Thunderbolts star always thought she'd return as Ghost, even though it's been 7 years since she was introduced to the MCU
Exclusive: Thunderbolt🤡s* star Hannah John-Kamen talks her full circle return as Ghost

Hannah John-Kamen last played Ava Starr, AKA Ghost, seven years ago. The character was introduced in 2018's Ant-Man and the Wasp as a𒀰 woman who has an unstable molecular condition as a result of an experiment gone wrong. Although her condition allows her to phase through solid objects, it's also fatal, and she clashes with the movie's heroes in her attempts to stay alive.
Now, though, Ghost returns in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Thunderbolts* – albeit in a much more stable, controlled state – reluctantly teaming up with some other familꦚiar faces, including Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), and John Walker (Wyatt Russell), to get themselves out of danger. But did John-Kamen expect Ava to have this sort of longevity in the MCU?
"She didn't die," the actor reminds GamesRadar+, laughing. "So, I mean, she has to have been somewhere. Soꦑ yeah, I fully expected her to come back in some sort of way."
It's a full circle moment for John-Kamen: when she got the call about Thunderbolts*, it took her all the way back to being cast in Ant-Man an🎃d the Wasp. "When I first played Ghost, I read all the comics, and it was interesting, Ghost was actually a 'he' in the comic books, and described and referred to as 'he' or 'it'," she tells u🍃s.
"I remember reading where Ghost was placed in the comic books, and it was Thunderbolts. And I was like, 'Yes! They're💟 doing Thunderbolts!' I remember my agents called me, and I was like, 'Brilliant,' because it was already in my🍸 mind."
Thunderbolts* hits the big screen on May 1 in the UK and May 2 in the US as the final movie in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel Phase 5. In the meantime, check out our guide to the other 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming Marvel movies on the way in 2025 and beyond, or get up to speed on how to watch the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel movies in order.
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