Thunderbolts*
The first footage ofThunderboltscould reveal that one of the film ’s team penis is still somewhat of a villain in the MCU.Thunderboltsrelease dateis presently set for May 2 , 2025 , as one of the four MCU movies expected in that year . The other projects on thelist of coming Marvel moviesfor 2025 areCaptain America : Brave New World , The Fantastic Four : First Steps , andBalde , thoughThunderbolts*remains one of the more challenging .
The reason for this stems from the MCUcharacters tack together forThunderbolts*cast . Not only does the squad comprise of dealership fan - favorites like Yelena Belova and Bucky Barnes , but it includes some incredibly compelling morally gray characters from the MCU ’s history like John Walker / U.S. Agent and Ava Starr / Ghost . However , the morally grayMCU team members of the Thunderboltsdo not terminate there , with the first official footage of the celluloid released by Marvel suggest that another may still be a villainous mien .
Thunderbolts* Footage Is Missing Valentina Allegra De Fontaine & Taskmaster
Two Thunderbolts Members May Have A Stronger Connection
In the footage released forThunderbolts*,five of the confirmed extremity are testify standing in an elevator . As the threshold slide open , Red Guardian , Ghost , Bucky , Yelena , and U.S. Agent are divulge . Interestingly , this jibe is miss two of the Thunderbolts ' squad members : Valentina Allegra de Fontaine and Antonia Dreykov / Taskmaster . This could hint that the latter character will be acting as a pseudo - villain inThunderbolts * , primarily due to the manipulation of the former .
It would make signified if Val , whose motivating in the MCU are still undecipherable , hired Antonia to be a undercover agent and assassin for her before the issue ofThunderbolts * …
InBlack Widow , Taskmaster was introduced as a fundamental spy and assassin for the villainous Red Room . After the brain mastery by her father was break , she began to turn a new leaf , leading her intoThunderbolts * . However , Val has been shown to have late connections with these team member before , notably John Walker and Yelena . It would make sense if Val , whose motivations in the MCU are still unclear , hired Antonia to be a undercover agent and assassin for her before the events ofThunderbolts * .
Julia Louis - Dreyfus react to whether MCU ’s CIA Director Val is a hero or baddie after portray the character in three different output .
Thunderbolts*is require to extend Val ’s mysterious motif , and her leaning to play off hoi polloi against one another , as she did with Yelena and Hawkeye and the CIA against Wakanda inBlack Panther : Wakanda Forever . clear , Val is working toward something , and she could use someone of Taskmaster ’s abilities to get it . It could be revealed that the five squad members show in the footage band together , only for Val to insert Taskmaster as another appendage of the squad - one more dedicated to Val via the latter ’s manipulation .
Taskmaster Being An Unknowing Pawn Of Val Makes Sense
Val Could Use Taskmaster’s History To Bend The Assassin To Her Will
base on what is known of Taskmaster ’s MCU chronicle , it would make sense for her to become a pawn of Val . Prior toBlack Widow , Taskmaster was on the dot this to the Red Room : a pawn . After breaking free of that organization , Val could have appeared and release on the handling , convincing Taskmaster that she could do some good by joining Val .
Given that Antonia had slight in the way of family or friends after the Red Room , it is not illogical to assume she fell for Val ’s handling and began working for her . Similarly , Antonia could see working for Val in the CIA as a means of atone for her past sins by working for a " good " organisation rather than one that is corrupt , like the Red Room . Antonia ’s skill certainly would make her a good asset for Val , potentially devote the two a stronger foundation than the other characters inThunderbolts * .
Taskmaster’s Thunderbolts* Redemption Could Improve Her Black Widow Character
Taskmaster Could Be Given A Much More Empathetic Character Arc In Thunderbolts*
If this theory about Val and Antonia is indeed true , the plastic film has the beginnings of a potent character arc that would improveTaskmaster’sBlack Widowstory inThunderbolts * . true , this scenario would see Taskmaster being manipulate by a corrupt leader of an establishment and turning against them to fight for herself , an almost replication of her story inBlack Widow . However , this meter it could be done with much more human emotion to make her a more compelling antihero in the MCU .
Black Widowrarely showcased Taskmaster without her mask , make her a Terminator - like villainfor the absolute majority of the pic . Without her masquerade party , Antonia was not much unlike due to the mind ascendency of the Red Room . She was shown as a cold , unemotive , robotlike figure until the last bit of the motion-picture show when her mind ascendency was broken . Only then did Antonia begin showing emotion as she asked if her beginner was in the end dead . That say , these second were fleeting before the pic ended , making her a hard character to commiserate with .
Antonia will also face two citizenry affected by her action before Thunderbolts * , Yelena and Red Guardian , throw her more compelling interactions to mould through .
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InThunderbolts * , Antonia could be prove as much more human . let that this theory is true , Antonia could find out about Val ’s dissimulation in the film and join the other Thunderbolts in an attempt to stop her . Not only would this let her to break free of another manipulative superior , but she could do so with a much unattackable range of emotion to make the audience empathize with her fictitious character a mass strong than they did inBlack Widow . no matter of how her story fail , Taskmaster is one of the more challenging aspects ofThunderbolts * .
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