In “Thunderbolts*,” Valentina Allegra de Fontaine is the director of the CIA, who units up the entice that brings the group of superheroes collectively.

Valentina appeared in “Black Widow” and “Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” the place she recruited John Walker and Yelena Belova. In “Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly” she spied on the Wakandans. So, it’s unclear the place her loyalties lie.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, an Emmy-winning actor recognized for starring in “Seinfeld” and “Veep,” performs Valentina.

Yelena Belova is the adoptive sister of Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson), one of many authentic Avengers. In 2021’s “Black Widow,” a Soviet spy company positioned the 2 in a pretend household and despatched them to America on an undercover mission as kids.

After the mission was accomplished, the household was separated and Yelena and Natasha grew to become Russian superspies often called Black Widows. By the top of the film, Yelena and her adopted household had shut down the Black Widow program.

Within the collection “Hawkeye,” audiences discovered that Yelena was among the many many who vanished when Thanos erased half of all residing issues within the universe in “Avengers: Infinity Battle.” Natasha died in “Avengers: Endgame” earlier than the Avengers might convey Yelena again to life.

Yelena tried to kill Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) to avenge Natasha, however she ultimately forgave him.

In “Thunderbolts*,” Yelena tries to search out one other solution to transfer previous her grief and trauma.

Florence Pugh, an Oscar-nominated actor whose earlier motion pictures embody “Oppenheimer,” “Midsommar,” and 2019’s “Little Ladies,” performs Yelena.

Bucky Barnes is a childhood good friend of Steve Rogers, the primary Captain America.

After a near-death expertise in “Captain America: The First Avenger,” Bucky grew to become the Winter Soldier, a brainwashed super-assassin. Steve saved Bucky and the Wakandans freed him of the brainwashing.

In “Thunderbolts*,” audiences study that Bucky has turn out to be a congressman.

Sebastian Stan, who acquired his first Oscar nomination for enjoying Donald Trump within the 2024 movie “The Apprentice,” stars as Bucky.

Alexei Shostakov, also referred to as the Crimson Guardian, first appeared in “Black Widow” as a Soviet super-soldier. After he was forged apart by Russian forces, he labored together with his adoptive daughters, Yelena and Natasha, to close down the Black Widow program.

In “Thunderbolts*,” the Crimson Guardian continues to be making an attempt to show that he could be a nice hero.

David Harbourfinest recognized for his function in “Stranger Issues,” performs the Crimson Guardian.

John Walker is a former military captain who was appointed the brand new Captain America in “Falcon and the Winter Soldier.”

Walker later took an excellent soldier serum so he might reside as much as the Captain America standing, however the US authorities stripped Walker of the Captain America title after he brutally killed a surrendering Flag Smasher in retaliation for his associate’s loss of life.

Valentina recruited Walker on the finish of the collection and gave him the brand new mantle of US Agent.

Wyatt Russell, the son of actors Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, performs John Walker.

Ava Starrlaunched within the 2018 film “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” has the flexibility to maneuver via stable objects.

After a quantum tunnel exploded, killing her dad and mom and giving her unstable powers, Ava was found by SHIELD, a spy group within the Marvel universe, and was an espionage operative often called Ghost. Ghost’s powers had been killing her till Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Williams) transferred quantum vitality to Ghost to stabilize her within the “Ant-Man” sequel.

Hannah John-Kamen, who starred in “Killjoys” and “Prepared Participant One,” performs Ghost.

Antonia Dreykov is the daughter of Normal Dreykov, an antagonist who appeared in “Black Widow.”

Within the 2021 movie, her father turned her into Taskmaster, a brainwashed murderer who can copy individuals’s combating strategies. On the finish of the film, Natasha freed Taskmaster from her brainwashing.

Nevertheless, it seems she continues to be an murderer in “Thunderbolts*.”

Olga Kurylenko, who starred in “Quantum of Solace,” performs Taskmaster.

Bob is a brand new character whom Yelena, Ghost, and Walker come throughout whereas making an attempt to kill one another.

The character is primarily based on the comedian e book character Sentry, a person who signed up for a authorities experiment to recreate Steve Rogers’ tremendous soldier serum. Because of this, Bob gained varied powers, together with tremendous power, velocity, and flight.

Within the comedian books, the experiment additionally created a darkish entity inside Sentry, often called the Void, which needs to take over his physique and destroy the world.

Lewis Pullman, recognized for his Emmy-nominated function in “Classes in Chemistry” and “High Gun: Maverick,” performs Bob.

Mel is one other new character in the principle forged of “Thunderbolts*” and he or she is Valentina’s assistant.

Followers have theorized that the character might be primarily based on Songbird, who’s a member of the comedian e book model of the Thunderbolts group. Songbird can create stable constructs out of sound and hypnotize individuals along with her voice.

Geraldine Viswanathan, who starred in “Blockers” and “Drive-Away Dolls,” performs Mel.