Thunderbolts antihero crew strikes Disney+ in the present day – Gadget

Thunderbolts, the thirty sixth entry within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), is streaming on Disney+ from in the present day (27 August 2025). The movie debuted in cinemas earlier this yr.

Featuring a darker twist to the franchise’s standard method, the film follows a risky group of antiheroes pressured right into a high-stakes mission that could be their solely probability at redemption. Each member carries a troubled previous, harmful talents, and fragile loyalties.

This dynamic makes teamwork their greatest problem and solely hope. The narrative leans into emotional pressure and fractured belief moderately than easy heroics. Thunderbolts is directed by Jake Schreier, and written by Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo.

Yelena Belova, performed by Florence Pugh, steps into the management position, balancing her Red Room coaching with private loss. She is joined by Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), nonetheless wrestling with the shadow of the Winter Soldier, and Red Guardian (David Harbour), who carries his brash power and complex paternal bond with Yelena into the combination.

John Walker, now working as US Agent (Wyatt Russell), brings sheer drive and fractured responsibility, whereas Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) lends a steadier presence together with her phasing talents.

Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko) supplies calculated precision, whereas MCU newcomer Sentry (Lewis Pullman) provides immense energy but in addition instability by his darker alter ego.

The crew is pulled collectively by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), now CIA director and proprietor of the previous Avengers Tower, renamed Watchtower. Her manipulative hand cements the movie’s deal with characters who blur the road between heroism and villainy.

The forged provides depth, with Florence Pugh’s commanding presence standing out because the anchor of the story. Supporting appearances by Geraldine Viswanathan, Laurence Fishburne and Rachel Weisz assist spherical out the narrative.

Warning! Spoilers forward

The finish of the movie sees the group rebranded because the New Avengers, organising the subsequent chapter of Marvel’s overarching story. A post-credits scene hyperlinks the story to The Fantastic Four: First Steps, as an alarm sounds on the Watchtower and a spaceship slowly reveals the enduring Fantastic Four brand. This ties into Phase Six of the MCU, forward of Avengers: Doomsday, which is about to launch subsequent yr (2026).