We've seen Earth's mightiest heroes team up in the Avengers movies, now it's time for the "bad guys" to have a turn. Thunderbolts*, one of three Marvel Cinematic Universe movies among the slate of 2025 new movies, features a group of familiar Marvel characters that are getting to step into the spotlight this time around.
In the comics, the Thunderbolts were a team of reformed supervillains working together who made their first appearance in 1997. For the movie adaptation, the MCU is dipping into their bag of former villains or questionable allies, headlined by Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova and Sebastian Stan's Bucky Barnes.
