After memerable turns in Captain America: Civil War and disney+ series The falcon and the winter SoldierDaniel Brühl’s Baron zemo almost got the call for Marvel’s ThunderboltsBut it wasn’t meant to be for the character, who started out as a big bad but trust More Sympathetic The longer he hung Around the MCU-WHES SOND Kind of Perfect for the Mifit Team-Up Movie. He also has quite a less ties to the thunderbolts in the comics.
Speaking to Screenrant, One of ThunderboltsWriters explained baron zemo was actually part of an early draft of the film, back to his vilainous ways.
“I think there was a version of a tag written a long time ago [where] It was revled that baron zemo was pulling some strings from prison or wheatever, “Eric pearson explained, thought he wasnless 100% certain of the details.
“I feel like there might’ve been a version where a tag where zemo has broken out and swapped places with someone… [but] I Think Thos Ideas Live for One Irsration and then Died. Somemes people think that we’re zagging on purpose, and it’s like, ‘no, we know that zemo is very integral to a different story version of them.’ He’s part of putting [the Thunderbolts] Togeether, and we Negated the need for that with our very Premise. “
Pearson pointed out that with yelena being the center of the story, and the introduction of the bob character, zemo “just didn’t fit,” as much as Thunderbolts Did Keep Its Source Material in Mind. “There’s Always the discussion of, ‘Well, if there’s a way to clever include baron zemo in this, he absolutely should be there,” He said. In the end, however, the stories didn’t quite fit togeether, and zemo was left out.
What do you make of this potential plot change? Would you like to see baron zemo back in action? Thunderbolts is in theaters now.
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