Sebastian Stan says he half-jokingly pitched a Sebastian Stan Winter Soldier movie to Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige, imagining a smaller thriller built around Bucky Barnes confronting someone from his past. IGN reports that Stan described the idea as “Sicario-esque”, although he said the pitch was only half-serious.
Stan’s proposed Sebastian Stan Winter Soldier movie would keep the budget small and follow Bucky after he thinks he recognises someone connected to the period when he was brainwashed as the Winter Soldier. He described the character becoming obsessed with finding out who that person is and called the result a thriller.
Sebastian Stan Winter Soldier movie pitch keeps Bucky’s story personal
“We keep a real small budget. It’s about a guy who thinks he recognizes someone from his past that had something to do with when, you know, he was brainwashed, and he gets obsessed with this person. He goes on a whole journey to try to figure out who this person is. It’s a thriller.”
Sebastian Stan, as quoted by IGN
Stan told New York Magazine that Feige responded positively to the idea. There is no indication that Marvel has approved the film, and Stan’s description remains a pitch rather than an announced project.
Marvel’s official Bucky Barnes character page describes the character as a former brainwashed assassin who later fights alongside the Avengers. That history gives the proposed thriller a route into Bucky’s past without requiring another universe-ending event. The MCU has had several of those already.
Bucky is expected to return in Avengers: Doomsday, while Stan is also attached to The Batman Part 2. tbreak previously reported that Stan had no idea what would happen in Doomsday because the film was made without a full script, and covered reports linking him to Harvey Dent in Matt Reeves’ sequel.
Avengers: Doomsday’s Sebastian Stan Has No Idea What Happens and reports linking Sebastian Stan to Harvey Dent in The Batman Part 2 provide that wider context, but neither confirms a solo Bucky film.
Has Marvel announced a Sebastian Stan Winter Soldier movie?
No. Stan described the idea as a half-joking pitch to Kevin Feige, and Marvel has not announced it as a project.
What would the proposed Winter Soldier film be about?
Bucky would believe he recognises someone connected to his brainwashing, then investigate that person in a small-scale thriller.
When will Sebastian Stan next appear as Bucky Barnes?
Stan is expected to reprise the role in Avengers: Doomsday, although the supplied report does not provide a confirmed release detail beyond that appearance.
