Thunderboltsis fast approaching. Fans can’t wait to see some bombastic action sequences with the great cast, including Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, and David Harbour. We can now addJulia Louis-Dreyfusto the list of butt-kickers in the film, according to her recent comments. TheVeepandSeinfeldactor hasbeen quietly delightful as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, the CIA director who brings together the Thunderbolts team. While she starred inThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Black Widow,andBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever,Thunderboltswill feature her more prominently and have her join the action.
Speaking onSiriusXM’sThe Julia Cunningham Show,Dreyfuss shared with the host that she was 100% down to clown:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus:Oh, I’m so fine with jumping off a building. Although, you know, that’s Florence’s area right now, but what I’m saying is that there’s stuff I did physically that I was delighted to do. I guess, well, I shouldn’t say. Yeah.
Julia Cunningham:Oh my gosh and did you do the full throttle training and all that sort of stuff? Was that probably out of your comfort zone? Because that’s just not something we’re used to probably seeing you do on screen.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus:Yeah, that’s why one of the reasons, because I said to the guys, when I met with them, I said, you know, I really want to get into it. You know, I don’t want to just walk down a hallway and talk. I wanted to, you know, play. I want to get in the sandbox and play and I did to a certain extent in this film.
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What Else Julia Louis-Dreyfus Shared About ‘Thunderbolts*’
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Back in Summer 2024, Louis-Dreyfus joined the cast ofThunderbolts*in Hall H of Comic-Con for Marvel’s epic panel, and told the crowd, “Val is after power, control, and just generally she wants to kick ass in the Marvel universe." Louis-Dreyfus spoke more about getting into action with Julia Cunningham on her show:
Julia Cunningham:Do you think there’s more of [you doing action]? Because I love the idea of us having, you know, ‘cause in my mind, I immediately was like, “Let’s get you onThe White Lotus,” but now I’m like, “Oh my gosh, let’s rebootMission: Impossiblewith Julia Louis-Dreyfus after the final reckoning.”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus:Yeah. Yes. Yes. I think we should do that. 100%.
Julia Cunningham:Is that something that you’ll maybe like look more towards script-wise?
Julia Louis-Dreyfus:Well, here’s the thing. You know, what appealed to me about this before signing onto any of it was that it’s not like what I’ve done before.
Julia Cunningham:Totally.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus:So that was what was so intriguing in addition to trying to impress my sons, but for real, the idea of, you know, dipping my toe and maybe my whole foot into this world that you would not think of me for was alluring, you know, and I like the idea of, I mean, most actors do, I would think, like the idea of really trying something new and this definitely was that.
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Thunderbolts*will have its world premiere tomorrow, April 22, at the Cineworld at Leicester Square, London, before coming to U.S. theaters on June 15, 2025, from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.SiriusXM’sThe Julia Cunningham Showis a live, one-hour pop culture and entertainment show airing weekdays at 3pm ET/12pm PT from the SiriusXM LA Studios on Radio Andy (Ch. 102), and anytime on the SiriusXM app. You can watch the interview segment below:
