'Thunderbolts*' star Lewis Pullman says that Marvel felt like an "untouchable universe"

Meanwhile, Pullman portrays Robert Reynolds/Bob. "He is a very complex character and there’s a lot. He’s like Russian nesting dolls unfolding throughout the whole movie. So prep-wise, I worked really hard. I kind of went about it with an athlete’s mentality. I’m not an athlete, by the way, nor am I a huge football or basketball watcher, but I’m an appreciator of the thing itself and how much hard work goes into it," Pullman expressed.

"I worked with this awesome trainer who really helped me build a physicality that felt like it was believable for all the different stages of Bob’s progression. Then I worked with my coach, John Markland, who’s a good friend of mine, a great actor, great acting teacher, who basically built up the history and went deep, deep, deep into the comics ‘cause wanting to do justice to that and not wanting to miss any clues that could be helpful, and there are so many clues. That’s why it’s like such a gift," he further shared. "Rarely do you get to do a role where there are all these road maps and all these blueprints right there for you if you’re hungry enough. So it was just like, how do we want to paint him, you know, how does he wanna come into the flesh? If I were to imagine playing any character … I didn’t know who he was before this, and I’m so glad that it’s him, and I can’t imagine playing any other character."

He is already confirmed to return for Avengers: Doomsday and opens up about the fact that he had no idea that a five-and-a-half-hour live stream revealing the cast was happening. 

"It is so surreal," he said, mentioning that he was blown away. "I was out shooting in Vancouver and I was like out on this lake and didn’t have my phone, and then I got back to my phone, I had like 87 messages, and most of them were from Danny Ramirez, who was like, 'We’re going to be in Doomsday together.' I was like, 'What the hell is Doomsday, holy shit.' I couldn’t believe it and I was so excited to work with the Russo brothers. And that is the craziest cast list I’ve ever seen and seeing my name in there felt like some weird glitch in the matrix."

Avengers: Doomsday will be released in May of 2026.