Naman Shrestha
After making her mark in the world of cinema with Carol Morley’s 2014 drama film ‘The Falling,’ Florence Pugh left an impression on many, which earned her the leading role as a young bride in the 2016 independent film ‘Lady Macbeth.’ For the latter, she won the BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film in 2017. Since then, Pugh’s career has only seen an upward graph, having worked with some of the most talented filmmakers of her time, notably with Ari Aster on ‘Midsommar,’ Greta Gerwig on ‘Little Women,’ and Christopher Nolan on ‘Oppenheimer.’
By being a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing Yelena Belova in ‘Black Widow’ and ‘Hawkeye,’ Pugh has cemented herself as one of the most recognizable faces in the industry. In 2022, the Academy Award-nominated actress starred alongside Harry Styles in ‘Don’t Worry Darling‘ as Alice Chambers, while the following year, she featured alongside Morgan Freeman in ‘A Good Person.’ Given the range of her acting skills and after her scintillating portrayal of Jean Tatlock in ‘Oppenheimer,’ our readers may be interested in knowing what to expect from her in the future. Here is the list of Florence Pugh’s upcoming movies and TV shows.
1. Thunderbolts* (2025)
Based on the Marvel Comics’ eponymous team, ‘Thunderbolts*’ is a part of Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase Five. Directed by Jake Schreier, the superhero film brings together a team of villains and anti-heroes who are recruited by the government to go on high-profile missions. Pugh is reprising her role as Yelena Belova in the Marvel movie. Joining her are Lewis Pullman as Sentry, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. We also have Rachel Weisz reprising her role as Melina Vostokoff from ‘Black Widow.’ ‘Thunderbolts*’ is currently in its post-production phase and will be released in theaters on May 2, 2025. You can watch the teaser trailer here.
2. Marvel Zombies (2025)
Created by Zeb Wells, ‘Marvel Zombies’ is an animated series that will re-imagine the Marvel universe as a new generation of heroes battling against an ever-spreading zombie scourge. Based on the Marvel Comics series of the same name, the series is set in the alternate timeline in the MCU multiverse we saw in the ‘What If…?’ episode titled ‘What If… Zombies?!’ Bryan Andrews serves as the director and the voice cast includes Pugh as Yelena Belova, Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop, Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch / Wanda Maximoff, Randall Park as Jimmy Wu, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian, Simu Liu as Xu Shang-Chi, Awkwafina as Katy, Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel, and Dominique Thorne as Iron Heart / Riri Williams. The first season is in its post-production stage, will have four episodes, and its first episode will drop on Disney+ in October 2025.
3. The Pack (TBA)
Pugh bagged the role of another lead in the psychological thriller ‘The Pack,’ with Alexander Skarsgård set to star alongside her as well as serve as the director. Rose Gilroy and Sophia Silver have written the story. The movie focuses on a group of documentarians who embark on a dangerous mission to save a nearly extinct species of wolves in the remote wilderness and tundra of Alaska. When the crew is reunited at a prestigious awards ceremony, things begin to go south as a deadly truth threatens to unravel their accomplishments. With the film still at the stage of pre-production, its speculated release date is expected to be sometime in late 2024 or early 2025.
4. East of Eden (TBA)
Florence Pugh is attached to star alongside Christopher Abbott in Netflix’s ‘East of Eden,’ a limited series based on the 1952 eponymous book by John Steinbeck. The series follows the multi-generational Trask family saga explored from the perspective of the standout female character Cathy Ames, played by Pugh. Spanning the period between the American Civil War and the end of World War I, the story highlights the conflicts of two generations of brothers; the first being the kind, gentle Adam Trask and his wild brother Charles, and the second one being Adam’s sons, Aron and Caleb, whose mother, Cathy (a manipulative prostitute), left them. Executive producer and screenwriter Zoe Kazan told Deadline, “Florence Pugh is our dream Cathy; I can’t imagine a more thrilling actor to bring this character to life.” The cast includes Mike Faist as Charles Trask, Christopher Abbott as Adam Trask, Joseph Zada as Caleb Trask, and Joe Anders as Aron Trask, along with Ciarán Hinds, Martha Plimpton, and Tracy Letts. The show is currently filming and awaits a release date.
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