Marvel has lastly revealed the reply to a query that it’s been hinting at for years about Thunderbolts*, and the massive shock is that it was a advertising and marketing gimmick all alongside.
To be extra particular, it is without doubt one of the greatest and most insane advertising and marketing gimmicks I’ve seen in a very long time, and I adore it. Only one week after its launch, and with optimistic buzz about Thunderbolts* nonetheless swirling across the MCU fandom, Marvel has modified the identify of their film. I’ll maintain you in suspense and provides the unspoiled a second to cease studying…
Main spoiler for Thunderbolts* under
In keeping with all of Marvel’s social media, a number of theatrical posters, and one building-sized commercial, the Thunderbolts* will now be often known as *The New Avengers. This transfer mimics the workforce’s in-universe identify change on the finish of the movie, and it’s a transfer so delightfully loopy that it feels proper at dwelling with a movie a few dysfunctional group of unstable misfits.
Whereas endlessly intriguing, this masterfully bonkers technique begs the query: Are they actually altering the identify to *The New Avengers? The reply, in accordance with The Hollywood Reporter, isn’t any. That is solely a advertising and marketing tactic, and the official title of the movie will stay Thunderbolts*. So don’t fear about what to seek for when it comes out on Disney+ and bodily media.
