While Deadpool & Wolverine slowly disappears from the cinemas, the next Marvel blockbuster is announced with a crashing trailer After only being shown exclusively at the Comic-Con in San Diego, Marvel Studios has finally released a glimpse of the crossover film Thunderbolts on the Internet.
And what a trailer it is: For three and a half minutes we dive into the sounds of Where Is My Mind into the dark world of the Thunderbolts. You can imagine the team as a kind of counter-initiative to the Avengers, which is supervised by the government. The name goes back to the US President Thaddeus “Thunderbolts” Ross.
First trailer for Thunderbolts introduces the anti-Avengers around Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan
Thunderbolts – Teaser Trailer (English) HD
Thaddeus Ross has been a recurring figure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He was originally played by William Hurt. After the actor’s death, Harrison Ford took over the role. He will be seen for the first time as Thaddeus Ross in Captain America: Brave New World.
The story of Thunderbolts is thus directly linked to the events of the fourth Captain America film. The team is led by Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, who is more or less the Nick Fury of the Thunderbolts She looks after six anti-heroes who could hardly be more different.
Thunderbolts include:
Looking at the ensemble, one should especially two already released MCU projects relevant to the plot of Thunderbolts: Black Widow (starring Florence Pugh, Olga Kurylenko and David Harbour) and The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (starring Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus).
If you still go one step deeper you can watch Hawkeye, where Yelena, played by Pugh, also plays a supporting role. And for Hanna John-Kamen’s Ghost, you have to take a detour to Ant-Man and the Wasp, which marks the only appearance of the tragic Marvel villain so far.
New Marvel movie: When will Thunderbolts be released in theaters?
Thunderbolts launches on 30 April 2025 in German cinemas and is the second MCU film after Captain America: Brave New World that awaits us on the big screen next year. Overall, it is the 36th film in the franchise, which has dominated blockbuster cinema since Iron Man was launched in 2008.