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Steven Yeun on Thunderbolts Star: 'Door Open for Future MCU Projects'

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Steven Yeun, known for his role in The Walking Dead, was initially cast as Sentry in Marvels Thunderbolts, but had to withdraw due to scheduling conflicts caused by the 2023 Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Despite his exit, Yeun expressed interest in future MCU projects and praised the director, Jake Schreier. Currently, Yeun stars in The Rip, voices a role in The Legend of Aang, and is in a new film with Ben Affleck.

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Steven Yeun on Thunderbolts Star: 'Door Open for Future MCU Projects'

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Steven Yeun on Thunderbolts Star: 'Door Open for Future MCU Projects'. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's March 6th, here's your entertainment news in two minutes. The TV series Love Story, created by Connor Hines and executive produced by Ryan Murphy, has sparked controversy for its harsh portrayal of actress. Darryl Hanna in the story of John F. Kennedy Jr.'s life. The show paints her as a ditty antagonist during her real life relationship with him, which many see as unnecessarily cruel and inaccurate. Darryl Hanna recently fired back at an opinion piece in The New York Times. She disputes the depiction, arguing it ignores the real complexities of their breakup and unfairly villainizes her without her input. Critics and viewers have piled on the backlash, calling the writing lazy and unethical. They note it's unkind to give a living person such a negative edit, especially since she did not sign up for any dramatization. The show's approach seems designed to make audiences root for Kennedy and his later partner, Carolyn Beset, by turning Hanna into the bad guy. Hanna points out, this plays into old tropes where women compete as rivals in love stories.

Meanwhile, other head shows handle breakups better without needing villains. Think of cheers, where Sam and Diane part ways maturely, or better call Saul, with his nuanced split between Jimmy and Kim. These stories respect real life messiness over simple, good versus evil lines. Dean and his sponsored by our partner, check out the episode description, a pillow that plays your podcasts, music, or white noise privately. No earbuds required, S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com

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