THUNDERBOLTS*: First Official BTS Look At Lewis Pullman Suited-Up As Sentry Revealed

THUNDERBOLTS*: First Official BTS Look At Lewis Pullman Suited-Up As Sentry Revealed

Though it's literally only a couple of seconds worth of footage, Marvel Studios has released a first official behind-the-scenes look at Lewis Pullman in full costume as Sentry in Thunderbolts...

By MarkCassidy - May 03, 2025 08:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Thunderbolts

Marvel Studios has yet to share an official image of Sentry in-costume, but we do have a (very) brief glimpse of Lewis Pullman suited-up as the Golden Guardian via some new behind-the-scenes Thunderbolts* footage.

The clip is literally only a second or two long (more of a GIF, really), but this does count as our first non-leaked look at the Top Gun: Maverick actor with his blond locks and comic book-inspired outfit.

Pullman only wears the costume for a few scenes in the movie, as he is taken over by his shadowy entity known as "The Void" when Val's assistant Mel hits a kill switch that was supposed to put him down for good.

Thunderbolts* is expected to claim the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office this weekend with a $31.5 million gross across Friday and preview screenings from 4,330 theaters. This puts the antihero team-up film on track for a $70 million and $75 million debut. Not a terrible start, but the movie will need plenty of positive word of mouth if it hopes to keep filling seats over the next few weeks.

Thunderbolts* is currently sitting at 88% on Rotten Tomatoes with 255 reviews counted.

Check out the Sentry footage along with a new poster at the links below.

Have you seen the movie yet? If so, what did you think? Let us know what you thought in the comments. You can check out our review here.

Marvel Studios recently announced the exciting news that Son Lux will be scoring Thunderbolts*. The three-member, American experimental band was Oscar and BAFTA- nominated for their score for 2022’s best picture, Everything Everywhere All at Once. 

In Thunderbolts*, Marvel Studios assembles an unconventional team of antiheroes — Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, Red Guardian, Ghost, Taskmaster and John Walker. After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap set by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, these disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts. Will this dysfunctional group tear themselves apart, or find redemption and unite as something much more before it’s too late?

Returning to their Marvel Cinematic Universe roles are Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Hannah John-Kamen and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The cast also includes newcomers to the MCU—Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, Chris Bauer and Wendell Edward Pierce.

Jake Schreier directs Thunderbolts* with Kevin Feige producing. Louis D’Esposito, Brian Chapek and Jason Tamez serve as executive producers.

Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts* opens in U.S. theaters on May 2, 2025.

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JobinJ
JobinJ - 5/3/2025, 8:25 PM
Nice was great. Sentry cgi was bad.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 5/3/2025, 8:41 PM
@JobinJ - Question to you and ALL: What IS your favorite CGI in movies?
epc1122
epc1122 - 5/3/2025, 8:48 PM
@KennKathleen - ryan Reynolds green lantern suit…..,ok jk. Well I actually don’t think it was nearly as bad as people think but it’s not my favorite. Would have to think about it. What’s yours?
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 5/3/2025, 8:56 PM
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epc1122
epc1122 - 5/3/2025, 9:01 PM
@KennKathleen - haven’t seen any of those 🤷‍♂️
JobinJ
JobinJ - 5/3/2025, 9:27 PM
@KennKathleen - I dunno. The fight scene between Sentry and Thunderbolts was bad. You could tell he was CGI.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 5/3/2025, 9:32 PM
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epc1122
epc1122 - 5/3/2025, 9:54 PM
@KennKathleen - I’ll give it a chance, thanks for the recommendation 👍
RogerWilco
RogerWilco - 5/3/2025, 10:43 PM
@epc1122 - ..........................sigh............................................

This is so Hard for me to say right now........I don't know where to start.....
Was this a great movie?
Well...the acting was good.....IMO the Special Effects and All that was good. I have no complaints about the pacing.
The Humor was Spot on for me. The chemistry amongst the cast shine's. Sentry's role is probably the best thing about this movie.
And yeah, I totally get the Message about Mental Health, I have to deal with my own personal Void on daily Basis.
So, all that said, was this a good Movie?

