The Thunderbolts are coming!

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Over the last 15+ years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has mined the comic book company’s intellectual property library to adapt hundreds of characters across countless films and series, including several “super-teams” including the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and their upcoming take on Fantastic Four. Now, Marvel has dropped a trailer for the next team to get the MCU treatment: the Thunderbolts.

The trailer for Thunderbolts* was released in late September 2023.

The film, first announced in 2022, features an ensemble cast of characters who debuted in various other MCU projects over the years including David Harbour repairing his role as Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian from Black Widow, Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr / Ghost from Ant-Man & The Wasp, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier from various Captain America and Avengers projects, Wyatt Russell as John Walker / U.S. Agent from The Falcon & The Winter Soldier, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine from several Disney+ series, Olga Kurylenko as Antonia Dreykov / Taskmaster from Black Widow, and Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, who took over the mantle of Black Widow in that film, and appeared in Hawkeye. In addition, actor Lewis Pullman will be debuting in the film as an interpretation of Marvel character Sentry.

The Thunderbolts name debuted in 1997. Initially introduced as a team of new heroes, the series’ first issue ended in a shocking twist that revealed these “new” heroes were actually a group of villains in disguise, led by Baron Zemo (who has appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as portrayed by Daniel Brühl). Over the years, the team has had various rosters including heroic and villainous characters, usually acting as anti-heroes.

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Directed by Jake Schreier, the film is scheduled for release on May 2nd, 2025. The film’s official title includes an asterisk (stylized as Thunderbolts*) which some have speculated implies that there may be a twist in the film that mimics the team’s comic book history, or at the very least indicates that there’s more to the title that will be revealed with the film.

Experience Marvel Studios’ #Thunderbolts* only in theaters May 2025. pic.twitter.com/kLJ3Ttb9Z3

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Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts* is scheduled for release on May 2nd, 2025. As of now, the film is on pace to be the second of three theatrically related Marvel Studios projects in 2025, following February’s Captain America: Brave New World and preceding July’s Fantastic Four. Stay tuned to DFB for further Marvel news.

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