The big trailer that dropped during Super Bowl LIX's halftime was for Marvel Studios' upcoming movie, Thunderbolts. Directed by Jake Schreier, Thunderbolts revolves around a team of non-Avengers assembled to tackle a powerful enemy. The new trailer confirms that Sebastian Stan's Bucky Barnes, aka the Winter Soldier, will be the one to form the team. The Thunderbolts lineup includes Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Red Guardian (David Harbour), US Agent (Wyatt Russell), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), and Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen). 'Thunderbolts’: Marvel Studios Surprises Fans With ‘Big Game Trailer’ Featuring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan and David Harbour at 2025 Super Bowl.

The trailer reveals that the team is tasked with taking down Bob, aka Sentry (Lewis Pullman), though it deliberately avoids showing him clearly. In the comics, Sentry is as powerful as Superman, meaning this mission will be no easy feat for the Thunderbolts. Notably, the conspicuous absence of a certain main character in many group shots within the trailer has led fans to speculate that Sentry might kill one of the Thunderbolts soon.

That character is Olga Kurylenko's Taskmaster, the mute assassin with skill-mimicking abilities who was introduced in the 2021 film Black Widow. Her absence in several crucial group shots has left fans wondering if she will be the first victim of Sentry's overwhelming superpowers. ‘Thunderbolts’: Did Teaser Trailer Finally Answer Who Bought Tony Stark’s Avengers Tower? Here’s What We Know!

Marvel Fans Predicting Taskmaster's Death

'Sentry to Taskmaster'

'Definitely Taskmaster's Weapon'

'How Obvious It Is'

'Totally Dying'

'Not Making Out of This Alive'

'Gonna Get Killed Off'

'RIP Taskmaster'

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So, what’s the big mystery here? Did Marvel unintentionally reveal the fate of a major character in their upcoming movie? Or is the Thunderbolts trailer deliberately misleading viewers, while the film itself holds a different surprise? The MCU's portrayal of Taskmaster has faced criticism from comic fans for giving the character the 'Deadpool treatment' seen in X-Men Origins: Wolverine - rendering her mute.

Could this be Marvel's way of compensating for that decision by allowing the character to exit, potentially paving the way for a more comic-accurate version in the future? We’ll find out when Thunderbolts hits theatres on May 2, 2025.

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