If you need someone to get audience delirious for your moving-picture show , just let Florence Pugh share a behind - the - scenes video .
It’s no secret that things are pretty top secret when it comes to Marvel movies and TV shows.
So much so that the actors in these projects have talked about having to read scriptswhile being supervised, how hard it is to do interviews when they can’t reveal anything, or evenlying to peoplein order to keep their involvement in a project a surprise.
Actors likeTom HollandandMark Ruffalohave playfully been called out because they literallycannot keep a secretabout theMCUprojects they star in.
So yesterday, whenFlorence Pughtook to Instagram andshared a behind-the-scenes videofrom the set of Marvel’sThunderbolts, it was such a surprise that many fans joked that the video would be taken down after Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige saw it.
“I know that I’ve kind of dropped off for a little beat, but that’s partly because I was whisked off to Atlanta to shoot a movie that I’m not really allowed to talk much about, but I can show you some things…sneakily…as long as you don’t tell anyone,” Florence said in the beginning of the video, taken on theThunderboltsset.
She shows off Yelena’s new outfit, her makeup, and more. Like, just the fact that she’s able to show this new Yelena look is HUGE.
And the video doesn’t stop there. She goes onto a set where they are ACTIVELY filming and walks up to Jake Schreier, who is directingThunderbolts. “What are we allowed to say we are doing?” Florence asks. Jake playfully adds, “I don’t even think you’re allowed to be doing this.”
Near the end of the video, Florence really goes for it and shows fans a scene featuring Yelena on a monitor. Like?!!! As a Marvel fan, I have not had this kind of behind-the-scenes look at a project in YEARS. It feels like a return to the old days of the MCU, which I love.
After Florence shared the video to her socials, Marvel’s official pages reposted it, with theTikTok versionhaving 1.2 million views as of this morning. Marvel Studios captioned the video, “Florence Pugh is here to show you a few things she can’t show you.”
Thunderboltsfeatures the return key of Florence Pugh , Sebastian Stan , Hannah John - Kamen , Wyatt Russell , Julia Louis - Dreyfus , and David Harbour to the MCU . They will also be join by worker Lewis Pullman , Geraldine Viswanathan , and more .
The movie is put to follow a group of antiheroes , namely Yelena Belova , Bucky Barnes , Ghost , John Walker , Red Guardian , and more , who go on missions presumably take by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine . Think Marvel ’s adaptation of the Suicide Squad .
Thunderboltsis the first MCU movie to start production following a year of disappointing box office performances for Marvel, as many fans havecriticized the MCUfor producing waytoo much contentin recent years, with the quality decreasing. Many have also pointed to the need to consume SO much content to stay up-to-date as a reason they have been turned off of continuing to watch.
In 2023,Ant - Man and the Wasp : QuantumaniaandThe Marvelswere not the box office hitsit was hoped they ’d be , with both also receiving less - than - with child reviews . shielder of the Galaxy Vol . 3proved to be thebiggest successfor the MCU last year , andLokiSeason 2 meet critical eclat .
After age of several film and TV show being released , the only alive - action MCU projectson the slatefor the eternal sleep of 2024 areDeadpool & WolverineandAgatha : Darkhold Diaries .
Echodropped in January 2024 , and the animatedX - Men ' 97series is currently broadcast on Disney+ .
Making the current marketing strategy forThunderbolts"Florence Pugh" is a genius thing to lean into for Marvel, which is struggling to retain audience interest. It’s so smart that fans across social media, including yours truly, were praising Marvel for it and just sharing their general excitement about the movie.
marvel using Firenze pugh , who has been in bang after hit movie and whose movies have grossed over 3 billion combined , to get me so incredibly hype for thunderbolts by just let her be herself and post a little tease is the skilful matter they could ’ve done 🖤
this is literally the first real thing we have pick up from this movie since the concept graphics . It took Florence Pugh 90 seconds to get me more excited about this motion picture than I have ever been . That is power . Spice is Power . office is Spice.#Thunderboltshttps://t.co/8tizswc6N5
the amount of bombination she is creating from this one video alone , a principal I sayhttps://t.co/r1Hr7YDjD3
florence being the one to post a first look at thunderbolt and the marvel studios account posting her video oh she ’s really the star 🥹
YELENA BELOVA I’VE MISSED YOUpic.twitter.com/3HncPqSXMt
Me going to sleep be intimate how Yelena looks in THUNDERBOLTS(hot)pic.twitter.com / HwNvmrhbrU
As of March 2024, movies Florence has starred in havereportedlygrossed a total of over $3 billion at the global box office, proving she is one of the most in-demand young actors.
In 2023 alone , she appeared in bothOppenheimerandThe Boy and the Heron , which pop off on to win the Oscars for Best Picture and Best Animated Feature Film , respectively . And she ’s kick off 2024 withDune : Part Two , which is alreadynearing$500 million at the global box office .
None of her last three pic have lower than 90%on Rotten Tomatoes .
Ever since Yelena was introduced inBlack Widow, Florence has done an incredible job with the character. Her guest appearance inHawkeyewas one of the most talked-about MCU TV moments, just proving how much people love her and her character.
Although I was excited forThunderboltsbefore, I am even more excited now, and I hope Marvel continues to use Florence to its advantage because, at the end of the day, who doesn’t love Florence Pugh?
