When Marvel introduced the Thunderbolts some 30 or so years ago, they were a group of villains posing as heroes.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe had other ideas. In short, they wanted their own Suicide Squad, but without the suicide part. We think.
"Thunderbolts*" was just a cover as the team would ultimately be introduced as "The New Avengers". The film is now available for streaming on Disney+.
Where to begin? Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh, "Black Widow") now works for Valentia deFontaine (Julia-Louis Dreyfus), but when she discovers that Val herself is dealing with possible impeachment for some questionable "business", Yelena joins forces with the Ghost, first introduced in "Ant-Man & The Wasp", US Agent (Wyatt Russell, Falcon & The Winter Soldier), and Red Guardian, Yelena's adoptive father (David Harbour, Stranger Things), who serves as the comedy relief.
The wild card? An amnesiac named Bob (Lewis Pullman), who turns out to be the Sentry and his evil alter-ego, the Void. That causes plenty of problems.
The script suggests that the movie aspires to be Marvel's answer to Suicide Squad, with Val as their Amanda Waller, for example. I wish they wouldn't do that. No, seriously.
Check the trailer:
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