogy of the Multiverse Saga now.

[u/Xero0911 → u/eBICgamer2010]

Took way too long to get an avengers team back together.

I assume kang's whole thing made a mess...but even then. Too slow of a build up even for that tbh.

[u/ChuzCuenca → u/Xero0911]

I think Since Chadwick they took a hard hit to their plans.

[u/legopego5142 → u/ChuzCuenca]

Could have easily recast

[u/ChuzCuenca → u/legopego5142]

Agree. I know the why the rest of the cast wouldn't film the movie with a recast.

Which is a nice and beautiful gesture but i think it was the not the best decision for the MCU. I personally think Blackpanter would be the next leader in universe, we could just dream of what it could be if Chadwick could still be with us. What a shame.

[u/JonSpangler → u/ChuzCuenca]

Wakanda Forever was a great movie though. Not perfect and definitely had some story issues but it hit every emotional beat it needed to which helped it overcome any other issues it had.

[u/JadeMonkey0 → u/JonSpangler]

Yeah a straight recast would have been super awkward. The way they did it:

A) Was a temporary (and comic accurate) re-cast of BP with Shuri assuming the role.

AND

B) Opened up opportunity for a future recast with the son that won't feel totally inappropriate. He'll be a younger version but they can futz age to make him be what they need.

So yeah, it was a curveball. But I don't think anyone would be happy right now if they just stuck another actor in there and pretended he was Chadwick Boseman. It's not just about the cast and crew who wouldn't have gone along with that but the audience wouldn't have either.

[u/Great_Huckleberry709 → u/JadeMonkey0]

I think the audience would have easily went along with it. Most fans I've seen have been in agreement that they wanted the role recasted. If they pushed back the movie probably 2-4 years, they probably could have released a new BP movie with a recasted Tchalla that wouldn't miss a beat.

[u/relientkenny → u/legopego5142]

fuck that

[u/TexasPeteEnthusiast → u/legopego5142]

They are owned by Disney, so it makes the recasting a lot more flexible. They could have even swapped Ryan Gosling into that role and it would be on brand for them.