Thankfully, Marvel Studios has already revealed that the new major villain inThunderboltswill be avoiding a huge mistake that has hurt several villains in the history of theMCU. Marvel is set to debut one of the comics' most powerful and exciting characters inThunderbolts, as Lewis Pullman will be making his first MCU appearance asMarvel’s answer to Superman. While his upcoming character is typically depicted as a superhero in Marvel Comics, he is also one of Marvel’s most terrifying and dangerous villains, and he has the potential to change the MCU forever.
Lewis Pullman was cast inThunderboltsafter Steven Yeun’s exit from the project in January 2024. Rumors had been circulating for some time that Pullman would be portrayingRobert Reynolds, a.k.a. the Sentry, inThunderbolts, and recent trailers for the upcoming Phase 5 crossover movie have now confirmed this casting. However, with the Sentry comes the Void, the hero’s dark alter ego.The Void is expected to be the primary antagonist ofThunderbolts*, with the movie’s trailer showing just how intense and haunting he will be, and, luckily, this won’t be the end for the powerful new villain.
Lewis Pullman Has Been Confirmed To Return As The Sentry In Avengers: Doomsday
Lewis Pullman Will Join Most Of Thunderbolts*' Cast In Avengers: Doomsday
Marvel Studios confirmed the first batch of actors signed on to appear inAvengers: Doomsdayduring a lengthy chair-laying ceremony on March 26. This saw 27 actors announced to be returning to the MCU for the Russo brothers' upcoming crossover event, including most of themain cast ofThunderbolts*, except for Taskmaster’s Olga Kurylenko.Joining Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen and Sebastian Stan will be Lewis Pullman, confirming that Robert Reynolds' Sentry will be coming back after his debut in May 2025.
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The upcoming members of the Thunderbolts team, and the Sentry, will be joining forces with the likes of the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and even the X-Men to battleRobert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom inAvengers: Doomsday. After confirmation that Lewis Pullman will be returning in the Phase 6 movie, theories have emerged suggesting that the formidable Sentry could even become Doctor Doom’s most powerful weapon.It’s exciting to think about what direction Marvel Studios can take Sentry inDoomsday, and his return is already solving one of Marvel’s biggest problems.
Thunderbolts* Won’t Be The End Of The Sentry’s MCU Story
Over the 17-year history of the MCU, many of Marvel Comics' most notable and powerful villains have been reduced to minor and insignificant threats in live-action. Some of the longest-running antagonists in the comics have becomeone-and-done villains in the MCU, butLewis Pullman’s Sentry, or rather his darker half, the Void, has been confirmed to be avoiding this hurtful trend by returning inAvengers: Doomsday.Thunderbolts*could set up Robert Reynolds to be one of the MCU’s most prominent heroes and villains simultaneously, bringing the full complexity of the character to life in the MCU.
Sentry’s Thunderbolts* Superhero Suit Reveal Makes His Dark MCU Story More Terrifying
Sentry’s Thunderbolts* suit has been revealed, and it makes an important story from the 2025 MCU movie even darker for Lewis Pullman’s Marvel hero.
This unfortunate fate has befallen many legendary villains in the MCU’s history, including the likes of the Red Skull, Iron Monger, Whiplash, Ultron, the Mandarin, Malekith, Dormammu, Killmonger and many more. The list goes on, proving thatMarvel Studios has often failed some of its most exciting villains who would otherwise be full of potential and endless possibilities.Lewis Pullman’s Sentrywill be avoiding this trend, which creates the opportunity for some of the character’s most memorable Marvel Comics moments to be brought to the screen in many upcoming MCU projects.
Sentry’s Return Sets Up Some Of His Most Iconic Marvel Comics Moments
The Sentry Is One Of Marvel’s Most Interesting Characters
The idea that Lewis Pullman will be sticking around for a long time in the MCU opens the door for several upcoming projects to explore some of his most iconic moments from Marvel Comics. In the years since his debut in 2000’sThe Sentry #1,Robert Reynolds has demonstrated some remarkable abilities, using the power of a million exploding suns to become one of Marvel’s most significant characters. Over the last quarter of a century, the Sentry has taken on Heralds of Galactus, battled Loki, fought the entire Avengers team, bested Doctor Strange and even resurrected the dead.
Some of the Sentry’s most notable moments, however, have seen him tear heroes and villains apart like nothing, including the likes of the Symbiote, Carnage, and the God, Ares. These scenes might be too dark to be seen in the MCU, but another could easily be adapted to live-action.Robert Reynolds effectively marks the end of Marvel Comics’World War Hulkevent by battling Bruce Banner’s Hulk, leveling the city but reverting the Hulk back to Banner. If something like this this expected to happen afterThunderbolts*, it will be worth keeping Lewis Pullmans' Sentry around for years to come.
