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Thunderbolts (2025)

Thunderbolts is a superhero movie based on the comic team of the same name. The movie acts as a part of the MCU's fifth phase of films. The film sees the likes of Bucky Barnes, Yelena Belova, Wyatt Russell, the Red Guardian, and more as an unlikely group of heroes and villains brought together to fight for good.

Thunderbolts (2025)
Not Yet Rated
Adventure
Action

Director
Jake Schreier
Release Date
May 2, 2025
Studio(s)
Marvel Studios
Distributor(s)
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Cast
Sebastian Stan , Wyatt Russell , Julia Louis-Dreyfus , Tim Roth , Daniel Brühl , Florence Pugh , David Harbour , Olga Kurylenko , Harrison Ford
Writers
Lee Sung Jin
Budget
$200 million

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