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Buzz Feed
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
"Thunderbolts" Is One Of The Best Marvel Movies In Years, And Everyone Has The Same Spot-On Reactions To The Film
Marvel is back with their latest movie, Thunderbolts *, and with only opening weekend under its belt, people are praising it for being one of the best Marvel movies in years, as it feels like a return to the classic MCU days. Led by Florence Pugh, who gives an unbelievable performance, Thunderbolts* follows Yelena (Pugh), who suddenly finds herself stuck in a rut and feeling alone and isolated after working with Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) for several years. When Yelena ends up fighting alongisde Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Ava Starr/Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Alexei/Red Guardian (David Harbour), and a mysterious new guy named Bob (Lewis Pullman), she suddenly finds herself on an unlikely team of heroes, who Alexei has named "The Thunderbolts." So, because everyone is excited about Marvel again — it's feeling like 2012 on the internet right now, babyyy — here are some of the best and funniest reactions to Thunderbolts*: 🚨 Obviously, there are MASSIVE spoilers ahead! 🚨 Editor's Note: While we can't endorse what X has become, we can bring you the worthwhile moments that still exist there, curated and free of the surrounding chaos. 1. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. #Thunderbolts spoilers - - - - the fact it's BOB ON METH in the chicken has made my entire week — kenny :) (@bvckystjames) May 3, 2025 Marvel / Via 11. 14. yelena and alexie recreate this scene of natasha and steve, i immediately started sobbing. #Thunderbolts — zora ⧗ elo (@doraemaynat) May 3, 2025 Marvel / Via 15. THUNDERBOLTS SPOILERS!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When the thunderbolts ran away after getting their ass kicked that was so real. — Baldena Belova* (@BaldastianStan) May 3, 2025 Twitter: @BaldastianStan / Via 17. 18. 20. 22. 24. 25. 26. oh darling, her life *was* the void. — scarlet witch gifs (@maximoffgifs) May 3, 2025 Marvel / Via 28. What did you think of Thunderbolts*? Tell us everything in the comments below! More on this "Nothing Gets My Ovaries Screaming": People Are Reacting With A Panic After Watching "Thunderbolts*" All Because Of What Bucky Barnes Did In A Post-Credit Scene Raven Ishak · May 5, 2025
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fans Think Thunderbolts* Revealed Marvel's Songbird in New Trailer
Marvel fans seem to believe that the latest trailer for the upcoming feature Thunderbolts* has revealed the MCU iteration of Songbird, thanks to actress Geraldine Viswanathan's appearance in the clip. Speculations have been circulating that she is portraying Songbird in the movie. Geraldine Viswanathan's character, whose name was previously confirmed as Mel, has what appears to be a songbird necklace in the new Thunderbolts* trailer, adding to the fan speculation that she plays Songbird in the movie. Viswanathan was previously confirmed to portray a character named Mel, the assistant of Julia Louis-Dreyfus' Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, in the movie. In Marvel Comics, Songbird's alter ego is Melissa Joan Gold. @cosmic_marvel pointed out on X (formerly Twitter), 'Geraldine Viswanathan's character in 'THUNDERBOLTS*' is seemingly wearing a Songbird necklace.' Meanwhile, @Cy_clops shared a screenshot of Viswanathan from the trailer and an image of Songbird from the comics. 'Songbird? #Thunderbolts,' they wrote in the caption. Another X user, @another_ted_2, quoted @cosmic_marvel's post and observed, 'Bruh, SONGBIRD is getting MCU-supporting-character-ized in a god damn THUNDERBOLTS movie.' In the comics, Songbird is a supervillain-turned-superhero who was previously known as Screaming Mimi. Her powers include a diverse group of sonic-based enhanced abilities. She is an original member of the Thunderbolts. Back in January 2025, Viswanathan gave an interview to ScreenRant while promoting her movie You're Cordially Invited. She was asked whether she considered herself a Songbird as she had sung a musical number for You're Cordially Invited. Viswanathan sidestepped the question and stated instead that she didn't know what the interview was talking about. She added, 'Never in my life have I heard something like that. Yeah. Oh, look what you've done. Now, I'm all nervous. In this film, in You're Cordially Invited, I sing. I sing a song, but I'm not a bird. That's right.' The Bad Education actress also told her co-star Meredith Hagner that she would fill her in later about what the interaction was. Thunderbolts* premieres in US theaters on May 2, 2025.