No, not all...and I still can't believe how many here are saying how much they enjoyed it.....
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 5/3/2025, 10:54 PM
@epc1122 - 😃🙃.... 🤔🫥....


Do yourself a favor- forget about the above gifs before you watch... 😆 In my defense, this film is 40 this year.
epc1122
epc1122 - 5/3/2025, 10:56 PM
@RogerWilco - I’m kind of with you on most of your take on the movie. There was nothing inherently that I didn’t like about it, just found it slow and was hoping for more of sentry. Sentry was in it for like like less than 5 minutes and he reminded me too much of homelander from the boys, just with less backstory/screentime. I think it’s been awhile since people thoroughly enjoyed a marvel movie and this is almost gearing up for some big event movies. I’m glad people are enjoying the movie, but I found it lackluster. I guess I’m in the minority here which is fine. When this movie was announced it wasn’t high on my list of things to see, but then I knew the sentry was involved and then I thought the marketing was top notch, so my excitement and anticipation for the movie grew. It is what it is. Maybe repeat viewings will help 🤷‍♂️
epc1122
epc1122 - 5/3/2025, 10:59 PM
@KennKathleen - hey, no worries. It’s just a movie. Hopefully I enjoy it, but if not, it’s still just an experience. If I’m not enjoying it I can always change the app 👍. I appreciate the recommendation 😊. Without spoilers, what did you like about the movie?
RogerWilco
RogerWilco - 5/3/2025, 11:02 PM
@epc1122 - I'm also in agreement with most of what you say.

Homelander, lol.......actually that's kinda/sorta my problem. I won't bore you with entire details unless you ask but......

Thats EXACTLY what I wanted to see in this movie....SEntry to go full blown Homelander..
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 5/3/2025, 11:09 PM
@epc1122 - 100% nostalgia. It was one of, if not the first movie I remember as a kid. It has fearless humor at times by today's standards, but at the core: It's a jounery of enlightenment.
epc1122
epc1122 - 5/3/2025, 11:13 PM
@RogerWilco - sure, I’m curious what exactly you wanted to see. I wanted to see sentry the hero and the void as two separate creatures but then we find out they’re the same. Similar to the comics bc I found it interesting. Seems like they really didn’t delve into the character because it was mainly supposed to be about the thunderbolts team which I understand but definitely disappointed. I think they’re going to make him like the hulk where he stays Bob for a lot of it and use him as sentry when they need a powerhouse. If he’s always the sentry, I think he’s too powerful and he doesn’t really need the avengers.
epc1122
epc1122 - 5/3/2025, 11:17 PM
@KennKathleen - well I won’t have the nostalgia aspect but will give it a chance. Thanks for the recommendation. 😊
RogerWilco
RogerWilco - 5/3/2025, 11:40 PM
@epc1122 - Basically, it's two things....

First thing is most of what you say about Sentry, they definitely held back(nerfed him, whatever, lol), imagine after the Thunderbolts rally, Sentry goes homelander (killing at least 3 of them) as Sentry is gazing upon his handy work when all of a sudden a certain rocket ship then comes crashing down(instead of 14 months later), we see the logo, then fade to black.....
Do you think that would've put ass's in the seats for the next few movies....?
Second Thing to me is.....Do you by chance remember the Simpsons episode where Marge Protest's against Itchy&Scratchy? After Marge gets her way the studio starts making nice, clean & safe cartoons...

