5 things you need to know before watching the movie

The debut of Thunderbolts* is coming! With the promise of presenting a new group of characters that emerged in Marvel comics, the film is expected to play in national theaters next Thursday, 01.

But what will the plot be about? According to the synopsis, Thunderbolts will be trapped in a deadly trap, and then forced to embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their past; See the trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18qdst2_nh8

Still, who are those involved in the project? What are the names of the characters? Why is Thunderbolts important to the Marvel Film Universe? Recreation gathers the answers to these and other questions below:

1. Does the closure of a phase in MCU?

Yes! “Thunderbolts*” will mark the closing of phase 5 of MCU. The phase began with “Ant-Man and Vespa: Quantumania” (2023), thus housing all the movies and series released since then “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (2023), “Deadpool and Wolverine” (2024), “Captain America: Admirable New World (2025)”, “Daredevil: Reborn” (2025), among others.

At the same time it ends phase 5, the plot should leave tips for the beginning of phase 6, which will begin with “fantastic quartet”, which opens on July 25, 2025.

2. Who are the heroes?

Created by Kurt Busiek and Mark BagleyThunderbolts debuted at HQ ‘The Incredible Hulk #449’, from January 1997. The original formation brings together Mach-IV (beetle), Meteorite (lunar rock), soprano (Colombina), Atlas (Goliath) and Tecn (armor). However, what will be presented in the movie is a little different.

The members of the “Thunderbolts*” are: Yelena Belova/Black Widow, Alexei Alanovich Shostakov/Red Guardian, Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Ava Starr/Ghost, American Agent/John Walker, Training/Antonia Dreykov, Robert Reynolds/Valentina and Valentina Fontaine Allegra.

3. Who is in the cast?

Directed from Jake Schreier (“Frank and the Robot”), the feature film has a great cast to bring the antihero team to life; look:

Yelena Belova/Black Widow: Natasha’s youngest sister Romanoff is lived by Florence Pugh“Midsommar – Evil does not wait for the night” (2019), “lovely women” (2019), “Don’t worry, dear” (2022), “We Live in Time” (2024), among others.

Alexei Alanovich Shostakov/Red Guardian: actor of “Stranger Things” (2016 – 2025) and “Hellboy” (2026), David Harbor It will be the Soviet version of Captain America.

Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier: the one who was Captain America’s best friend will have the interpretation of Sebastian Stanactor who has as some of the latest projects outside Marvel “Fresh” (2022) and “The Apprentice” (2024).

Ava Starr/Ghost: The Spy of Shield is interpreted by Hannah-John Kamen “Space Agents” (2015 – 2019) and “Black Mirror” (2011 – 2025).

American Agent/John Walker: The character described as the dark version of Captain America is Wyatt Russelactor and former ice hockey player who has work on titles such as “Monarch – Legacy of Monsters” (2023) and “Night Diving” (2024).

Trainer/Antonia Dreykov: The daughter of the red room leader where Yelena and Natasha have been imprisoned for years, the character is lived by Olga Kurylenko of “007 – Quantum of Solace” (2008) and “Oblivion” (2013).

Robert Reynolds/Sentinel: The character who has the “power of one million suns explodes” will be introduced by Lewis Pullman“A Question of Chemistry” (2023) and “Salem’s Lot” (2024).

Valentina Allegra de Fontaine: From “Seinfeld” (1989 – 1998) and “Veep” (2012 – 2019), Julia Louis-Dreyfus It will be the voice of the Thunderbolts reason.

4. What to watch before going to the movies?

To learn more about the characters of the group, you need to see “Ant-Man and the Wasp” (2018), “Falcon and the Winter Soldier” (2021) and “Black Widow” (2021).

5. Thunderbolts* Do you have a post-credit scene?

Yes! After the film’s screening, fans will have to wait until the final scroll of the credits, as there are two post-credit scenes in production.