Thunderbolts*
Olga Kurylenko debuted as Antonia Dreykov ’s Taskmaster back in 2021 , but a newMCUtheory suggests that it might not be Dreykov get into the Taskmaster costume in Marvel Studios ' upcomingThunderbolts * . Olga Kurylenko was denote to be reprising the office of Taskmaster back in 2022 , alongside the other members of the MCU ’s first Thunderbolts team . However , in the years since , Kurylenko ’s absence from promotion effect andTaskmaster ’s deletion from late trailershas swan doubt on whether she ’s actually give to the role in Phase 5 .
Antonia Dreykov first appeared in 2021’sBlack Widowas the girl ofRay Winstone ’s Red Room leader , General Dreykov , who Natasha Romanoff thought she ’d killed during her defection to SHIELD.Antonia had in reality been psyche controlled and turned into the elite Black Widow assassin , Taskmaster , with her power to perfectly mime anyone ’s fighting style just by survey making her an incredibly powerful and interesting villain . Romanov freed Dreykov inBlack Widow , setting her up for a brighter time to come in the MCU , but a new possibility suggests it ’s not Dreykov returning as Taskmaster at all .
Taskmaster Isn’t Antonia Dreykov In Thunderbolts*: MCU Theory Explained
Antonia Dreykov’s Taskmaster Debuted In 2021’s Black Widow (But Might Not Return)
In a new theory shared byReddituser auzimandias , it ’s not Antonia Dreykov who is sporting the Taskmaster costume inThunderbolts * , but rather Romanoff and Yelena Belova ’s surrogate mother , Melina Vostokoff . Rachel Weisz debut as Melina inBlack Widow , where she mothered Romanoff and Belova during their time undercover in the United States , and helped grow the chemical substance solution that allowed General Dreykov to take control of all the Black Widow assassins , let in Belova . Melina helped her daughter take down the Red Room inBlack Widow , but her current whereabouts in the MCU are indecipherable .
The theory bank on the fact that it does n’t make sense that Antonia Dreykov would rid herself of her father ’s head control just to pass under the control of another questionable part in Julia Louis - Dreyfus ' Valentina Allegra de Fontaine . Antonia may instead want to figure out who she is without her father and away from the Red Room . It makes more sense that Melina Vostokoff would get into the Taskmaster case , specially since both Yelena Belova and Melina ’s former hugger-mugger husband , David Harbour ’s Alexei Shostakov , a.k.a . Red Guardian , are both cardinal member of the Thunderbolts team .
Melina Vostokoff Becoming Taskmaster Would Reflect Her Marvel Comics History
Melina Vostokoff Became The Villainous Iron Maiden In Marvel Comics
The costume sported byTaskmaster in preview and posters forThunderbolts * , terminated with its new hood , is clearly reminiscent of the Iron Maiden costume from Marvel Comics . Melina Vostokova , first introduced in 1983’sMarvel Fanfare # 11 , was not Natasha Romanoff ’s female parent , but rather her rival , who donned a slimline and powerful Fe suit of armor that gifted her enhanced strength and strength as the Iron Maiden . While she was a villain as the Iron Maiden in Marvel Comics , it would be vivid to see Melina become a steadfast Heron and even a Thunderbolt in the MCU .
The metallic costume and fabric cowling that Taskmaster has shown off in trailers forThunderbolts*make us think of Iron Maiden ’s armor in Marvel Comics . The fact that we have n’t actually seen Antonia Dreykov ’s face in these lagger , too , intend that it could be anyone under the mask , perhaps supporting the idea that it ’s , in fact , Rachel Weisz ’s Melina Vostokoffas the Iron Maiden rather than Antonia Dreykov ’s Taskmaster . This would be a wild change and a huge red herring by Marvel Studios , and would raise significant questions about Taskmaster ’s own whereabouts .
Taskmaster’s Absence From Thunderbolts*’ Promos & Trailers Makes This MCU Theory More Likely
Olga Kurylenko Hasn’t Been Seen In Thunderbolts*' Promotional Material
As of now , we ’ve seen the faces of almost thewhole cast ofThunderboltsin promotional material , posters , trailers and press excursion , including Florence Pugh , Sebastian Stan , David Harbour , Hannah John - Kamen , Wyatt Russell and Julia Louis - Dreyfus . The only thespian we have n’t see involved in any of this has been Olga Kurylenko , and Antonia Dreykov has only ever been seen in her mask inThunderbolts‘trailers . This has spurred theories that Taskmaster will be dying inThunderbolts * , but this could also be disclose as someone else being in the Taskmaster suit .
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Bucky Barnes ' Winter Soldier
Sebastian Stan
Captain America : The First Avenger(2011 )
Captain America : Brave New World(2025 )
Ava Starr ’s Ghost
Hannah John - Kamen
Ant - Man and the Wasp(2018 )
John Walker ’s US Agent
Wyatt Russell
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier(2021 )
Yelena Belova ’s Black Widow
Florence Pugh
fateful Widow(2021 )
Hawkeye(2021 )
Alexei Shostakov ’s Red Guardian
David Harbour
Antonia Dreykov ’s Taskmaster
Olga Kurylenko
Robert Reynolds ' Sentry
Lewis Pullman
Thunderbolts*(2025 )
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It ’s very potential that Antonia Dreykov could meet her demise betimes on inThunderbolts * , perhaps during the fight sequence where the prospective Thunderbolts extremity are sent to the secret OXE adeptness and come face - to - face withLewis Pullman ’s " Bob " . However , sinceAntonia Dreykov ’s Taskmaster is one of the most pick apart character introduced to the MCU in recent year , given the fact she ’s not at all risible - accurate , Marvel Studios might simply ignore her . This produce the chance for Rachel Weisz ’s Melina Vostokoff to come back inThunderbolts * , which MCU spectator might really prefer as this would mark a fantastic Black Widow kinsfolk reunion .
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