and IMO that's exactly what Thunderbolts winds up being and its pretty much how C.A.:Brave New World ends
The Antagonists in both Films are TALKED/HUGGED into defeat...
Please forgive me for sound Ignorant and/or Barbaric...but that's not why I pay to see THESE kind of movies. If I want touchy&feely, I'll go see something like Dead Poets Society or Awakenings...
Lol, I hope this made sense....
epc1122
epc1122 - 5/4/2025, 12:03 AM
@RogerWilco - the only problem id have with the rocket ship and im assuming you’re referring to the ff4, is that in their movie they’re going up against galactus. Marvel would really have had to alter that movie as well. I do think that sentry needed to cause some casualties. I think taskmaster should have been in more of the movie and sentry killed her and maybe red guardian but he’s become pretty popular so I can see marvel keeping him alive. I think, especially for comic book movies there needs to be a mix of heart felt and also action. I think that’s what James Gunn excels at because his movies, in my opinion have heart, comedy, and action. Also, with thunderbolts, it reminded me of a superman story called for tomorrow. If you’re into Superman, it’s not a story that’s mentioned a lot, but it’s one of my favorite stories. People vanishing is a big part to that story.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 5/3/2025, 8:41 PM
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KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 5/3/2025, 8:42 PM
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McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/3/2025, 8:44 PM
@SuperCat - Wyatt is a good actor just like his old man. He was quite fun in this.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 5/3/2025, 8:46 PM
@McMurdo - I agree. He's actually likable in this.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/3/2025, 9:20 PM
@SuperCat -

WTF? So hilarious.
Timerider
Timerider - 5/3/2025, 10:16 PM
@DocSpock - John Walker tells his teammates that Sentry folded his shield like a taco, making it useless.
epc1122
epc1122 - 5/3/2025, 8:46 PM
Oh so that’s what the sentry looked like in the movie. I blinked and must have missed him lol jk. Ok movie and was hoping to see more of sentry. Still looking forward to seeing what they do with the character in the next avengers movie. I think a big part will be Bob refusing to help and then it’ll show how Bob himself will keep the void down and that he’ll be a big part of the avengers winning. Then bob/sentry will somehow sacrifice himself to save the day but then that will lead the the next avengers movie.
Comicmoviejunki
Comicmoviejunki - 5/3/2025, 9:18 PM
@epc1122 - was also looking forward to a little more Sentry. But then I realized it made complete sense. His timing in the movie was perfect. We have a lot more to look forward to. BRAVO MARVEL!!
epc1122
epc1122 - 5/3/2025, 9:27 PM
@Comicmoviejunki - it made complete sense for the sentry to be in about 2 minutes of the movie? If think maybe if I didn’t know about the sentry beforehand then I don’t think I would have been as disappointed. It would have just been a nice addition to the movie for me with having him in it. But sentry is also supposed to be a hero and in the comics, initially we don’t know that the void and the sentry are the same. It absolutely doesn’t have to be the same as the comics, but I liked that aspect to the character. I just feel like they left a lot of his story out. I’m definitely looking forward with what they do with the character. I think he’s going to sacrifice or think he’s sacrificing himself and doom will destroy him somehow and then it’ll lead to the next avengers movie, after doom.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 5/3/2025, 8:58 PM
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MadThanos
MadThanos - 5/3/2025, 10:31 PM
@NicolausCopernicus - Andy Park should be replaced.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 5/3/2025, 8:53 PM
Numbers are looking pretty bad right now. This is worse than BNW.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 5/3/2025, 9:00 PM
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vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/3/2025, 10:58 PM
@ObserverIO - dont let the "marvel is back" crowd hear this 😅
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 5/3/2025, 11:26 PM
@ObserverIO - "AFTERNOON UPDATE: Marvel Studios and Disney’s Thunderbolts* is looking at $32M today, including last night’s $11.5M previews, for what’s shaping up to be a $70M-$75M opening at 4,330 theaters, which has more or less been par for the course for an MCU original title post Covid."

https://deadline.com/2025/05/box-office-thunderbolts-sinners-1236383739/

Is that really supposed to be bad?
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 5/4/2025, 12:02 AM
@NinnesMBC - This what you mean @ObserverIO?

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KindredMac
KindredMac - 5/3/2025, 10:30 PM
Just got back from seeing it. It was decent. Bob is fun and they found a good way of grounding him at the end.
The one thing I can say that I really didn’t like was Bucky’s look in the post credits stinger. He looked too much like Tom Cruise in MI:2. His hair was looking like he just shot a Suave commercial.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/3/2025, 11:00 PM
@KindredMac - because that scene was just shoehorned and looks like was shot just recently.
dragon316
dragon316 - 5/3/2025, 10:38 PM
Shocked his cape wasn’t cgi in some parts

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