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‘Thunderbolts*’ Primer: A Recap Of Previous Projects Starring The Rag-Tag Crew Of Antiheroes

Find a 'Thunderbolts*' primer of projects where the characters in the latest Marvel film have appeared before. Projects include 'Black Widow' and more

While relatively new to the Marvel Cinematic Universe compared to staple characters like Sebastian Stan ’s James “Bucky” Barnes, Yelena Belova, adopted sister of Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) has a few previous projects under her belt. John Walker, aka the former temp Captain America, was first introduced in the Disney+ limited series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, in which Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson struggled to move on from Steve Rogers’ passing of the shield down to him. Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine is the ex-wife of Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) previously served as Director of the CIA, where she took an interest in recruiting powerful individuals like John Walker and Yelena Belova.

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