Jake Schreier, director of the film “Thunderbolts“, explained why Daniel Brühl’s character, Baron Zemo, is not included in the upcoming MCU feature. In the comics, Baron Helmut Zemo was the founder and original leader of the Thunderbolts. Brühl played this role in two Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) projects: the 2016 film Captain America: Civil War and the 2021 Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
Jake Schreier on why Baron Zemo wasn’t considered for Thunderbolts*
In a recent interview with Dexerto, Schreier revealed that none of the scripts provided to him for Thunderbolts featured Brühl’s Zemo. “I never came across any version where that was true, from the initial script I read,” he clarified, and further added, “There have been minor character adjustments since then, but not many, and Baron Zemo wasn’t included in those scripts.
The filmmaker added that he understood some parts of the internet were expressing displeasure about it.
In the movie, it’s understandable that Zemo isn’t present because the storyline and the Thunderbolts team composition differ significantly from the comics. Originally, the Thunderbolts were a group formed by the remnants of the Masters of Evil, an evil organization led by Zemo. However, after the apparent destruction of both the Avengers and the Fantastic Four, the Thunderbolts posed as the world’s new heroes. Interestingly, Zemo adopted the alias Citizen V, a name that ironically belonged to a World War II superhero that his father had killed.
In that previous interview, Schreier explained that the movie Thunderbolts was drawing inspiration from the comic book concept of “villains pretending to be heroes,” but with a unique twist. In this film adaptation, it seems Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ character, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, takes on the role of the Thunderbolts leader rather than Zemo. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has previously established some personal ties between her and several members of the team.
The movie will debut in U.S. theaters on May 2, 2025.
Originally reported by Tamal Kundu on SuperHeroHype.
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