The Thunderbolts are a highly anticipated MCU team. The near-evil gang of antiheroes/misfits is a staple of the Marvel Comics world, and many heroes have been components of it at one time or another. As the MCU slowly built up the right members, enthusiasts speculated more and more loudly. about the arrival of the Thunderbolts. And despite everything, in 2022, Marvel Studios made the big announcement: the MCU’s Thunderbolts movie was nevertheless on the way.
SDCC 2024 gave us a sneak peek at what we can expect with a sneak peek of Thunderbolts*. The clip focused on Yelena (Florence Pugh) as she punches Alexei (David Harbour). He welcomes you to his messy apartment. He asks what brings her there and she says there’s something about her, an emptiness. She tried to get into paintings after Natasha’s death and we see her killing people. There are also the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), the American Agent (Wyatt Russell) and Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), who is disguised. Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) arrives and brings them together for a kind of “bad Avengers” adventure. Make of it what you will.
Here you will find everything we know about Thunderbolts*.
For now, the Thunderbolt movie is simply called Thunderbolts*. There is a hidden asterisk that has a hidden type of meaning. Kevin Feige revealed that he was there for a reason. Speaking at CinmaCon 2024, he shared, “Yes, notice the asterisk on the Thunderbolts. This is the official name of Thunderbolts and we probably won’t communicate it until the movie is released. This refusal to address the Thunderbolts* asterisk turns out to mean it’s important. Let the speculation begin.
Not much is known about the plot of Thunderbolts*. However, it is known who will be the components of the MCU Thunderbolts. The Thunderbolts will come with Contessa Valentina Allegra de los Ángeles Fontaine, Ghost, Red Guardian, Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes (aka Winter Soldier), US Agent and Taskmaster.
SDCC 2024 gave us a little insight into what to expect with a sneak peek at Thunderbolts*. The music video focused on Yelena (Florence Pugh) as she punches Alexei (David Harbour). He welcomes you to his messy apartment. He asks her what brings him there, and she says that everything is with her, an emptiness. She tried to dedicate herself to the task after Natasha’s death, and we see her killing people. There’s also the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), the American agent (Wyatt Russell), and Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), who is in disguise. Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) arrives and brings them together for a kind of “bad Avengers” adventure. Do what you need to do with it.
According to the MCU Thunderbolts lineup, here’s the film’s projected main cast so far, awaiting wonderful recasts:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus returns as Countess Valentina Allegra of Los Angeles Fontaine in Thunderbolts*. Hannah John-Kamen will play Ghost. David Harbour is still the Red Guardian. Florence Pugh will reprise her role as Yelena Belova. Sebastian Stan will reprise the role of Bucky Barnes (aka Winter Soldier). Wyatt Russell will appear as an American agent. And Olga Kurylenko will appear as Taskmaster.
Geraldine Viswanathan will now take on a mysterious role first intended for Ayo Edebiri. And it looks like Lewis Pullman will update Steven Yeun as Sentry in the Thunderbolts movie.
Eric Pearson will write the script for Thunderbolt* and Jake Schreier will direct the film. Beef author and showrunner Lee Sung Jin has also signed on as the film’s writer. Kevin Feige, of course, is generating this Marvel Studios production.
Thunderbolts* is scheduled for May 2, 2025.
Originally on January 27, 2023.