May Steven Yeun have been the proper Sentry? Idea artwork from Thunderbolts reveals what the actor may have seemed like previous to being changed by Lewis Pullman.
Thunderbolts is proving to be a hit past anybody’s wildest imaginations. And whereas there are quite a lot of components as to why, reminiscent of director Jake Schreier and the darker tones of the movie when in comparison with the remainder of the MCU, a lot reward has been laid on the toes of Lewis Pullman, who performed “Bob,” a.okay.a. the Sentry. Nonetheless, followers who’ve adopted the movie from its inception know that it wasn’t at all times Pullman within the main position, as Steven Yeun was initially alleged to play the character.
Again when Jake Schreier first joined Thunderbolts, Steven Yeun, who had beforehand labored with the director on Beef, was added to the undertaking in an undisclosed position. It wasn’t lengthy till it was leaked (by, of all individuals, Robert Kirkman) that Yeun can be enjoying the MCU’s model of Sentry. Nonetheless, following the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, Yeun needed to drop out of the undertaking on account of scheduling conflicts, resulting in Lewis Pullman taking on the mantle.
Was Steven Yeun Going To Play Sentry?
Regardless of it being a really open secret that Steven Yeun was initially slated to play Sentry in Thunderbolts, followers by no means obtained the possibility to see how the actor would have seemed because the beloved Bob. Particularly given how effectively Lewis Pullman pulled off the swimsuit, it’s virtually unattainable to think about anybody else within the position. Nonetheless, newly surfaced idea artwork from the manufacturing reveals what appears to be the primary official take a look at what his design would have been.
Official idea artwork of Steven Yeun as Sentry in ‘THUNDERBOLTS*’ pic.twitter.com/T92uB0ChoJ
— Thunderbolts* Information (@thunderbnews) Might 4, 2025
This design is pretty near the one Lewis Pullman had within the closing movie, apart from very darkish roots on the prime of his head. If this idea artwork is reflective of what Steven Yeun would have seemed like in Thunderbolts, it’s seemingly that the actor’s spectacular theatrical chops would have allowed him to rival Pullman’s efficiency within the closing product. Although finally, followers ought to merely be relieved that, it doesn’t matter what timeline one lives in, Sentry was at all times going to be peak.
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