Just a few days after the theatrical premiere of Marvel’s Thunderbolts*, an online trend for Olga Kurylenko’s Taskmaster has started to take shape, with fans demanding to see more of the troubled mercenary. In accordance, the phrase ‘Justice For Taskmaster’ has started to gain more and more traction on different social media platforms, especially X (formerly Twitter).
Marvel fans want justice for Taskmaster after her demise in Thunderbolts*
The Jake Schreier-helmed film finally provided a thorough look into the complicated character of Taskmaster, with the movie expanding upon her tragic origin story. While Thunderbolts* marked Antonia Dreykov’s first appearance in the MCU since 2021’s Black Widow, it also served as the character’s swan song in the franchise.
Viewers who have had the opportunity to feast their eyes on Thunderbolts* know that Taskmaster unfortunately meets her end in the early moments of the film. With Olga Kurylenko also missing out on a nod in the cast reveal for Avengers: Doomsday, Marvel Studios seems to have sealed the character’s fate in the MCU by killing her off in its latest big-screen outing.
As such, fans on the internet have rallied with one another to give birth to the ‘Justice For Taskmaster’ trend on X (formerly Twitter). Many have even created dedicated accounts for the fallen Thunderbolts* crewmate, seemingly in a bid to convince Marvel to rethink their plans about Taskmaster. Moreover, one user urged Marvel to “introduce a version of Antonia Dreykov into the comics with the same origin,” in order to see more of the character.
The #JusticeForTaskmaster trend comes after a rumor regarding Taskmaster’s deleted story in Thunderbolts* surfaced a few days ago. The theory claimed that Olga Kurylenko was supposed to play a much bigger part in a previous version of the film, before final edits curtailed the Quantum of Solace star’s role. At the time of writing, Marvel has yet to share an official word on the future of Kurylenko’s version of Taskmaster.
Originally reported by Apoorv Rastogi on SuperHeroHype.
