Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes, Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova and David Harbour’s Pink Guardian sort out issues as a dysfunctional staff in Marvel’s new flick Thunderbolts*, which is now in theaters.
Thunderbolts* is one in every of three 2025 Marvel films, launched after February’s Captain America: Courageous New World and earlier than July’s The Implausible 4: First Steps. It follows a scrappy crew of anti-heroes who should confront their darkish pasts to (doubtlessly) save the day. The movie additionally stars Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr/Ghost, Wyatt Russell as John Walker/US Agent, Olga Kurylenko as Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine and Lewis Pullman because the mysterious Bob.
CNET’s Aaron Pruner reviewed Thunderbolts*, describing it as “a palate cleanser that reminds audiences that Marvel films might be enjoyable — and, dare I say, even humorous.” The movie’s 88% Rotten Tomatoes rating and standing because the final film earlier than the MCU’s Part Six might be causes so as to add the Marvel title to your tally. If you are going to catch it this weekend, this is what you could find out about post-credit scenes.
Does Thunderbolts* have a post-credits scene?
Sure, the Marvel movie has a mid-credits and post-credits scene. Watching them each, together with the credit, provides about 12 to 13 minutes to your time within the theater. So be sure you ration your popcorn accordingly.
Beneath is a spoiler-packed rationalization for what occurs in these clips. Cease studying now if you do not need all the main points.
The mid-credits scene in Thunderbolts* immediately pertains to what occurs on the finish of the film. The movie’s showdown is between the Thunderbolts and Bob/Sentry, a strong character with a darkish alter-ego. The Thunderbolts handle to cease Bob from turning people into shadows by reaching him by way of a collection of interconnected rooms depicting bleak recollections.
The great guys restore issues to regular and spot Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, who tips them into being a part of a information convention. All through the film, the CIA director has been making an attempt to carry onto energy. To their shock, Valentina introduces the ragtag staff because the New Avengers, performing prefer it was all the time her plan.
The mid-credits scene is a bit of over 30 seconds lengthy and seems after the film’s title, Thunderbolts*, flashes on-screen, adopted by one other title, The New Avengers. The bonus clip is of Pink Guardian within the cereal aisle at a grocery store. He strolls as much as a lady shopping and factors out the intense orange packing containers of Wheaties on the shelf. However these aren’t simply any Wheaties — they’ve an image of the New Avengers on the duvet of the field.
Pink Guardian tries to drive the poor lady looking for groceries to make the connection by rambling about complete wheat flakes and awkwardly holding a field as much as his face. She takes the cereal from the unpolished superhero and units it down shortly after.
A time soar and an enigmatic ship: Thunderbolts* post-credits scene defined
The post-credits scene is sort of 3 minutes and gives a glimpse on the New Avengers’ dynamic 14 months later. Dialogue between Yelena, Bucky, Pink Guardian, Ghost and John reveals that regardless of the federal government saying they’re the Avengers, Sam Wilson/Captain America nonetheless appears curious about placing collectively his personal staff, even submitting for copyright safety of the Avengers identify.
The previous Thunderbolts shedding credibility is not the one challenge at hand — there’s additionally an outer area disaster they do not know a lot about, which was doubtless alluded to in Courageous New World’s post-credits scene. However earlier than extra might be stated about that, Pink Guardian enters carrying shades, a backward cap and a racing go well with with New Avengers on it. His answer to the potential conflicting superhero teams? He is positioned a “z” over the “s” in Avengers.
The information that an unidentified craft is coming into orbit brings Bob into the dialog, and he says he cannot be the Sentry with out the opposite aspect. On the finish of this scene, the New Avengers study an “extra-dimensional” ship is coming into the ambiance. The New Avengers get a take a look at the ship, which has a familiar-looking “4” on it. Followers will little doubt see that brand once more when The Implausible 4: First Steps premieres on July 25.
