We’ve had heroes. We’ve had villains. We’ve had morally ambiguous wizards who accidentally break the multiverse because they didn’t want to say goodbye to their girlfriends. But what have we been seriously missing lately? Unhinged, unpredictable, anti-heroes.

Marvel’s upcoming Thunderbolts* film is shaping up to be a delicious buffet of that chaos, featuring a squad of slightly less homicidal baddies. We’re talking Red Guardian, Bucky, Yelena, Ghost, and people who’ve probably been kicked out of a group chat at some point.

Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell and Hannah John-Kamen in Thunderbolts* | Credits: Marvel Studios

But we have a spicy little pitch. A wildcard. A skull-wearing vigilante with zero chill and a very large gun collection. Yes, Thunderbolts* needs to bring in one particular anti-hero who’s been lurking in the shadows for too long. Let’s dive into this wishful casting and...