Here's everything to know about Marvel's 'Thunderbolts*' film starring Sebastian Stan and Florence Pugh, including the cast, release date and more. While the latest update on the MCU X-Men movie is alarming to some fans, the news isn’t actually all that bad. Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier has been tapped to direct a new X-Men movie that is ...

Understanding the Context

Thunderbolts*, later advertised as The New Avengers, is a 2025 superhero film, based on the Marvel Comics team of the same name. It is the thirty-sixth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the fourteenth installment of Phase Five. The film was released on . AOL: X-Men MCU Movie’s Latest Update Isn’t Bad News Like Some Fans Think X-Men MCU Movie’s Latest Update Isn’t Bad News Like Some Fans Think Thunderbolts* [a] is a 2025 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the team Thunderbolts.

Key Insights

Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 36th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Thunderbolts*: Directed by Jake Schreier. With Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lewis Pullman. After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, an unconventional team of antiheroes must go on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts. Thunderbolts is easily one of the least exciting recent Marvel films—not out of dislike, just apathy.

Final Thoughts

It’s a formulaic team-up with a mix of lesser-known characters, overloaded action, forced...