THUNDERBOLTS* Is Given A New Title In Officially Released Promo Video

THUNDERBOLTS* Is Given A New Title In Officially Released Promo Video

In an officially released promo video, Thunderbolts* is given a new title as the meaning of the movie's asterisk is finally made clear. Will the blockbuster be fully rebranded later this week, though?

By JoshWilding - May 05, 2025 05:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Thunderbolts

The secret is out: Thunderbolts* is really New Avengers

Marvel Studios has already updated billboards and standees with the New Avengers branding, and an officially released video showcases that big asterisk reveal first featured in Thunderbolts*'s end credits. 

The question now is whether the plan is to officially retitle the movie; Marvel Studios was likely cautious about releasing Thunderbolts* as New Avengers because they want to protect the Avengers branding heading into Doomsday and Secret Wars.

However, with Thunderbolts* receiving widespread acclaim from fans and critics alike, it makes all the sense in the world for it to be titled New Avengers heading into its second weekend at the box office. How better to boost interest among moviegoers?

Studios have been known to do this, with Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) becoming Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey and Edge of Tomorrow evolving into Live Die Repeat when it hit Blu-ray. 

Whatever happens next, the MCU has its New Avengers and that's going to have a huge impact on the remainder of the Multiverse Saga. 

During a recent interview with Variety, Florence Pugh was asked if she freaked out upon learning she'd star in Avengers: Doomsday with some Hollywood heavy-hitters.

"100%! Oh, god, there’s too many people in it [to choose]!" the Thunderbolts* star enthused. "Pedro Pascal, obviously, always and forever. Paul Rudd, yes, so funny. Genuinely, the idea that all of those people are going to be in the same movie is nutso sauce."

Asked about exploring Yelena Belova as a "front-facing" superhero, Pugh added, "I hope that she’s happy now. I hope that she feels fulfilled, like she has purpose. And I hope that we get to see some of her light and her charm and her color again, because I loved playing that before."

Check out this new promo for Thunderbolts* New Avengers below. 

In Thunderbolts*, Marvel Studios assembles an unconventional team of antiheroes - Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, Red Guardian, Ghost, Taskmaster and John Walker. After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap set by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, these disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.

Will this dysfunctional group tear themselves apart, or find redemption and unite as something much more before it’s too late?

"Thunderbolts* redefines superhero storytelling to deliver a moving and powerful story that does for the 'Multiverse Saga' what The Avengers did for the 'Infinity Saga' in 2012," we said in our review. "These heroes have earned their place on a Wheaties box."

The cast of Thunderbolts* will be led by Florence Pugh as Yelena Boleva, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, and Lewis Pullman as "Bob."

Written by Eric Pearson, Lee Sung Jin, and Joanna Calo, and directed by Jake Schreier, Thunderbolts* is now playing in theaters.

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Fogs
Fogs - 5/5/2025, 5:29 AM
Why spoil that?
JurassicClunge
JurassicClunge - 5/5/2025, 5:31 AM
@Fogs - 💸💸💸
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 5/5/2025, 5:34 AM
@JurassicClunge - 100%
Rpendo
Rpendo - 5/5/2025, 8:55 AM
@Fogs - …money.
CreateNowSlpL8r
CreateNowSlpL8r - 5/5/2025, 10:06 AM
@Fogs - Box office is low. They always do this crap to drum up interest.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 5/5/2025, 5:39 AM
Marvel were recently saying that they didn't want to use the brand name Avengers on TV because it would sully it and they want to protect the brand name.

Then they get a disappointing opening weekend for Thunderbolts and drop that name like a trump card faster than you can say 'desperation'.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/5/2025, 5:47 AM
@ObserverIO - i throw around the word desperation and people here say im childish, lolz


Their lord Feige decides on not making avengers movies in between films after Endgame. And now due to a number of flops and underwhelming performances, they resort to this kind of marketing.

To the guys who argue with my desperation angle, please make it make sense
Thing94
Thing94 - 5/5/2025, 6:01 AM
@ObserverIO -

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ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 5/5/2025, 6:11 AM
@Thing94 - Is what what?
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/5/2025, 5:50 AM
"receiving widespread acclaim from fans"


ADHD fanboys who only want D&W levels of fanservice, cameos and easter eggs are frowning on this movie, lolz 😂

So it is not "widespread"
AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 5/5/2025, 5:55 AM
@vectorsigma - this was nothing like d&w which was a good thing as that film wasn't good. Reynolds is a hack
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/5/2025, 6:07 AM
@AllsNotGood - i completely agree. I dont want Reynolds writing for Marvel ever again. But that's just me and we know how desperate Marvel is now and grtting D&W quality is the easiest resort
HOTSHOT
HOTSHOT - 5/5/2025, 6:29 AM
@vectorsigma - But this film is the tonal, visual, and writing opposite of D&W
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/5/2025, 6:30 AM
@HOTSHOT - so when you say "writing opposite" i guess you mean Thunderbolts is very good and D&W is very bad.

