During the D23 Expo, an announcement of veteran actor Harrison Ford was all set to take place but was stopped at the last moment. Harrison Ford has been rumored to portray the role of General Thunderbolt Ross in The Thunderbolts due to the previous actor William Hurt’s passing.
The announcement did not take place but due to recent rumors, fans now have questioned Chadwick Boseman not getting a re-casting but William Hurt being re-cast by Harrison Ford.
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Hollywood should not be unfair to the people. William Hurt was known for portraying the role of General Thunderbolt Ross in the MCU. The actor had recently passed away due to prostate cancer but was re-cast by Harrison Ford. Lucasfilm, a part of Disney held off the announcement of the actor joining the MCU as they wanted the focus to be solely on Indiana Jones 5.
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A minority of the people wanted to fully explore the storyline of the king of Wakanda and the beloved character King T’Challa but since Chadwick Boseman’s passing, the role stayed abandoned and Marvel moved on by inculcating that in the storyline.
The people took to Twitter to express the unfairness that they felt occurred when William Hurt was re-cast but Chadwick Boseman wasn’t.
A new report claims that Lucasfilm blocked Marvel from announcing Harrison Ford's reported #Thunderbolts casting at D23. https://t.co/uK4xM1aPDJ pic.twitter.com/MiUIB4SMUL
— Screen Rant (@screenrant) October 2, 2022
Thunderbolt Ross is being recast, but T'Challa isn't?
— Charles Lee (@Goofyfan_Chuck) October 2, 2022
I think it would be a HUGE mistake to recast #GeneralRoss after William Hurt’s death
after not recasting #TChalla after Chadwick Boseman’s death.
It will just throw fire on the #RecastTChalla movement, and rightfully so… pic.twitter.com/alYi2wQF1s
— Grace Randolph (@GraceRandolph) September 29, 2022
The whole William Hurt and Ross recast situation is why people won't ever take the recast T'Challa movement serious.
— T'Challa Stan (@KhameekJ03) September 30, 2022
Let's see.
They want to recast William Hurt — who died THIS year — with Harrison Ford (who is older than Hurt was when he died), but they won't recast Chadwick Boseman — who died the year BEFORE they started filming — because it's "too soon"?
Disappointing. #RecastTChalla
— Charles Lee (@Goofyfan_Chuck) October 2, 2022
The people can never seem satisfied as Marvel is almost gearing up for the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever wherein the story inculcates the death of King T’Challa and the throne of Wakanda up for grabs to whoever is strong enough.
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According to some reports, Harrison Ford was all set to leave Hollywood life behind after shooting and releasing the fifth part of the Indiana Jones franchise. The film will mark the final installment in the series and will feature the Star Wars actor one last time.
But according to the recent revelations by Lucasfilms, it seems that the veteran actor is indeed joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as General Thunderbolt Ross by replacing actor William Hurt. The Thunderbolts. After being dubbed, “The Suicide Squad of Marvel”, the movie will allegedly have Harrison Ford at the helm. The movie is expected to release on 26th July 2024 with pre-production currently going on.
Source: Twitter
