"It ended up becoming this quite badass indie, A24-feeling assassin movie with Marvel superheroes," Pugh said to describe the movie. Thunderbolts‘ director Jake Schreier, who al

And while A24 and “Anora” studio Neon are decidedly not “rivals,” as Neon CEO Tom Quinn recently said (Neon instead counts Netflix as their “biggest competitor” for acquisition titles), could Marvel be trying to square off with A24?

The blockbuster aims for indie cred by highlighting its creative team's credentials, from "Minari" to "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

Star Florence Pugh described Marvel's forthcoming 'Thunderbolts*' as more akin to an 'A24-feeling' picture as the studio markets a new 'indie' style.