{"id":164165,"date":"2025-06-06T23:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T23:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/164165\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T23:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T23:17:09","slug":"thunderbolts-concept-art-gives-taskmaster-a-much-scarier-look-could-she-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/164165\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunderbolts Concept Art Gives Taskmaster a Much Scarier Look (Could She Return?)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thunderbolts*<\/a> concept art reveals an alternate look for Taskmaster, one that\u2019s scarier than what\u2019s seen in the final film. Taking to Instagram, Marvel concept artist Aleksi Briclot shared some drawings he did during the film\u2019s development. In the post caption, he explained his inspiration for this particular design, stating that he drew from Taskmaster\u2019s previous appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and tried to update it in more of a BlackOps style. Briclot wrote about attempting to strike the right balance between \u201cartistic license\u201d and realistic, citing how Taskmaster\u2019s mask would likely be an obvious target for enemies.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn this one I\u2019ve started from her previous look, tried to keep some elements of hints (shapes, dynamic lines\u2026) and I was going for a darker BlackOps,\u201d Briclot wrote. \u201cTrying to catch the good visual vibe for the movie after reading the script. There is always some artistic licence like the bright skull face (it would act like a target in real life) but for this kind of movie, it\u2019s about finding the right balance between realism and fun and iconic.\u201d Check out his post in the space below:<\/p>\n

After making her MCU debut in 2021\u2019s Black Widow, Olga Kurylenko returned to portray Antonia Dreykov\/Taskmaster in Thunderbolts*. The character dies early in the film; many suspected that would happen given Taskmaster\u2019s conspicuous absence from marketing materials throughout the Thunderbolts* marketing campaign. The twist was done to give the film a sense of stakes, but fans criticized Taskmaster\u2019s unceremonious end<\/a>, feeling that Marvel had wasted an opportunity to develop and intriguing character.<\/p>\n

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Now that Thunderbolts* has been out in theaters for a while, artists who worked on the film have been sharing their work on social media, highlighting alternate outfits for other characters. As he alludes to in his post caption, Briclot took an interest in BlackOps designs<\/a>, tapping into the characters\u2019 status as secret operatives working for Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. Other Thunderbolts* concept art revealed a more comics-accurate look for Sentry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While there are similarities between Taskmaster\u2019s look in the final film and this concept art, the latter arguably strikes a more sinister mood, with Antonia\u2019s skull-inspired mask standing out amidst an otherwise all-black outfit. It would have been cool to see this costume in action, and the artwork will likely only further fuel the calls to reverse Taskmaster\u2019s demise. Fans who want to see the character return could get their wish. Kurylenko was recently photographed in Bahrain<\/a>, which is being used as a location for Avengers: Doomsday. This has led some people to theorize Taskmaster will appear in Doomsday.<\/p>\n

The odds of the Sacred Timeline\u2019s version of Antonia ever returning are slim, but with the multiverse in play, Kurylenko could portray a Taskmaster variant \u2014 perhaps one decked out in the costume Briclot showcases here. Avengers: Doomsday already has a lot on its plate balancing multiple superhero teams and introducing Robert Downey Jr.\u2019s Doctor Doom, but most viewers would agree Taskmaster is in need of a do-over. If there\u2019s room for her in the story (and Marvel has confirmed there are more Doomsday casting announcements), it would be great to see the filmmakers do the character justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thunderbolts* concept art reveals an alternate look for Taskmaster, one that\u2019s scarier than what\u2019s seen in the final…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":164166,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3935],"tags":[77,15576,3943,968,22739,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-164165","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-marvel-cinematic-universe","10":"tag-movies","11":"tag-regular-news","12":"tag-thunderbolts-2025","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114638975464776866","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}