Sebastian Stan was inspired by Clint Eastwood in ‘Unforgiven’ for his performance in ‘Thunderbolts*’.
Sebastian Stan channelled Clint Eastwood for his performance in Thunderbolts*
The 42-year-old actor has reprised his role as James ‘Bucky’ Barnes in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) blockbuster, and has now revealed he channelled Eastwood’s retired gunslinger William Munny for his anti-hero in ‘Thunderbolts*’.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Stan said: “I feel like the hardest era for Bucky, for now, has passed.
“I always thought of Clint Eastwood in ‘Unforgiven’ when I was broaching this movie. It’s sort of like the older guy that’s been there, done that; so ‘take it from me kid’ kind of thing, that’s where the sense of humor was coming from.
“But it’ll be interesting to see how people feel about Bucky this time around.”
The actor – who has played Bucky Barnes since 2014’s ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ – added it was good to explore the anti-hero dynamic of the character alongside his ‘Thunderbolts*’ teammates like the Red Guardian (David Harbour), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), John Walker (Wyatt Russell) and Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen).
He explained: “It’s always funny when there’s that dynamic with people like these characters, right, because technically, are they villains? Are they heroes or not, where do they stand?
“It’s what [his character] Bucky Barnes is essentially, he’s always been trying to figure it out and they are too.”
‘Thunderbolts*’ – which also stars Lewis Pullman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Olga Kurylenko – follows the mismatched team of former villains and anti-heroes who band together for a covert mission, only to discover they’ve been set up and must…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Movies from Female First…