Thunderbolts*
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Thunderbolts*
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About
Thunderbolts* is a 2025 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics team of anti-heroes of the same name. The movie was released in early May 2025 as a part of the MCU and stars an ensemble cast featuring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Online, discourse and memes referencing fans' expectations for the film gained viral traction before its release, as many of the latest MCU projects had been receiving negative reviews, which caught some people by surprise when Thunderbolts amassed fairly positive feedback from critics and audiences.
History
On June 9th, 2022, Deadline[1] reported that a Thunderbolts film was in development with Jake Schreier attached to direct. The movie would be released[2] on July 26th, 2024, but the production and release were delayed due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.
On September 23rd, 2024, the first _Thunderbolts_trailer was posted on YouTube[3], amassing over 20 million views and 552,000 likes in eight months.
Thunderbolts* premiered worldwide on May 2nd, 2025.
Reception
Critical Reception
The film received generally positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes [4] certified the film "Fresh" with a score of 88% (based on 203 reviews) with an audience score of 95% (based on over 1,000 reviews). Metacritic[5] gave the film a metascore of 68 positive based on 50 reviews and currently has a user score of 7.8 positive based on 15 ratings. On IMDb[6] the film has a rating of 7.8 out of 10 based on over 14,000 user reviews.
Online Reactions
Thunderbolts sparked viral discourse and memes on social media, especially the surprisingly positive reviews from critics. For instance, on April 22nd, 2205, X[7] user @frickyuu posted a spoiler-free and comical review of the film, writing that the movie is "one of the best MCU films by a landslide." The tweet (seen below) amassed over 9 million views and 11,000 likes in two weeks.
#Thunderbolts is one of the best mcu films by a landslide. Brilliant story and character moments. This is made with love. It setups up for BIG things to come in the most exciting way I seen since 2012. Bring your tissues but not because it’s a sad movie. pic.twitter.com/2tS8QtUb0P
— deo (@frickyuu) April 22, 2025
On May 1st, 2025, X[8] user @TheJonathanSim uploaded a series of random images, captioning "#Thunderbolts spoilers without context." The post (seen below) received more than 143,000 views and 6,200 likes in a day.
On the same day, TikTok[9] user @irishnx posted a humorous video after watching Thunderbolts, amassing more than 537,000 plays and 137,000 likes in a day.
@irishnx 10/10 #fyp #marvel #thunderbolts #buckybarnes #fyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy #avengers #sebastianstan #bob #florencepugh #wintersoldier ♬ Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship
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External References
[1] Deadline – Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’ Movie Taps Jake Schreier As Director
[2] MCU Wiki Fandom – Thunderbolts
[3] YouTube – Thunderbolts trailer
[4] Rotten Tomatoes – thunderbolts
[5] Metacritic – Thunderbolts*
[6] IMDb – Thunderbolts*
[8] X – TheJonathanSim
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