Marvel couldn’t even wait for Thunderbolts*‘s first weekend at the box office to end before spoiling the big reveal at the end, launching a massive marketing campaign on Sunday to promote the film as The New Avengers. The big Thunderbolts* leaks and theories were right. The MCU movie wasn’t meant to be Marvel’s version of the Suicide Squad. Instead, the Thunderbolts faced a massive, potentially world-ending threat that earned them the New Avengers title.
Heading into The Fantastic Four, Avengers: Doomsday, and Avengers: Secret Wars, the Thunderbolts are the New Avengers, much to the amazement and annoyance of Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), who set out to reform the Avengers under his leadership at the end of Captain America 4.
The meaning of the asterisk in the Thunderbolts* title isn’t the only theory or leak confirmed by the film’s premiere. The movie features a tragic death, one that MCU fans likely won’t appreciate. I know I didn’t. That character had a much better arc in an earlier version of the story.
While the New Avengers title is a spoiler you can’t avoid, you’ll want to skip what’s below if you haven’t seen Thunderbolts* in theaters.
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