It wouldn’t be an MCU movie without a post-credits scene. Marvel Studios’Thunderbolts*will follow suit and include a post-credits scene. However, this scene now holds a distinct record in the MCU.
Thunderbolts*features a post-credits scene clocking in at two minutes and 54 seconds. PerIGN, that is the longest post-credits scene in an MCU movie. By comparison,Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2included five post-credits scenes that totaled two minutes and 51 seconds.
WhileThunderbolts*owns the record for movies, it’s not the longest post-credits scene in the MCU. That distinction belongs toHawkeye, the Disney+ TV show. That post-credits scene featured the entire musical sequence fromRogers: The Musical.
Thunderbolts* has the longest post-credits scene in the MCU (if you don’t count a particular musical number)pic.twitter.com/y6QkTOKsPS
The Thunderbolts are agroup of Marvel antiheroesforced together to form an unlikely team. The group includesFlorence Pughas Yelena Belova,Sebastian Stanas Bucky Barnes, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster, and Wyatt Russell as John Walker.
After becoming stuck in a trap by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), the Thunderbolts must complete a dangerous life-or-death mission. Based on the previous trailer, it will likely involve stopping the Void (Lewis Pullman), the villainous alter ego of Bob/Sentry. The Void is a powerful being who turns people into shadows.
Geraldine Viswanathan, Chris Bauer, and Wendell Pierce also star.
Emmy winner Jake Schreier directsThunderbolts*from a screenplay by Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo. Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige will produce, while Louis D’Esposito, Brian Chapek, and Jason Tamez will executive produce.
WhileThunderboltswon’t be as big a hit as last summer’sDeadpool & Wolverine, it should get Marvel back on track after a series of critical and financial disappointments. Initial tracking estimatesThunderboltswill open to$70 million to $73 million domestically. With a budget of $180 million, that’s a solid total for an MCU movie post-pandemic.
