Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier hinted at the way forward for a possible MCU superhero (or villain). Thunderbolts* assembled a staff of characters launched in tasks like Black Widow, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Ant-Man and the Wasp, with the large new character being Bob Reynolds / The Sentry. Nonetheless, it additionally secretly launched one other Marvel Comics character within the supporting forged, as Val’s assistant Mel (Geraldine Viswanathan) is the MCU model of Melissa Gold, often known as Songbird, a key member of the Thunderbolts within the comics.
Whereas Mel didn’t go well with up as a member of the staff in Thunderbolts*, director Jake Schreier hints that the character could be developed extra sooner or later. Talking with Comicbook Film, Schreier talked about the reasoning behind making Mel Val’s assistant, though she wasn’t going to go well with up for the staff, as he needed to go away hints for what might are available future tasks. Schreier even hinted at Mel’s Songbird persona with the character sporting a necklace of the fowl in the direction of the movie’s climax. Schreier stated:
“I believe all of us needed, even in Congressman Gary, to only ensure that all of the characters there have been hints in the direction of deeper connections throughout the MCU. [There are] locations these items might go later, and it will be enjoyable to see if that will get picked up on or not.”
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Songbird’s MCU Future
Songbird, initially named Screaming Mimi, was created by Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, and John Byrne. Debuting in Marvel Two-in-One #54 (August 1979), she was initially a villain earlier than turning into a key member of the unique Thunderbolts lineup and was later introduced into the Civil Battle rebrand of the staff, becoming a member of The New Avengers in 2015. Her signature energy is a sonic scream, which may additionally embody hypnotic songs and even the development of strong objects from tune. She additionally tends to have some type of flight. The MCU model of Mel is a pared-down model, displaying no superhuman skills.
Whereas Mel didn’t go well with up as a member of the Thunderbolts or the newly named New Avengers, the movie supplied potential hints that she would possibly tackle the Songbird persona. Along with the Songbird necklace, sonic weapons are used a number of instances within the movie to disable Ghost. These sonic weapons could possibly be the seeds for Songbird’s signature scream energy, with the character being reworked from a superpowered particular person to a tech-based character. If Songbird is developed right into a future movie, it would seemingly seem in Section 7, following each Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. Geraldine Viswanathan is presently not confirmed to return in Avengers: Doomsday.
Whereas Thunderbolts* won’t have been the MCU document breaker some hoped, the film acquired constructive evaluations from followers and critics that would construct a strong basis for future movies. Very similar to Captain America: The First Avenger, Thor, or Ant-Man, a strong first movie constructed the muse for larger and extra profitable sequels. Following the Thunderbolts/New Avengers function in Avengers: Doomsday, which uncovered them to a broader viewers, a sequel might develop into a good larger hit, permitting the staff to increase its roster and enabling Geraldine Viswanathan to go well with up as Songbird and develop into the MCU’s latest hero.
Supply: Comicbook Film
Thunderbolts*
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- Launch Date
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Might 2, 2025
- Runtime
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127 minutes
- Director
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Jake Schreier
- Writers
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Eric Pearson, Joanna Calo