Marvel's upcoming film Thunderbolts* will see a number of characters kept on the side lines come back into the spotlight. Florence Pugh returns to lead the unusual assembly of antiheroes along with some Marvel veterans like Sebastian Stan as well as newer faces. While most of the plot is under wraps, the synopsis states that a group of villains are recruited for a mission on behalf of the government.
It could be a bold new direction for the MCU with the film promising 'be careful who you assemble'. But who are the characters in Thunderbolts*? And when did we last see them in the MCU? Here's everything you need to know. Yelena Belova / Black Widow Played by: Florence Pugh Last seen in the MCU: Hawkeye (Disney+ series) The adoptive sister of Natasha Romanoff and a fellow operative from the Red Room, Yelena was introduced in Black Widow where she reunited with Scarlett Johansson's character.
Together they brought down General Dreykov and Yelena took on the responsibility of freeing other Black Widows from their brainwashing. She was one of the characters who vanished during the Blip, and upon her return, she featured in the Hawkeye Disney+ series on a mission to take down Clint Barton, who she blamed for her sister's death. Where she headed after that, fans will find out in Thunderbolts* but the first trailer suggests she is leading a mercenary's life.
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