Fantastic Four: First Steps, The (2025)*

Title: The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Matt Shakman
Written by: Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer, and Kat Wood
Starring: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ralph Ineson, Julia Garner, Paul Walter Hauser, Natasha Lyonne, and Sarah Niles
Release Date: 7/25/2025
Running Time: 115 minutes

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Introducing Marvel’s First Family, Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) and Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), as they face their most daunting challenge yet. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus (Ralph Ineson) and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer (Julia Garner). And if Galactus’ plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it weren’t bad enough, it suddenly gets very personal.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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4 years later appears. Sue is reading a children’s book to 4-year old Franklin on the couch in the living room. She goes into the kitchen and asks HERBIE for another book to read to Franklin. He picks up “The Origin of Species” by Charles Darwin. She says, he liked that one but I was looking for the one from yesterday. She finds the book. Sue returns to Franklin with the correct book. A shocked shocked Sue finds Doctor Doom, mask in hand, kneeling and facing Franklin. Franklin reaches into Doctor Doom’s hood towards his face. Immediately, followed by a black screen and the words – The Fantastic Four will return in Avengers Doomsday.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

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A television is shown playing a 1960s-style cartoon intro for the Fantastic Four show. As the intro ends, we hear HERBIE the robot beep out a comment as it turns off the set.

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (-21 rating, 159 votes)
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Dedication: For Inez Shakman

Memoriam: “This film is dedicated to the memory of Jamie Christopher. Jamie was a titan among gods and superheroes, who brightened every corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We miss you, Jamie.”

Note: “If you look at my characters, you will find me. No matter what kind of character you create or assume, a little of yourself must remain there.
– Jack Kirby
828”
The 828 then changes to “8/28/1917 – 2/6/1996” (The number 828 is significant because that indicates which Marvel Cinematic Universe the movie is set in (this was shown at the start of the movie.))

Special thanks to Devlin and Bailey, Andrew, Nick, Frank, Michael, Jared, and Aftab for this submission

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Thunderbolts* (2025)*

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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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)
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Special thanks to Joel and Frank for this submission

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Transformers One (2024)*

Title: Transformers One
Rating: PG
Directed by: Josh Cooley
Written by: Eric Pearson, Andrew Barrer, and Gabriel Ferrari
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm
Release Date: 9/20/2024
Running Time: 104 minutes

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The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

Bumblebee goes back to level 50 to see his “friends” to tell them that he’s a transformer now. When he shows them his knife hands he impales their heads.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits

Megaton is forging the Decepticon symbol. He then says “Rise up, Decepticons!”

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (-2 rating, 6 votes)
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Dedication: Dedicated to Brian Goldner, we are forever grateful.

Special thanks to Michael and Tony for this submission

Black Widow (2021)*

Title: Black Widow
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Cate Shortland
Written by: Jac Schaeffer, Ned Benson, and Eric Pearson
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, David Harbour, Florence Pugh, O-T Fagbenle, and Rachel Weisz
Release Date: 7/9/2021
Running Time: 133 minutes

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Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits

Yelena Belova visits Natasha Romanoff’s grave. While there, she meets with Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. Val gives Yelena her next target, telling her it’s the person who killed her sister. The photo is of Clint Barton, aka. Hawkeye.

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (+1 rating, 1 votes)
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Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

Title: Godzilla vs. Kong
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Adam Wingard
Written by: Eric Pearson, Max Borenstein, Terry Rossio, Michael Dougherty, and Zach Shields
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Kyle Chandler, and Demián Bichir
Release Date: 3/31/2021
Running Time: 113 minutes

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Legends collide in “Godzilla vs. Kong” as these mythic adversaries meet in a spectacular battle for the ages, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous journey to find his true home, and with them is Jia, a young orphaned girl with whom he has formed a unique and powerful bond. But they unexpectedly find themselves in the path of an enraged Godzilla, cutting a swath of destruction across the globe. The epic clash between the two titans—instigated by unseen forces—is only the beginning of the mystery that lies deep within the core of the Earth.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Saran for this submission

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)*

Title: Thor: Ragnarok
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Taika Waititi
Written by: Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle, and Christopher L. Yost
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum,
Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, and Anthony Hopkins
Release Date: 11/3/2017
Running Time: 130 minutes

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Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok—the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization—at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger—the Incredible Hulk!

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits

Thor and Loki are talking in their spaceship about going back to Earth, Loki thinks that it’s not good idea to bring him to Earth. Then a huge spaceship appears overshadowing their ship leaving them in awe.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits

We see the Grand Master coming out of his ship disoriented and finds himself surrounded by the people of Sacar, where he starts to give a speech about the revolution and how it was a success due to the part he played being the “someone to overthrow”.

Is this stinger worth waiting around for?

(+1 rating, 1 votes)

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Note: THOR will return in AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR

Special thanks to Kristo, and Auswar for this submission

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Fantastic Four: First Steps, The (2025)*

Thunderbolts* (2025)*

Transformers One (2024)*

Black Widow (2021)*

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)*

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