Earlier this week, a very interesting rumour started doing the rounds suggesting that The Sentry will be Thunderbolts' lead villain. Valentina Allegra de Fontaine is said to be responsible for his creation, which would makes sense given her interest in Super Soldiers.
When things inevitably go wrong, the CIA Director assembling an entire team of them might be the only way to take The Sentry down. However, that isn't going to be where Robert Reynolds' story ends. According to a new rumour shared by scooper Daniel Richtman (via The Direct), Marvel Studios is planning a movie revolving around The Sentry.
The MCU's version of the character has been described as "a conflicted and [powerful] villain [akin to an] evil Superman," and a spin-off makes sense on a number of levels.
In the comic books, Robert was a meth addict who broke into a laboratory and ingested an experimental Super Soldier formula. Granted the power of a million exploding suns, the crook became the world's most powerful superhero. However, his fractured mind also created The Void, a threat formidable enough to destroy everything.
Even if he is one of the Earth's greatest heroes, The Sentry is also one of the world's greatest dangers. With that in mind, there's plenty here to explore in a future movie or TV series, and we're definitely curious to find out what Marvel Studios has planned for the character on screen.
There's still no word on who will play The Sentry, or even if there's any real merit to this rumour. The only thing making it hard to believe is that if Robert were pitted against that team of Thunderbolts, he'd make short work of them (this is the guy who tore Ares in half, remember).
However, it's possible Marvel Studios plans to depower him somewhat, making him more akin to Captain Marvel. After all, she's supposed to be the MCU's most powerful hero, but still struggled in combat against Thanos.
Would you guys like to see The Sentry star in his own solo project?