Now it’s a cleaner logo but with lots of confusion. Yes, as Marvel Studios reveals Thunderbolts* logos at CinemaCon, fans are baffled by the asterisk added to the title. The film was previously known as Thunderbolts.
Updated Thunderbolts Title Left Fans Confused
Thunderbolts* (2025). Image Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Marvel boss Kevin Feige unveiled the new logo and title for the upcoming Thunderbolts movie. Now the movie title has an asterisk at the end. It was also seen when last month, Florence Pugh posted a cryptic video of the filming location. The movie is currently shooting in Atlanta.
But, to know what the asterisk means, we have to wait till the movie’s release time. Kevin Feige took the stage at CinemaCon and said:
“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.” (Via Screen Rant)
But, fans are quick enough to make theories about the new title. Some fans took to social media and started discussing what could mean. Some say it suggests the Dark Avengers, who are supervillains and antiheroes disguising themselves as established superheroes from the Avengers.
Others say the asterisk means the Thunderbolts name is not finalized now. The studio may change the name at the end of the film.
It will interesting to know what it actually means. Now we can only speculate as no other details are provided.
What Fans Had to Say About the New Title Thunderbolts*?
Thunderbolts gets a new title as Thunderbolts* (2025). Image Credit: @DiscussingFilm/X
Marvel fans are good at observation and the new title for Thunderbolts which has an asterisk at the end could not escape unnoticed.
Fans were puzzled what it could mean.
Pretty sure it's getting a name change
— A-Wally (@Wall_E_Nator) April 12, 2024
Thunderbolts now come with "Accept the terms & conditions".
— RitwiK (@RwickHere) April 12, 2024
Whats the asterisk for?
— Craig Duncan | Fludded (@Fludded) April 12, 2024
They're definitely going to be called the Avengers or some Millitary code name ast the start, and then by the end of the film they end up being called or calling themselves Thunderbolts
— Rayyan 🇵🇸 (@RayyanTCG) April 11, 2024
It will switch to Dark Avengers by the end of the movie.
— Guilherme Shinohara (@GuiShinohara) April 12, 2024
There's an asterisk because they all die
— ItsReidgd (@ItsReidgd) April 12, 2024
There may be some roster changes at the end of the film, who knows except Feige!
What We Know About Thunderbolts* So Far
Thunderbolts (2025). Image Credit: Marvel
The cast of Thunderbolts* includes Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Julie Louis-Dreyfus as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Wyatt Russell as US Agent, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, Lewis Pullman as The Sentry, and Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster.
Directed by Jake Schreier, Thunderbolts* will also see Harrison Ford playing Thaddeus E. “Thunderbolt” Ross, his second MCU appearance after Captain America: Brave New World.
The movie is being was written by Eric Pearson (Thor: Ragnarok, Black Widow) and Kurt Busiek. No plot details are available yet.
Thunderbolts* is slated to hit the theaters on May 2, 2025.
