Ayo Edebiri, the breakout actor identified for The Bear, has landed within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Edebiri is becoming a member of the forged of the villain-centric The Thunderbolts, The truestarz has confirmed.

Edebiri rose to prominence final 12 months with The Bear, the Hulu important darling set in a high-pressure Chicago sandwich store. The function of Sydney Adamu earned her a Critics Alternative Award nomination. She can be identified for work within the Netflix animated sequence Massive Mouth.

The Thunderbolts facilities on a workforce of Marvel anti-heroes, villains or in any other case shady characters, which at D23 final 12 months Marvel mentioned would come with Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova), Sebastian Stan (Winter Soldier) David Harbour (Pink Guardian), Wyatt Russell (US Agent), Hannah John-Kamen (Ghost), Olga Kurylenko (Taskmaster) and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Valentina Allegra de Fontaine).

“It tells you a large number concerning the workforce when beloved Winder Soldier is probably the most secure amongst them,” Marvel boss Kevin Feige quipped at D23 in 2022 introducing the workforce.

Jake Schreier, identified for Robotic & Frank, is directing, with Black Widow scribe Eric Pearson writing.

Edebiri, who simply had the Ben Platt characteristic Theater Camp debut at Sundance, is repped by CAA, Odenkirk Provissiero Leisure and Vary Media Companions. Deadline first reported the information.