Ever since actress Florence Pugh confirmed that she performed a stunt at the “second-tallest building in the world” a.k.a the Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian fans have eager to see the scenes in the upcoming Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” movie. Many were hoping that the daring performance would be featured in the movie’s trailers.
While the specific stunt was not actually shown, one location – believed to be from Malaysia – was featured in the latest teaser trailer. Here’s how our local fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) reacted to those scenes:
Marvel Entertainment posted the first teaser trailer for the upcoming “Thunderbolts” movie which is slated for a May 2025 release. The story centres around a group of antiheroes working together on a mission for the American government. Apart from Florence Pugh who plays Yelena Belova, also starring in the movie are Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes), Hannah John-Kamen (Ghost), and David Harbour (Red Guardian).
In the teaser trailer, one specific scene showed Florence’s character Yelena calmly witnessing an explosion of a building in a city. Based on the buildings and signage shown, many believe it took place at Leboh Ampang near the Masjid Jamek LRT station. The blown-up structure was apparently the HSBC Tower. As expected, Malaysian netizens rejoiced at watching that particular scene. Many took to social media to point out the location where it was filmed and expressed their excitement about the movie.
Previously, another scene was speculated to have taken place in KL. In a leaked preview, the team of misfits are seen in a meeting with a government representative. Malaysians believed that said meeting took place inside the Merdeka 118 tower and could lead to the sky-diving stunt Florence specified in her previous interview.
Watch the teaser below and see if you can spot any familiar places in Malaysia:
