David Harbour has already seen a cut of Marvel's Thunderbolts – and teases the movie's "surprising" and "impressive" direction

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"It's very impressive"

David Harbour and Florene Pugh in Thunderbolts
(Image credit: Marvel Studios)

David Harbour says he's already seen an early cut of new MCU movie Thunderbolts* – and his verdict sounds extremely promising.

"Marvel is excited by its expansion, to a certain degree. And also, I think they're doing a bit of a course correction around getting too big, in a way, with the Disney Plus stuff," the actor told CinemaBlend. "I'm very excited for you guys to see Thunderbolts*. Because I'm impressed with the direction they took that. And it's surprising. It's a real movie. I mean, whether you like it or not, who knows? But… I saw a cut of it, and it's very impressive."

"They're paying attention to chemistry," he added. "And I think there's something about this group that's special. That to me felt like when you watch Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans. When you watch these chemistries of people that – not to say that there's romantic ties, but just the chemistry of human beings interrelated. I think that's what we need in these movies."

Before Thunderbolts*, though, is Captain America: Brave New World, which hits theaters this February. The movie will see Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson take on the mantle of Captain America – and go up against Harrison Ford's Red Hulk, a role he'll reprise in Thunderbolts*.

Emily Garbutt
Entertainment Writer

I’m an Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering everything film and TV-related across the Total Film and SFX sections. I help bring you all the latest news and also the occasional feature too. I’ve previously written for publications like HuffPost and i-D after getting my NCTJ Diploma in Multimedia Journalism.