Sebastian Stan Addresses How Bucky Barnes Becomes The Leader Of Marvel’s Misfit Avengers In Thunderbolts*

Bucky Barnes actor Sabastian Stan explains why the former Winter Soldier ends up joining and leading a group of MCU anti-heroes in Thunderbolts*. Bucky Barnes’ MCU journey has been a tragic one, having been transformed into a killing machine by Hydra and worked as an assassin for decades. After redeeming himself in the eyes of the Avengers, Bucky Barnes finally got rid of his programming and tried to atone for his actions with the help of Sam Wilson. Sebastian Stan’s anti-hero seemed to have found a quiet and peaceful life in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier‘s ending. However, Bucky Barnes seems to have gone back to his old ways in Thunderbolts*.

In an interview with Empire, Thunderbolts* star Sebastian Stan addresses the fact that Bucky Barnes has fallen back into his old habits, comparing Bucky to The Godfather Part III‘s Michael Corleone, paraphrasing Al Pacino’s character, “Every time I try to get out, they pull me back in.”Stan explains that meeting people just like him convinces Bucky to join them of his own volition. Read Stan’s full comments:

“It’s like the Al Pacino quote from Godfather III, ‘every time I try to get out, they pull me back in.’ Bucky is going to come across this group, and realize that they’re quite similar, in a way, to him. So I think he feels he can contribute and be a leader.”

Source: Empire

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