All members of the Thunderbolts explained – even a Captain America is there

Currently, there are no longer any Avengers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe who face great dangers together as a team. Before the most powerful heroes in Avengers 5: The Kang Dynasty form again, a new team will be presented on the big screen: The thunderbolts.

The cast of the upcoming MCU film from phase 5 was announced for the first time as part of the Disney fan convention D23. We present you all 7 confirmed members of the anti-hero Avengers in more detail.

Before the Avengers return: These are the Thunderbolts in the MCU

In the Marvel Comics, the Thunderbolts are a Team of reformed super villainswho decided to commit heroic deeds. But then a shocking twist followed and the team around Baron Zemo revealed his true and absolutely villainous intentions. However, Marvel later presented the Thunderbolts as a squad of ex-villains and anti-heroes looking to make amends and be truly heroic.

Also in the MCU, the Thunderbolts consist of well-known characters who either did evil in the past or themselves not clearly classify as good to let. It’s basically Marvel’s answer to DC’s The Suicide Squad.

The exact origin of the Thunderbolts in the MCU has not yet been officially confirmed. However, the team’s name could be a reference to the Marvel secretary of state and former lieutenant general Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross be. Its actor William Hurt died last March.

Member of the Thunderbolt team in the MCU: Valentina Allegra de Fontaine

Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) works for an unknown organization that is looking for superhuman recruits who often move in the gray areas between good and evil. With her 2 MCU appearances so far, Val presented herself as a Nick Fury blend with the aim of putting together her own team. Now we know that this team is the Thunderbolts, who are sent on missions by Val as the lead officer.

Member of the Thunderbolt team in the MCU: Black Widow

Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), like her adoptive sister Natasha Romanov, was trained as an elite spy in the Red Room. She is also a Black Widow and an excellent melee fighter. After the destruction of the Red Room, Yelena sought out other Black Widows in order to free them from their brainwashing. She also works as an assassin.

Member of the Thunderbolt team in the MCU: Red Guardian

Not only Yelena, but also her adoptive father Alexei Shostakov aka Red Guardian (David Harbour) joins the Thunderbolts. He was the Soviet Union’s first (and only) super soldier and has powers similar to Captain America. For a secret mission in the United States, he founded a sham family with Black Widow Melina Vostokoff in the 1990s and raised Yelena and Natasha as his daughters.

Member of the Thunderbolt team in the MCU: Taskmaster

taskmaster is the third character from the MCU film Black Widow to join the Thunderbolts. Behind the stylish mask hides Antonia Dreykov (Olga Kurylenko), the daughter of the leader of the Soviet Red Room training program. After a serious accident in her childhood, her father put a chip in her, which deactivated all her senses and turned her into a willless soldier. As a taskmaster, she has the ability to mimic combat styles and movements. After being freed from her mind control, Antonia disappeared alongside other widows.

Member of the MCU’s Thunderbolt team: Bucky Barnes

Returns as the most prominent member of the Thunderbolts Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) returns to the big screen for the first time since Endgame. Like some other members of the team, Bucky is a human who was used as a mindless super soldier by evil forces in the past. After Bucky has finally come to terms with his past deeds as a Winter Soldier, he now finds a new purpose with the Thunderbolts.

Member of the Thunderbolt team in the MCU: US Agent

The former soldier John Walker (Wyatt Russell) was actually the next Captain America. But his brutal behavior, the illegal use of the superhero serum and a public murder ensured that the title was revoked by the US government. The disgraced John is eventually recruited by Val, who endorses his actions and gives him the new name US agents gives.

Member of the Thunderbolt team in the MCU: Ghost

Ava Starr aka Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) is an excellent fighter and has the ability to dematerialize her body. The reason for this is a quantum accident that changed her body forever many years ago. At times she worked as an agent for SHIELD. In Ant-Man and the Wasp, she appeared as the antagonist in a desperate search for a cure for her condition, and fled at the end of the film.

When is Thunderbolts in cinemas?

Thunderbolts will hit theaters as part of the MCU’s Phase 5. But fans still have to be patient until the time comes. In the US, the official launch was scheduled for July 26, 2024. The new Marvel team-up is expected to be in German cinemas as early as July 24, 2024 be visible.

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