In a candid interview with Variety, the Avengers veteran shared his thoughts on these critiques, taking a firm but reflective stance. He acknowledged that while everyone is entitled to their opinion, the iconic comic book studio franchise plays a significant role in the overall health of the film industry. He told the publication:

MCU star Sebastian Stan has teased what to expect from his character Bucky Barnes's role in Thunderbolts*, the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie. Stan told Variety that Thunderbolts* "was kind of like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest – a guy coming into this group that was chaotic and degenerate,

Set some time after the events of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Thunderbolts will tell the story of how a number of former Marvel antagonists find themselves being recruited by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) onto a black ops team that seems like a dark twist on the Avengers.

Marvel Entertainment is giving a glimpse of the new film Thunderbolts*. The studio shared a teaser trailer for the movie Monday featuring Florence Pugh, David Harbour and Sebastian Stan. Thunderbolts* is a superhero film based on Marvel Comics characters.

The Thunderbolts* trailer reveals “Bob” as the MCU version of Marvel Comics’ evil Superman, but his explanation may differ in the movie.