Thunderbolts director reveals how Toy Story 3 inspired the upcoming Marvel movie
Thunderbolts is the final entry in the Phase 5 of the MCU and is gearing up for its release in May, director Jake Schreier shared how Toy Story 3 inspired a scene in the movie.
Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts is set to close out Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe when it hits cinemas on 2 May 2025. The film brings together a group of antiheroes, assembled by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, to take on a high-stakes mission.
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A team of antiheroes
The team includes Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, Red Guardian, U.S. Agent, Taskmaster, and Ghost. Each of these characters has previously been portrayed as either a villain or an antihero, making Thunderbolts a unique team-up film in the MCU.
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Toy Story 3’s surprising influence
In a recent interview with Empire, director Jake Schreier revealed that Toy Story 3 served as an unexpected inspiration for a pivotal scene in the movie. He explained, "I had Toy Story 3 in there; it wasn’t as focused on a genre as much as dynamics amongst characters. They all have that dynamic of a team that is thrown together".
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"That [furnace] sequence works so well because you’ve come to care about these characters so much—can they get out of the trash can together?" Schreier further elaborated that much like in Toy Story 3, the Thunderbolts characters must confront their past trauma and learn to trust one another.
A powerful New villain
From the trailers, it appears that the major threat the team’s will be facing is The Void, the dark and immensely powerful alternate personality of The Sentry. This marks the character’s live-action debut in the MCU.
Thunderbolts will be released worldwide on 2 May 2025.
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