Overview

• Florence Pugh stars as Yelena Belova in Marvel's Thunderbolts, set to premiere on May 2, 2025, marking her first leading role in the MCU.
• Pugh credits Scarlett Johansson for launching her Marvel career with Black Widow in 2021 and expressed missing Johansson's presence on the Thunderbolts set.
• Pugh performed a 2,000 ft base jump from Malaysia's Merdeka 118 tower for the film, a scripted stunt she insisted on restoring after it was initially removed.
• The actress described the stunt as a nod to Tom Cruise's iconic action sequences, emphasizing Marvel's renewed focus on practical effects in Phase Five.
• Thunderbolts, the Phase Five capstone, brings together reformed antiheroes in a government mission with an indie-inspired tone and action-driven authenticity.