Marvel Studios Unveils Updated Thunderbolts Logo & Title at CinemaCon

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige recently unveiled a new logo for Thunderbolts at CinemaCon 2024. He also confirmed the superhero movie’s official title, which has left more than a few scratching their heads in confusion.

In late March, Florence Pugh shared a cryptic video from the set of Thunderbolts. At the time, many fans noticed that the Thunderbolts logo spotted in the video included an asterisk at the end. This led to several theories that Thunderbolts would be getting a title change. However, Feige dismissed that notion during Marvel Studios’ CinemaCon presentation, stating (via Screen Rant), “Yes, you’ll notice the asterisk on Thunderbolts. That is the official title of Thunderbolts and we won’t talk more about that until after the movie comes out.” An updated logo for Thunderbolts* was also shared, revealing that the original’s brown and chunky lettering had been replaced with a cleaner, yellow font. Feige also confirmed that the movie will be fully filmed for IMAX.

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Who Is Part of the Thunderbolts?

The initial lineup for the Thunderbolts includes Pugh’s Yelena Belova/Black Widow, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Black Widow characters Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian (David Harbour) and Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), Ant-Man and the Wasp’s Ava Starr/Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), and John Walker/U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell), who appeared in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, with Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, the current director of the CIA in the MCU, being responsible for bringing the team together.

Although Feige has described the Winter Soldier as the “de facto leader” of the Thunderbolts, the character will reportedly not be part of the team when it first assembles. This news comes from trusted insider Daniel Richtman, who states that Bucky Barnes will reject Valentina Allegra de Fontaine’s offer to join the team “at least at the start.” While plot details remain largely under wraps, Richtman noted that the footage shown in Pugh’s set video is from a scene in the movie where The Sentry (Lewis Pullman) is found in a vault.

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First Look at Captain America: Brave New World Revealed

Besides Thunderbolts*, Marvel Studios provided updates on The Fantastic Four, Deadpool & Wolverine, and Captain America: Brave New World, with those in attendance at CinemaCon receiving an exclusive sneak peek at the latter. The screened footage featured the return of Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, now played by Harrison Ford and the President of the United States, who asks Sam Wilson/Captain America (Anthony Mackie) to reassemble the Avengers. The footage also teased an action scene featuring a group of super-soldiers breaking into the White House and attacking Ross.

Directed by Jake Schreier, Thunderbolts* hits theaters on May 2, 2025.

Source: CinemaCon, via X and Screen Rant

Thunderbolts

Thunderbolts

A group of supervillains are recruited to go on missions for the government.

DirectorJake SchreierRelease DateMay 2, 2025CastWyatt Russell, Harrison Ford, Florence PughWritersLee Sung Jin, Kurt Busiek, Eric PearsonMain GenreActionGenresCrime, AdventureProduction CompanyMarvel Studios