‘Thunderbolts’ star Lewis Pullman talks joining MCU
Lewis Pullman is enjoying the positive response to Marvel’s latest film, 'Thunderbolts'
Lewis Pullman is enjoying the positive response to Marvel’s latest film, Thunderbolts, which is receiving critical and audience acclaim.
Taking on the role of Robert “Bob” Reynolds, he joins stars like Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour and many more in the star studded flick.
On joining the MCU, the actor said, “It’s an intimidating thing to step into, because it has matured into its own thing. It's had its awkward stages and it’s such an exciting trajectory that it's a massive story within itself: how Marvel has come to be. I'm aware of what it means to be a fan of something—almost paralyzingly so. There are things that I love so much, and it feels like sacred ground whenever somebody new is stepping in.”
He continued, “There was never a moment where I wasn't overwhelmingly aware of that, and I wanted to make sure to do justice to what people loved about this character from the comic books, while also keeping in mind that when you leap from the page to the frame, you have a sense of self that you have to bring in whether you like it or not.”
“At first I was like, ‘I'm just going to do justice to everything that I love about this character and everything that I find really compelling about Bob and Sentry.’ And then quickly I was like, ‘No, this is my job and this is why they hired me: to bring parts of myself wherever there's room for it and for that to bridge the gaps that occur when you bring something to a completely different medium.’ It was difficult, but in a really fruitful way,” added Pullman.
Commenting on his character, he remarked, “He’s almost like a kaleidoscope or something. Depending on what angle you're tilting him at, you get to see different fragments of his psyche. It was challenging to have all of that life and all of that debris flying around within him without giving anything away too soon. You could maybe understand him better with a second watch; maybe that you could see those subtleties and pick them out better once you know where he lands.”
