THUNDERBOLTS* Spoilers: Lewis Pullman Talks The Sentry's Ending, Post-Credits Scene, And AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY

THUNDERBOLTS* Spoilers: Lewis Pullman Talks The Sentry's Ending, Post-Credits Scene, And AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY

Thunderbolts* star Lewis Pullman has discussed The Sentry's powers, where we leave Bob at the end of the movie, his Avengers: Doomsday role following that post-credits scene, and much more. Check it out!

By JoshWilding - May 05, 2025 10:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Thunderbolts

Lewis Pullman earned an Emmy nomination for his work in Lessons in Chemistry, but the actor puts himself on the map in a big way with Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts*

His performance as Bob/The Sentry/The Void is superb, and the movie leaves the character in an interesting place when the credits roll. Thanks to the Thunderbolts, he manages to overcome the darkness within, but appears to have no memory of his journey through The Void. 

However, in a post-credits scene set 14 months later, Bob is staying with the New Avengers and acknowledges that he can't risk transforming into The Sentry without potentially also unleashing The Void. 

Talking to Josh Horowitz, Pullman was asked about The Sentry's power set and where he ranks among the rest of Earth's Mightiest Heroes...as Earth's new Mightiest Hero.

"I think it's almost a topic that hasn't really been breached as much as you would think," the actor said. "It's sort of a 'When we get there, we'll talk about it' kinda situation. It does feel pretty limitless. I'm so curious to see what his future holds. In a lot of the comics, he sequestered himself into solitude, and there's a lot of erasing memories in order to allow the continuation of Marvel."

"I think that we'll see, and it depends on who he's up against, what state of mind he's in, and what support he has around him."

Pullman also revealed that, as the Thunderbolts go to confront Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, there was originally a moment that alluded to Bob remembering more of what happened in The Void than he let on to the team. 

"There was a line that was cut...I say to Yelena, 'So, do any of you guys fly, or do all of you just punch and shoot?' She looks at me like, 'Oh wait, do you know that you're referencing something you experienced? Do you actually remember something?' I think we took that out because we could sell it without something so on the nose. There are slivers of memory peeking through."

The Sentry actor also reflected on shooting the big moment where Val announces the Thunderbolts as the "New Avengers" to the world.

"It was an interesting thing to shoot that sequence where they all get applauded at the end because we were like, 'Does Bob stand there and does he receive the applause or does he step aside and applause with everybody?'"

"We all agreed that it made more sense," Pullman continued, "and we didn't know what the future held for Bob, that he'd think, 'Obviously, they're not talking about me.' It's an interesting thing to tiptoe around, and I'm as curious as anybody."

"We had to shoot that two different ways because we had so many background actors who were there. It was a potential leak risk. We shot it where Valentina said 'the Thunderbolts,' and then they all left, and they turned it around on us, and she said her actual line with a locked and sealed, secure set. It was pretty amazing," he added. 

Bob will return in Avengers: Doomsday alongside his fellow New Avengers, but Pullman is currently in the dark when it comes to his MCU future.

"The only thing that I've read is what we've shot already, which is technically the teaser at the end of Thunderbolts*," the Top Gun: Maverick star confirmed. "Technically, that is a part of Doomsday. That was shot by the Russo Brothers. All I know is that Bob is in a state of idle hibernation."

He added, "I think the Thunderbolts don't want to let him go because they don't know what kind of havoc he'll wreak, but they also want to keep him in case they might have a use for him in the future."

The Sentry is bound to take on Doctor Doom, though there's a risk that Bob will be used as a way of showing how powerful the villain is rather than keeping him a major player heading into Avengers: Secret Wars

Still, given the positive response to Bob and how complex a character he is, we're sure the Rssos have something exciting planned for the Golden Guardian.

Thunderbolts* is now playing in theaters. You can watch the full interview with Pullman below.

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Battinson
Battinson - 5/5/2025, 10:22 AM
Best MCU film since Endgame🔥🔥🔥
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 5/5/2025, 10:29 AM
@Battinson -

The tallest dwarf.

The smartest dunce.
ClintthaManster
ClintthaManster - 5/5/2025, 10:39 AM
@MakeAmericaGrea - What didn't you like about it?
CaptainAwkward
CaptainAwkward - 5/5/2025, 10:42 AM
@Battinson - I disagree but I liked it.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/5/2025, 12:15 PM
@Battinson - yeah its not even in the same convo as Guardians 3 bud but certainly the best MCU film since that one.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 5/5/2025, 10:23 AM
At last a true Maga hero in the Mcu , Glad Teve Yeun was dropped
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 5/5/2025, 10:28 AM
@Malatrova15 -

The Übermensch
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 5/5/2025, 11:32 AM
@MakeAmericaGrea - Yun was unter
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/5/2025, 10:30 AM
Lewis Pullman killed it in the role and hope he goes onto have not just bigger things in his career but the character himself becomes a mainstay in the universe beyond the Avengers films…

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Also it was cool to see them incorporate the memory issues of the character into this version aswell.
epc1122
epc1122 - 5/5/2025, 10:43 AM
@TheVisionary25 - I personally wanted to see more sentry. Movie was ok and I think he’s going to be the new hulk where the sentry comes out when he’s really needed but then he’s going to also kill some people.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/5/2025, 10:46 AM
@epc1122 - thats fair , I can certainly understand that

The sentry can be really OP so thats why he has the built in comic caveat if the Void so I also wouldn’t be surprised if he’s used in a limited capacity
epc1122
epc1122 - 5/5/2025, 10:49 AM
@TheVisionary25 - I was pretty surprised that sentry was in it, I think less than 5 minutes. How would you rate new avengers compared to the other marvel movies?
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/5/2025, 10:55 AM
@epc1122 - it’s hard for me to rate it since they are so many now so I give it a 3.5 out of 5…

It’s a solid film that I honestly wish was a bit longer to flesh out certain aspects more
epc1122
epc1122 - 5/5/2025, 11:00 AM
@TheVisionary25 - sounds fair. What’s your top ten marvel movies? Does this rank towards the bottom or middle overall?
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 5/5/2025, 11:09 AM
"Technically, that is a part of Doomsday"

Sound like that scene will be in Doomsday, although I might just interpreting it wrong. Either way, think Doom will definitely unleash the Void again.
XtremeXFan
XtremeXFan - 5/5/2025, 11:26 AM
I was thinking, seeing as they are partially basing Doomsday on hickmans avengers and Secret Wars 2015, what if Bob takes the place of Molecule Man, it would make sense with his powers and could be a good amount of screen time for him
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/5/2025, 11:34 AM
@XtremeXFan - perhaps

I have a feeling Loki might take that place given he’s literally holding the multiverse together at this point
spr0cks
spr0cks - 5/5/2025, 12:52 PM
It was a pretty weird ending where there were all standing there getting applauded while right next to the dude that everyone saw going berserk a few moments prior, yeeting everyone into shadow-world, and who was also applauding them.

And while the applause was played as being partly as a result of those moments they had rescuing people all over the place from falling debris and flying junk and stuff, it's not like anyone or anyones had their cellphones out recordin it all.

To most of the people standing around there it must have been more of,.... "Who the hell are these guys and why is everyone clapping for them? And why isn't that dude ont he side in cuffs or something?"

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