Manufacturing on Marvel’s upcoming Thunderbolts movie has been paused because the writers strike continues, Deadline experiences. Filming was initially because of begin in Atlanta in three weeks, however now shall be delayed till the strike ends.
Primarily based on the comics line of the identical identify, Thunderbolts sees a variety of Marvel’s iconic anti-heros teaming up–essentially Marvel’s reply to DC’s Suicide Squad. Actors reprising earlier MCU roles for Thunderbolts embody Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan as Winter Soldier, David Harbour as Purple Guardian, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Wyatt Russell as US Agent, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, and Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster, whereas Steven Yeun and Ayo Edebiri will be a part of the solid in at present undisclosed roles.
Thunderbolts is a part of the MCU’s Section 5 together with Blade, which additionally just lately had its capturing schedule delayed because of the strike. Thunderbolts is at present scheduled to launch on July 26, 2024, whereas Blade follows it on the schedule with a September 6, 2024 launch date. Marvel has additionally needed to put TV collection Surprise Man on maintain, with the strike interrupting the Los Angeles-based manufacturing.
Different productions affected by the strike embody Stranger Issues season 5, whereas The Rings of Energy and Home Of The Dragon have each chosen to proceed capturing their second seasons with out writers on set.
The Writers Guild of America started the strike on Could 2, asking for higher streaming residuals, minimal staffing necessities for TV, and regulation on the usage of AI writing instruments.
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