Marvel Studios’ try at assembling its personal “Suicide Squad” took an enormous step ahead at the moment with the primary trailer for “Thunderbolts*” – and sure, we’re simply as interested in that asterisk as everybody else is. Nevertheless, one factor that Marvel followers seemingly do not must be interested in any longer is who has taken over possession of Avengers Tower after Tony Stark bought the New York Metropolis skyscraper throughout “Spider-Man: Homecoming.”
For a very long time now, many have assumed that somebody like Norman Osborn or Victor Von Doom had taken over Avengers Tower, organising some sort of reveal for a future Marvel film the place a brand new model of Inexperienced Goblin would take form, or the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first iteration of Implausible 4’s arch nemesis gave himself an upscale lair. As an alternative, a unique sort of shady particular person appears to have taken over Stark’s fancy pad: Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine.
Debuting in “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” the director of the CIA (performed by “Seinfeld” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus) has been recruiting highly effective and expert people like Captain America redux John Walker (Wyatt Russell) and murderer Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) for some sort of covert model of The Avengers, and Thunderbolts is what they’ve change into. The final time we noticed Valentina, she was betraying her ex-husband and subordinate Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) in “Black Panther: Wakanda Eternally,” displaying that she’s at all times one step forward of everybody else and will not hesitate to throw anybody below the bus for her personal acquire. So it ought to come as no shock that she someway discovered the right way to get her palms on Avengers Tower, which seems to be the place the would-be Thunderbolts meet her for the primary time.
Within the “Thunderbolts” trailer, the gang of Marvel misfits meets Valentina in what must be a well-recognized location, even when it took you a short time to comprehend it. Sure, you have seen that elevator earlier than, albeit with a unique inside model, and that New York Metropolis skyline view from the large, barely angled home windows is a useless giveaway. That is Avengers Tower, and since Val has her personal swanky bar with some sort of rock formation surrounding it, I feel it is protected to say that she’s the brand new proprietor of Avengers Tower.
Does Valentina actually personal Avengers Tower?
Effectively, the proprietor will not be Val herself, however on the very least, the CIA has taken it over. Do they personal the constructing now, although, or are they only renting it from another person who owns it? Maybe that is a query that shall be answered within the film. Nevertheless, the placement the place Val is holed up and assembly her new crew could present one other hidden element that followers have been ready to find.
We have established that there is some sort of secret hiding within the “Thunderbolts*” title, due to the asterisk on the finish. That would appear to indicate that “Thunderbolts” is not the precise title of the film. So what else may the film be referred to as? Effectively, if Valentina’s crew is getting snug in Avengers Tower, then would not it stand to cause that they could possibly be referred to as one thing like Younger Avengers, Darkish Avengers, or New Avengers? That would definitely change the title of the film. And did you see the tagline on the brand new “Thunderbolts*” poster? It says, “Cautious who you assemble.”
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Nevertheless, utilizing any of these monikers would possibly rub followers the incorrect method. Positive, varied characters on this crew have been a part of these groups at completely different factors in Marvel Comics historical past, however will this ragtag crew show themselves worthy of the Avengers identify by the top of the film? That looks like a tall order, particularly with weak characters like Taskmaster and Ghost on the roster. In fact, that is also a part of the gag, with Val being so boastful and giddy in regards to the prospect of getting her personal crew in Avengers Tower that she simply offers them that identify with out realizing how presumptuous it’s.
On the finish of the day, we’re nonetheless and not using a superhero crew to name The Avengers. Positive, Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani) gave the impression to be recruiting her personal Avengers crew on the finish of “The Marvels” final yr, beginning with Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld), however that is removed from a full roster but. Maybe some meeting will certainly be required with a view to get a brand new model of Avengers off the bottom.
We’ll discover out when “Thunderbolts*” hits theaters on Could 2, 2024.