The asterisk hullabaloo had everything to do with setting up The New Avengers ahead of Avengers: Doomsday ’s release next summer. While I wasn’t exactly surprised about the reveal when the movie reached its end (especially considering we already know the Thunderbolts* cast are part of the Avengers;

With the US government looking to impeach her as CIA Director, Valentina explains to her assistant Mel that they need to tie up any loose ends. That includes, it turns out, tricking each of her shadow operatives – Yelena Belova, John Walker, Ava Starr, and Taskmaster – into taking each other out.

Marvel is in the midst of rolling out its latest film, "Thunderbolts*," which marks the studio's second theatrical release of 2025 following February's "Captain America: Brave New World." As always, though,