Lewis Pullman Says HisThunderbolts*Character Bob Is 'All a Mystery,' Even to Him: 'Can't Wait to See It' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Lewis Pullman in Marvel Studios’Thunderbolts*(2025).Photo:Marvel Entertainment/Youtube

Marvel Entertainment/Youtube

Lewis Pullmanis just as interested to see what comes of hisThunderboltsrole as fans are.The actor and son ofBill Pullmanappears in the upcoming Marvel Studios flick as part of a star-studded cast that also includesFlorence Pugh,Sebastian Stan,David Harbour,Wyatt Russell,Olga Kurylenko,Hannah John-KameandJulia Louis-Dreyfus.And in a conversation surrounding his newStephen Kinghorror adaptationSalem’s Lot, Lewis, 31, noted thatSan Diego Comic-Conback in July was the first time he saw the teaser trailer.“I was as surprised as everyone else to see what is happening with [my character] Bob, and it’s all a mystery,” he says, teasing, “It happened so long ago, I don’t really remember exactly.““I’m not in the editing room, so it will be what it will be, and I can’t wait to see it,” Lewis tells PEOPLE of the movie, in whichhe is rumoredto be playing Robert Reynolds, a.k.a. superhero Sentry.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Poster for Marvel Studios' ‘Thunderbolts'.Courtesy of Marvel StudiosAt Comic-Con in July following a Marvel panel, Lewis toldEntertainment Weeklyof his role, “All I’ll say is that everyone has their own nicknames and Bob is not his only name.““As Lewis is not my only name,” he added at the time.Pugh, 28, and Harbour, 49, reprise theirBlack Widowroles of Yelena Belova and Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, respectively, inThunderbolts*,while Stan, 42, returns as Bucky Barnes.Rounding out the cast are Russell, 38, as John Walker/U.S. Agent; Kurylenko, 44, as Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster; John-Kamen, 35, as Ava Starr/Ghost; and the returning Louis-Dreyfus, 63, as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine.The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!An official longline describesThunderbolts* as “an irreverent team-up featuring depressed assassin Yelena Belova alongside the MCU’s least anticipated band of misfits.“Pugh told PEOPLE at Comic-Con in July that the movie “is something that we’ve never seen before from Marvel,” adding, “I feel like it’s a veryopen and honest and truthful idea. And I’m just really excited for people to watch it.”Pointing to her castmates, theOscarnominee also said, “This is why we can’t stop laughing together, because we genuinely just had such a wonderful time with each other and we’ve loved working with one another.”Thunderbolts*is in theaters May 2, 2025.

Lewis Pullmanis just as interested to see what comes of hisThunderbolts*role as fans are.

The actor and son ofBill Pullmanappears in the upcoming Marvel Studios flick as part of a star-studded cast that also includesFlorence Pugh,Sebastian Stan,David Harbour,Wyatt Russell,Olga Kurylenko,Hannah John-KameandJulia Louis-Dreyfus.

And in a conversation surrounding his newStephen Kinghorror adaptationSalem’s Lot, Lewis, 31, noted thatSan Diego Comic-Conback in July was the first time he saw the teaser trailer.

“I was as surprised as everyone else to see what is happening with [my character] Bob, and it’s all a mystery,” he says, teasing, “It happened so long ago, I don’t really remember exactly.”

“I’m not in the editing room, so it will be what it will be, and I can’t wait to see it,” Lewis tells PEOPLE of the movie, in whichhe is rumoredto be playing Robert Reynolds, a.k.a. superhero Sentry.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.

Poster for Marvel Studios’ ‘Thunderbolts*'.Courtesy of Marvel Studios

Courtesy of Marvel Studios

At Comic-Con in July following a Marvel panel, Lewis toldEntertainment Weeklyof his role, “All I’ll say is that everyone has their own nicknames and Bob is not his only name.”

“As Lewis is not my only name,” he added at the time.

Pugh, 28, and Harbour, 49, reprise theirBlack Widowroles of Yelena Belova and Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, respectively, inThunderbolts*,while Stan, 42, returns as Bucky Barnes.

Rounding out the cast are Russell, 38, as John Walker/U.S. Agent; Kurylenko, 44, as Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster; John-Kamen, 35, as Ava Starr/Ghost; and the returning Louis-Dreyfus, 63, as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine.

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

An official longline describesThunderbolts* as “an irreverent team-up featuring depressed assassin Yelena Belova alongside the MCU’s least anticipated band of misfits.”

Pugh told PEOPLE at Comic-Con in July that the movie “is something that we’ve never seen before from Marvel,” adding, “I feel like it’s a veryopen and honest and truthful idea. And I’m just really excited for people to watch it.”

Pointing to her castmates, theOscarnominee also said, “This is why we can’t stop laughing together, because we genuinely just had such a wonderful time with each other and we’ve loved working with one another.”

Thunderbolts*is in theaters May 2, 2025.

source: people.com