Thunderbolts: Marvel fans left ‘cackling’ over ‘unexpected’ Bucky Barnes detail in movie trailer

Marvel followers have been left stunned by an surprising element within the first trailer for Thunderbolts*.

The trailer for the forthcoming film, which can see The Apprentice actor Sebastian Stan return as Bucky Barnes, was launched on Wednesday (23 September).

Followers have been praising the footage, with many highlighting the chemistry between Barnes and the movie’s different characters, Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) and Pink Guardian (David Harbour).

“Everybody right here has performed dangerous issues. Shadow ops, robbing authorities labs, contract kills,” Pugh’s character Yelena Belova says within the trailer as we see reformed Marvel villains introduced collectively to go on missions for the federal government.

That is additionally teased by returning Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) character Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, performed by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who says: “We’re introduced up with this perception that there are good guys and there are dangerous guys. However ultimately you come to grasp that there are dangerous guys and there are worse guys. And nothing else.”

Nonetheless, the “surprising” second from the trailer that everybody is speaking about revolves round a domesticated Bucky, who may be seen cleansing the Vibranium arm he was given within the fictional world of Wakanda – in a dishwasher.

“Bucky pulling his arm out of the dishwasher is sending me,” one fan wrote, with one other including: “I’m CACKLING about Bucky washing his arm within the f***in’ dishwasher.”

Others mentioned they had been glad to know that “Vibranium is dishwasher secure”, with one individual including on X/Twitter: “Perhaps a Vibranium arm prosthesis is rust-resistant and simply disinfected with dish cleaning soap? I imply, I wouldn’t put it previous Wakandan scientists. Gotta get the blood, sweat, and grime out in some way…”

One other response to the trailer noticed one fan declare: “I’m sorry however Bucky placing his steel arm within the dishwasher is hilarious.”

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Stan beforehand defended Marvel movies from criticism, stating: “It’s turn out to be actually handy to choose on [Marvel films]. And that’s effective. Everybody’s acquired an opinion. However they’re an enormous a part of what contributes to this enterprise and permits us to have smaller motion pictures as nicely.

“That is an artery travelling by means of the system of this whole equipment that’s Hollywood. It feeds in so many extra methods than folks acknowledge.”

Thunderbolts* might be launched in cinemas on 2 Could 2025.