Thunderbolts* (2025)*

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Title: Thunderbolts*
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Jake Schreier
Written by: Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo
Starring: Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Hannah John-Kamen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, Chris Bauer, and Wendell Edward Pierce
Release Date: 5/2/2025
Running Time: 126 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

4.5/5 - (24 votes)

After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap set by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, these disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts. Will this dysfunctional group tear themselves apart, or find redemption and unite as something much more before it’s too late?

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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At the start of the credits, a cleaned up Alexei (Red Guardian dressed in civilian clothes) is in the cereal aisle at a supermarket. A woman approaches and RG starts talking about the many choices available. Then he grabs a box of Wheaties with The New Avengers pictured on the front. He slowly turns toward the woman and takes the same pose as himself on the box. She nervously takes the box and rushes away, dumping the box at the end of the aisle. As she rushes away, Alexei says “that’s me on the box.”.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

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It’s 14 months later and the New Avengers are meeting in their headquarters and Yelena points out that even though the government says they’re The New Avengers, Sam Wilson is contesting the name, even going so far as to file for a copyright. While they discuss their predicament, Alexei trots out in a garish uniform covered with sponsor badges and shows them his solution: they should call themselves “The New Avengerz” with a Z, thereby getti ng around the copyright issue.

As they discuss a new space crisis, an alarm goes off, and the computer announces that an unknown extradimensional spaceship is entering the atmosphere. They call up satellite video and we see a sleek ship with the Fantastic Four logo on it.

That’s followed by a message that The New Avengers and Bob will return.

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (+81 rating, 87 votes)