Harrison Ford is rumored to be Marvel’s top pick for General Thunderbolt Ross

Marvel Lightning In development for a release in 2024, a new rumor suggests that one of the main actors may be called by Marvel Studios for the movie. According to the movie Scooper Jeff SchneiderAnd the star Wars And the Indiana Jones icon Harrison Ford “It was or was the studio’s top choice to star in THUNDERBOLTS as the general himself.” However, the scoop comes with the critical workbook “It’s unclear if it actually passed…”.

Later in his breakup with John Rucka, Schneider claimed that Marvel wanted to advertise, Harrison Ford as Ross with the rest of the Thunderbolts at the D23 show; However, Ford had yet to finalize anything by then, with speculation citing everything from Lucasfilm wanting Ford’s focus (pun) on the Indiana Jones 5, to Ford’s reluctance to replace his friend and colleague William Hurt.

Hurt played Thunderbolt Ross in the MCU from Incredible Hulk In 2008 through black widow in 2021; William Hurt died on March 13, 2022 of complications from prostate cancer he had been diagnosed with since 2018. After being sick for so long — and with the character being as pivotal as he is (see below), it makes sense that the studio had plans to recast Ross — And who does that?

Who is Thunderbolt Ross?

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General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross is a former general who was first introduced in The Incredible Hulk. General Ross was a major supporter of Bruce Banner’s research and the accident that led to the establishment of the structure. His daughter Betty Ross (Liv Tyler) was Bruce’s girlfriend, which distanced her from her father. Ross led the experiment to use a Super Soldier Serum on Emile Blonsky, creating The Abomination.

Later, Ross became Secretary of State and was a leading force in creating and enforcing the Sequoia Accords, which formally put him at odds with The Avengers, and led to a “civil war” between the heroes.

Why is Thunderbolt Ross important to lightning bolts?

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In the Thunderbolts comics, Thunderbolt Ross became the leader of a single iteration of the team while in his “Red Hulk” character. That version of the Thunderbolts was a non-government funded strike squad whose primary mission was to clean up the loose ends of Ross’ military career. So he definitely has an old presence in The Thunderbolts that Marvel might want to take advantage of.

With Ross comes the Red Hulk

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The current arc story She-Hulk: Attorney at Law The TV series has clearly been slow to introduce some key Marvel elements that could later add to the story of General Ross and the Red Hulk. This includes the entry for MCU Intelligencia; Threatening to Steal Jane Walters/She-Hulk’s Blood; As well as the return of Captain (Tim Blake Nelson), who we know appears in it Captain America: A New World ranking. There are plenty of Marvel fans out there who would love to see Red Hulk mythos imported into the MCU – but it would definitely take a new Thunderbolt Ross to make it happen.

Lightning It will be released in theaters on July 26, 2024.

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