New Thunderbolts Teaser Trailer Sparks Debate After Seemingly Removing Taskmaster From a Crucial Scene

A caller teaser for Thunderbolts has sparked a statement implicit the destiny of Taskmaster aft fans spotted what looks similar the removal of the quality from a important scene.

The Thunderbolts trailer from September 2024 shows Taskmaster lasting betwixt Ghost and U.S. Agent successful the Watchtower scene.

The caller teaser, however, shows the aforesaid country but with Taskmaster omitted.

What happened to Taskmaster?

This, combined with the information that Taskmaster histrion Olga Kurylenko was not among the formed members announced this week to beryllium Avengers: Doomsday, but the different Thunderbolts characters were, has caused immoderate MCU fans to foretell that Taskmaster does not marque it retired of the movie alive.

But wherefore person Taskmaster successful the archetypal trailer country but not successful this latest teaser? Why the change? Fans person suggested tons of theories, from Marvel trying to double-bluff fans to hedging its bets erstwhile it came to moving retired what it was doing with Avengers: Doomsday.

Then determination is the information that some frames (the 1 from the archetypal trailer and the 1 from this teaser) aren’t precisely the same. Apart from Taskmaster’s removal, the characters are positioned ever truthful somewhat differently. Could this suggest Sentry simply ‘deletes’ Taskmaster successful this scene, arsenic he’s shown to beryllium capable to bash to radical successful different trailer shots, and the remainder of the Thunderbolts person yet to notice? Could Sentry person already killed Taskmaster astatine this point? Or did Taskmaster crook heel? As it stands, MCU fans aren’t truly definite what to think.

"Marvel beauteous overmuch conscionable sealed the destiny of this quality successful the movie," said redditor Matapple13. "Yesterday they announced Sebastian Stan, Florence Pugh, Wyatt Russell, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen and Lewis Pullman successful the Avengers: Doomsday cast, but Olga Kurylenko (Taskmaster's actress) was blatantly absent, and now, Marvels posts this..."

"The magnitude of radical saying she’s dying and Marvel seemingly leaning into that by hardly showing her marque maine deliberation theres a uncover determination with her successful the movie and that she lives," commented puckallday.

What we bash cognize is Sentry is incredibly powerful, and so this caller teaser begins with Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ character, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, saying Sentry is “stronger than each of the Avengers rolled into one.” Taskmaster could person been killed oregon deleted oregon sent to the void oregon immoderate is going connected present with conscionable a thought.

We’ve got plentifulness much connected the latest goings connected successful the MCU aft what’s been an eventful week, including our thoughts connected whether Marvels’ Avengers: Doomsday formed announcement conscionable spoiled Thunderbolts.

Marvel and Robert Downey Jr. person teased they’re not done revealing the Avengers: Doomsday formed either, truthful possibly there’s anticipation yet for mediocre Taskmaster.

We don’t person agelong to find out. Thunderbolts* comes retired successful May 2025, TV amusement Ironheart is retired successful June, and Phase 6 kicks disconnected with The Fantastic Four: First Steps successful July. Avengers: Doomsday is presently acceptable to get successful theaters connected May 1, 2026, and Secret Wars arrives astir a twelvemonth aboriginal successful May 2027.

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