While the screenwriting rule that “flashbacks should be avoided at all costs” still holds relatively true, it doesn’t count when Sebastian Stan pitches two incredible ideas for MCU prequel movies. Stan has been a long-standing figure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, first playing Bucky Barnes in Captain America: The First Avenger. Since then, he has been a HYDRA assassin (who reportedly shot JFK), a recluse in Wakanda, and partnered with Sam Wilson as he reluctantly took on the role of Captain America in The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. While Bucky’s MCU future looks strong, as he rounds out the line-up of the new anti-hero team, Thunderbolts*, Stan is even more interested in his character’s past.
Sebastian Stan wants to take Bucky Barnes back in time to his first encounter with two major MCU characters. Read More