The idea of the Thunderbolts has always been an intriguing one. Stories revolving around a group of reformed supervillains working for the United States government is ripe with potential. It’s Marvel’s execution of that idea that has often been suspect. Now the Marvel Cinematic Universe is preparing to release their big screen version of the antihero supergroup and so far it hasn’t looked encouraging. The lineup hasn’t sparked much enthusiasm and neither does the newly released first trailer.
The trailer for “Thunderbolts” puts most of its emphasis on Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova who finds herself lured into a web with several other antiheroes including her father, Red Guardian (David Harbour), Bucky Barnes (Sebastain Stan), U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), and Sentry (Lewis Pullman). Through circumstances that somehow aren’t revealed in the nearly three-and-a-half minute trailer, the group of not-so-bad seeds are forced to work together against some global threat. A few other familiar faces return in what has been and remains an underwhelming new MCU installment.
“Thunderbolts” hit theaters May 2, 2025. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.
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It looks way more interesting than ugh… Deadpool & Wolverine and Captain America: Brave New World although I would keep my expectations low. I really think Marvel should take a year or 2 off every now and then between phases. Audiences need a break as well and for fuck’s sake. Don’t hire mediocrity.
A break now and then might help. I dunno though. Right now I don’t have much faith in their creatives.
I think Disney firing Victoria Alonso is really the beginning of the end as she was Kevin Feige’s right-handed woman. All because she produced a film project outside of Marvel.
I reached the saturation point on Marvel movie several releases ago, so I think pretty much regardless of reviews, I’m out. Even if it’s different, it’s the same, if you know what I mean.
Looks like a subversive version of The Avengers, which I think was the last good run Marvel had. I’ll pass.
Some of the better Thunderbolts comics feature bonafide villains as members. These aren’t in the same league.
I’m very intrigued by this, so I’m in!
Coogler and Jordan make for an exciting pair.