The actress moves to the United States with her son for 5 months to shoot a Marvel film – she appears in the film for 90 seconds

In Black WidowOlga Kurylenko plays Taskmaster. Similarly, A character who constantly complicates the life of the main heroine. For example, It is only at the very end of the intrigue that the great rebounds occurs: behind the mask hides a deeply traumatized person in the past of Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson). However, who has been mentioned in the Marvel cinematographic universe for years: Antonia Dreykov!

During an interview for Filmstarts. In addition, Olga Kurylenko revealed that she had not been authorized to comment on Marvel’s future projects, but that she was enthusiastic about her next appearance. Moreover, “”I want to continue playing this character. I am ready for the future“, She had confided at the time. And the opportunity apparently presented!

Antonia Dreykov was announced as an important character in the actress moves united states her casting of the film Thunderbolts*. But, as all those who saw the film know it, things have finally happened very differently.

Attention ! From now on, there are spoilers on Thunderbolts*.

How a main role has become a mini cameo

In Thunderbolts*a team of antiheros is recruited for a dangerous mission. Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh). Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Red Guardian (David Harbour), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko) and John Walker (Wyatt Russell) form the group of marginalized and parias who, trapped by CIA Valentina director Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), are forced to embark on an offensive plan which will confront them with their greatest trauma and scars of the past.

The character. who underwent an experimental treatment which transformed her into a cybernetically improved killer, briefly informs the former spy Yelena Belova that she is not there for her, but to eliminate the American agent John Walker, actress moves united states her dismissed from her post as “replacement” by Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans) because of his impulsive and violent character.

Barely a minute and a half later, Ava Starr / Ghost shoots him in the head. The scene itself only lasted 90 seconds on the screen, made up of a single line of dialogue. This is the whole role of Olga Kurylenko in Thunderbolts*.

The initial plan provided that Olga Kurylenko is part of the team throughout the film. Due to the traumatic past of her character, she suffers from memory disorders. Therefore, she has repeatedly tried to kill John Walker, forgetting that they are now forming a united team.

But the film’s technical team then decided to rewrite the script. The premature death of Taskmaster was intended to point out to the public that the characters were likely to die.

“We moved to Atlanta for five months“

In an interview with Diverto, Olga Kurylenko returned to the set. The actress explained that she had moved to the United States specially for the shooting of the Marvel film: “Basically. we took all our things. I removed my son from school. We moved to Atlanta for five months. We rented a house. everything“It was understandable because at the time she thought she was playing a main role.

But after two weeks. one thing was clear: because of the strikes that shook Hollywood at the time, the project would go no further. The production was interrupted and, while Olga Kurylenko actress moves united states her was waiting, Marvel decided to start everything again.

“It was a different scenario. After the strike, the scenario had nothing to do with the previous one. They changed the concept, the story, the places. It was no longer the same.”

She was not the only one to find “too bad” to embody a “cool character”. According to her, she received encouragement from the film team. The costume department, unhappy, told him that Taskmaster was their favorite character because she had the best costume.

Even if it cannot be completely excluded from the multi-vintage account of the MCU. the passage of Olga Kurylenko at Marvel may be over. This allows the Ukrainian actress to focus on other projects.