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Mark Kermode Reviews Marvel’s Thunderbolts*
Unlikely Saviours?
Mark Kermode just reviewed Marvel’s Thunderbolts* for Kermode and Mayo’s Take, out in cinemas now and here it is…
Thunderbolts* is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics team Thunderbolts. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is intended to be the 36th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Wikipedia
Release date: 1 May 2025 (UK)
Director: Jake Schreier
Stars: Florence Pugh, Geraldine Viswanathan, Lewis Pullman
Here’s the synopsis from the Marvel Cinematic Wiki online:
Marvel Studios assembles an unconventional team of antiheroes — Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Red Guardian (David Harbour), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), and John Walker (Wyatt Russell). After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap set by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), these disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts. Will this dysfunctional group tear themselves apart, or find redemption and unite as something much more before it’s too late?
From the stars of MIDSOMMAR, A DIFFERENT MAN, & YOU HURT MY FEELINGS The writers & director of BEEF The cinematographer of THE GREEN KNIGHT The production designer of HEREDITARY The editor of MINARI The composers of EEAAO comes Marvel Studios’ THUNDERBOLTS* in cinemas 1 May
And here’s our review too
