Marvel gave Thunderbolts* an enormous European premiere earlier this week, which many of the movie’s huge stars attended. I stated earlier than the occasion that the early screening would give us huge leaks forward of the crimson carpet premiere and the theater launch. Principally, Marvel ensured that the Thunderbolts* plot and credit scenes would leak properly earlier than the movie hit cinemas.
It’s an excellent advertising trick, as phrase of mouth will inspire extra folks to look at the large Avengers-like crossover that’s getting rave reactions to this point. Thunderbolts* is crucial MCU film on my listing this yr, and the truth that I now know what occurs within the movie, together with the 2 Thunderbolts* credit scenes, makes me need to watch the film much more.
That’s proper, the complete Thunderbolts* plot has leaked after the credit scenes made their manner on-line. We’ve got solutions for the largest Thunderbolts* mysteries, beginning with the asterisk, the villain, and the staff member we worry dies.
That is the largest Thunderbolts* leak to this point, so if you happen to hate spoilers, you’ll need to keep away from what follows.
The asterisk within the Thunderbolts* title
Leaks and fan theories previous the movie stated the asterisk within the title signifies the Thunderbolts staff title is short-term. These antiheroes will turn into heroes by the tip of the film, they usually’ll be referred to as Darkish Avengers or New Avengers. The latter appears extra possible, as that’s the title you go for in a universe that lacks the previous Avengers.
The primary Thunderbolts* credit scene already informed us the Thunderbolts would go by the title New Avengers. This may result in a possible authorized battle with Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), who can be forming his New Avengers staff.
The total plot leak additionally tells us how the staff will get its title. All of it occurs in direction of the tip of the film, when Val (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) manipulates occasions to have the staff be part of an sudden press convention, the place she declares to the world that they’re the New Avengers. Val says the staff is of her personal making, a secret endeavor.
The true villain of the movie
Val is, due to this fact, the actual villain of Thunderbolts*. Every little thing that occurs within the film from begin to end is due to her. Val is underneath investigation, with Congress attempting to question her.
She sends everybody on the Thunderbolts staff to tie up free ends, aside from Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), who’s a Congressman, and Crimson Guardian (David Harbour), who’s a limo driver. That’s how the Thunderbolts meet early within the film and within the trailer.
These antiheroes are supposed to do away with Val’s shady companies, together with Bob (Lewis Pullman) and themselves. They’re additionally free ends.
Every little thing else within the Thunderbolts* plot occurs after this pivotal determination from Val.
She can be liable for Bob’s The Void being unleashed on New York, with the Thunderbolts* saving the day.
That Val manages to save lots of herself by giving the world a staff of New Avengers can be one thing you’d anticipate from a villainous spy character like Val. Sure, we have to see extra of her methods in future MCU motion pictures.
What occurs to Taskmaster?
We first noticed Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko) in Black Widow, and we thought we’d get much more of her in motion pictures involving Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), aka the brand new Black Widow and the clear foremost character of Thunderbolts*.
The early promo clips of Thunderbolts* made it appear to be that may be the case, too. We’d get loads of Taskmaster motion. However the nearer we acquired to the movie’s launch, the extra apparent it was that the character would die by the tip of it.
The Thunderbolts* plot leak out there under confirms that Taskmaster doesn’t survive the movie. Not solely that, however she dies very early within the movie. It’s Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) killing Taskmaster with a headshot very early within the film. It occurs within the first motion scene of Thunderbolts*, the sudden assembly within the bunker that Marvel confirmed within the first trailer.
That ought to have given us a Yelena vs. Ava battle, as Taskmaster was near the brand new Black Widow. Nonetheless, the leaker who posted the Thunderbolts* plot on Reddit says that Yelena is at a low level “psychological well being sensible” in her life. She thinks Taskmaster’s finish is deserved, they usually’ll observe go well with quickly sufficient.
You’ll discover extra Thunderbolts* plot leaks at this hyperlink and under, together with an precise description of how the New Avengers beat The Void. It’s all about psychological well being reasonably than truly matching his energy.
And sure, I need to watch Thunderbolts much more now that I do know what occurs. Regardless that I’m conscious of all of the leaks, seeing it in theaters ought to be a tremendous expertise.