I AGREE
dagenspear
dagenspear - 5/5/2025, 6:47 AM
@vectorsigma - Is that an assumption
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/5/2025, 6:52 AM
@dagenspear - not sure what you are referring to but everything i said is an assumption and an opinion
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 5/5/2025, 7:39 AM
@vectorsigma - Define widespread. And before that prove your point with anything other than your own spite.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/5/2025, 7:45 AM
@IAmAHoot - why should i define it? Im saying it is NOT widespread. Ask josh

I dont know, the head honcho promoting a posr credit scene is desperate. That is the best proof
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 5/5/2025, 7:50 AM
@vectorsigma - I liked both for different reasons… Is that allowed? LOL
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 5/5/2025, 7:53 AM
@vectorsigma - To argue against Josh's point you have to be able to define what "widespread" is though...
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/5/2025, 8:48 AM
@Urubrodi - lolz ofc. I liked parts of d&w even though i hate it as a movie and Reynold's writing style
HOTSHOT
HOTSHOT - 5/5/2025, 11:30 AM
@vectorsigma - That, and they have entirely different approaches to character building, villain development, tone, presentation of themes, etc.
AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 5/5/2025, 1:57 PM
@vectorsigma - I really don't think he's very good plus he's very one note..... apart from dp1 he hasn't really been in anything stellar
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/5/2025, 7:31 PM
@AllsNotGood - louder. The Reynolds defender on this thread thinks im the only one with this opinion 😅
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/5/2025, 6:28 AM
Feige: stay until the end of the credits.

Can anyone point me to an mcu premier where he did this? Ive seen about 80% of the premiers so I might have missed it

#DesperateMarvel

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IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 5/5/2025, 7:34 AM
@vectorsigma - Watch the other 20%, genius.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/5/2025, 7:42 AM
@IAmAHoot - tell me first it happened before lolz
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 5/5/2025, 7:53 AM
@vectorsigma - It’s one of the MCUs most important post credit scenes in a long while, how “desperate” of him to promote his own damn movie. Do you ever think before typing? Like once?
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 5/5/2025, 7:53 AM
@vectorsigma - It happened before.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/5/2025, 9:00 AM
@Urubrodi - this is his 36th movie and all of a sudden he decides to promote a postcredit scene that almost everyone already knows is there? And one that was shot a few weeks ago? And you want me to think this is not irregular?

vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/5/2025, 9:00 AM
@IAmAHoot - show proof
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 5/5/2025, 11:22 AM
@vectorsigma - Well look how convenient that you're into proof all of a sudden, but don't anyone dare ask for you to prove your point...
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/5/2025, 11:41 AM
@IAmAHoot - i have the YT link posted above, didnt i?
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 5/5/2025, 11:44 AM
@vectorsigma - You didn't prove your point. You gave your hypothesis about desparation but didn't prove it.
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 5/5/2025, 12:29 PM
@vectorsigma - And by the way, all the way back to 2012, they announced at the premiere for The Avengers that the following day they would be filming one more end credits scene (which would be the shawarma scene). Ever ince the first Iron Man he and they all have been getting asked question at premieres or otherwise about end credits teases. They actively promoted that Guardians Vol. 2 would have 5 scenes.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 5/7/2025, 5:47 AM
@vectorsigma - He just wants to make sure people stick around for this one in particualr cause it's actually quite important to the saga lol And of course he wants to promote his movie, he's not dumb, as you said it's his 36th one
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/7/2025, 6:15 AM
@IAmAHoot - what in asking is the premier itself, never did feige say it outright.

Ive heard about the 5 in gotg2 from news, not tye premier and not from feige. I cant remember but maybe it was gunn, but that was officially released as news way ahead, not in the premiwr
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/7/2025, 6:18 AM
@Urubrodi - i think by now everyone already knows to stay at the end of a marvel movie.

Ok, it might be me, but seeing feige do it himself in the premier doesnt sound right for me. Even in promotional interviews, the cast is in their typical mcu secretive mode. Then feige just outright said to stay for it which is weird having watched 80% of these premiers
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 5/7/2025, 6:26 AM
@vectorsigma - God forbid he promotes the massive unprecedented movie they're currently filming that people are clamoring for. What a nut!
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