Marvel Studios has unleashed another larger-than-life superhero team - up with conductor Jake Schreier’sThunderbolts * . This film features its titulary team of antihero , each member yearning for a new purpose following their too bad actions , as they assemble to shoot down corrupt CIA music director Valentina Allegra de Fontaine ( Julia Louis - Dreyfus ) and the superpowered Sentry ( Lewis Pullman ) in a immense prospect at salvation .
Thunderboltsis a massive David and Goliath story , as its low - level heroes face off against an all - powerful supervillain in a dark , emotional story . With the next Avengers moving picture just month away , this movie has a crucial setup for the Avengers ’ next big state of war in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . At the same clip , its morally gray protagonists develop so much in their latest adventure , making them ready for what ’s to come next . WithThunderboltsin theaters , it ’s now unmortgaged audiences can ask a spate to come following the ending of Marvel ’s latest blockbuster .
What’s the story?
Thunderbolts*opens with a black ops missionary post run out by Yelena Belova ( Florence Pugh ) , who cover to feel an vacuum in her life even after grieving the death of her adopted babe , Natasha Romanoff . Yelena asks Val , who is under threat of impeachment , to let her take on a more fulfilling public theatrical role as an federal agent . Val agrees after one last military mission : to kill someone hear to pluck one of her undercover lab .
At the research lab , Yelena faces off against Ava Starr / Walker ( Hannah John - Kamen ) , Antonia Dreykov / Taskmaster ( Olga Kurylenko ) , and John Walker / U.S. Agent ( Wyatt Russell ) . This mission turns out to be a ambuscade dress up by Valentina , who was plan to have them down each other to polish off all trace of her illegal practice , including the human experiments carried out at the research laboratory that defeat several subjects . Though Antonia is shot dead during the fight , the void she left is take by Pullman ’s character , Bob , a drug freak with depression who has little memory of how he stop up at the lab .
After the four of them begrudgingly team up to escape , Bob entice Val ’s agents aside to help the others run . It is then revealed that Bob is a superpowered being created by Val ’s company after they snatch him and injected him with a special serum . After get word about Bob and how he survived their experiments , Val exploits his suggestible mind and convince him to be Earth ’s Mightiest Hero , The Sentry . She hopes that by insure his infinite world power , she can protect the American public through him and become “ unimpeachable . ”
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After buy the farm on the run , Yelena , Ava , and Walker are picked up by Alexei Shostakov ( David Harbour ) , now a limo driver who overheard Val ’s plans . They are finally catch by Bucky Barnes ( Sebastian Stan ) , who tracked them down with the help of Val ’s conflicted assistant Mel ( Geraldine Viswanathan ) in his pursuance to expose Val ’s crimes and have her impeached . hear about Val ’s plan for Bob , Bucky convinces Yelena and her gang to team up up with him to stop her . Alexei name their group the “ Thunderbolts ” after Yelena ’s pee - wee association football team .
The submarine face Val at the Watchtower , which was in the beginning the Avengers Tower , and attempt to hold back her . However , they are forced to deal with the Sentry , who easily overpowers them all . Though Val orders Bob to kill them , he reject , bang that they ’re no menace to him . view through Val ’s Trygve Lie and deception , Bob tries to vote down her before Mel trigger off a failsafe gimmick in his body . Though Bob make it this attempt on his life story , the Void — Bob ’s dark one-half born from his smell of loneliness and hopelessness — awakens .
The Void then engulfs New York City in a dark cloud , transforming masses into shadows . As the Thunderbolts enter the duskiness unleashed by the Void to deliver Bob , they are confront by traumatic memory from their past tense , particularly Yelena ’s and Bob ’s . finally , the radical comes face - to - brass with the Void , whom Bob endeavor to fight with beastly force . This only allows the Void to consume Bob even more . The Thunderbolts thus embrace Bob , allowing him to get the better of his loneliness with his friends at his side .
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How does it end?
With Bob ’s dark half overtake , he , the Thunderbolts , and the people of New York are brought back from the Void . Though the Thunderbolts endeavor to nab Val , she lure them to the paparazzi she called in , presenting them as the Hero she assembled : the New Avengers . Though this was Val ’s last - minute attempt to save up her reputation , the Thunderbolts go along with it , with Yelena blackmailing her by say , “ We own you now . ” With Val forced to support them , Yelena and her squad quickly become popular but controversial replacement for Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes .
In the post - credits scene , the New Avengers meet up to discuss how Sam Wilson is infuriated that the team took the Avengers title , which should make things inept for their next team - up . They change the discipline to accost an extradimensional space vehicle that appeared in Earth ’s sphere . Seeing the artificial satellite footage , the heroes spot a craft with the Fantastic Four ’s logotype on it , indicating that Marvel ’s First Family has crossed over from their universe into the Sacred Timeline .
What does this all mean?
Overall , Thunderbolts*is a story about Yelena and Bob overcoming their feelings of guilt and depression , which the Void represents and prove to spread . Like the Void , these feelings ca n’t be killed or buried away , so the duo only found the light they need in their life with each other and the other Thunderbolts . As a event , the New Avengers continue to deal for Bob to ascertain the Void does n’t come forth again . Though Bob is technically a penis of their squad , he is loth to use his powers , as he ca n’t become the Sentry without risking awakening the Void .
Bob may be forced to join the New Avengers on the battlefield as the Sentry inAvengers : Doomsday . Bob , Bucky , Yelena , Walker , Red Guardian , and Ghost are all confirmed to come along inthe film in 2026 alongside the Fantastic Four , and the post - credits scene strongly set up both teams to join force . At this point , it ’s unclear what drove the Fantastic Four to travel to the Sacred Timeline;their battle with Galactus inThe Fantastic Four : First Stepsis a likely intellect . However , it is light thatThunderbolts*has immense ramifications for the MCU going fore , setting up both the New Avengers and the Thunderbolts to fight together in the war against Doctor Doomin the close future .
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