The Age
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Thunderbolts* puts Marvel back on track – thanks to Florence Pugh
THUNDERBOLTS* ★★★ PG, 126 minutes, in cinemas This may be grading on a curve but I'm glad to report that with Thunderbolts*, directed by Jake Schreier, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has returned to a level of basic competence. The writing is as formulaic as ever, and the stale jokes even comment on their own staleness (when one character mentions Dr Phil, another points out that Dr Phil went off the air a while back). But it's better-paced than latter-day Marvel movies tend to be, with some effective action sequences and not too many pointless subplots. I enjoyed it a good deal but almost entirely thanks to the actors, as always enormously better than the material deserves. First and foremost, that means Florence Pugh, returning as Yelena Belova, former Soviet super-soldier turned CIA assassin. Basically comic relief in the 2021 Black Widow, Pugh is called on here to carry the film – and she finds a remarkable amount of nuance in a character who is basically a Cold War cartoon, as well as an adolescent fantasy of toughness and competence who beneath the surface still needs her daggy dad (David Harbour). Julia Louis-Dreyfus, as Yelena's scheming boss Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, has also been part of the MCU for a while. But she, too, has received a promotion, stepping up to become the film's chief antagonist – and she turns out to be one of the more interesting Marvel villains: a hard-nosed pragmatist far too full of herself to notice as she gradually turns into a wicked witch. Under investigation in the US, Valentina can only escape prison by eliminating all evidence of her past misdeeds, which means ordering the deaths of Yelena and others who have done her dirty work around the world. To save themselves in turn, her targets have to band together, an opportunity for the film to teach some lessons about co-operation similar to those once instilled in kids by Sesame Street. A cliche of more recent vintage is the allegorical handling of trauma and depression, especially through the ambiguous figure of Bob (Lewis Pullman), a bewildered escapee from a top-secret laboratory who Yelena has to discourage from turning to the dark side. Naturally, she also has demons of her own to grapple with, though, honestly, I'm a bit weary of troubled killers learning to accept their flaws and move on; I prefer those who kill without qualms, or else those who know they're going to hell, like John Wick.
Sydney Morning Herald
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Thunderbolts* puts Marvel back on track – thanks to Florence Pugh
THUNDERBOLTS* ★★★ PG, 126 minutes, in cinemas This may be grading on a curve but I'm glad to report that with Thunderbolts*, directed by Jake Schreier, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has returned to a level of basic competence. The writing is as formulaic as ever, and the stale jokes even comment on their own staleness (when one character mentions Dr Phil, another points out that Dr Phil went off the air a while back). But it's better-paced than latter-day Marvel movies tend to be, with some effective action sequences and not too many pointless subplots. I enjoyed it a good deal but almost entirely thanks to the actors, as always enormously better than the material deserves. First and foremost, that means Florence Pugh, returning as Yelena Belova, former Soviet super-soldier turned CIA assassin. Basically comic relief in the 2021 Black Widow, Pugh is called on here to carry the film – and she finds a remarkable amount of nuance in a character who is basically a Cold War cartoon, as well as an adolescent fantasy of toughness and competence who beneath the surface still needs her daggy dad (David Harbour). Julia Louis-Dreyfus, as Yelena's scheming boss Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, has also been part of the MCU for a while. But she, too, has received a promotion, stepping up to become the film's chief antagonist – and she turns out to be one of the more interesting Marvel villains: a hard-nosed pragmatist far too full of herself to notice as she gradually turns into a wicked witch. Under investigation in the US, Valentina can only escape prison by eliminating all evidence of her past misdeeds, which means ordering the deaths of Yelena and others who have done her dirty work around the world. To save themselves in turn, her targets have to band together, an opportunity for the film to teach some lessons about co-operation similar to those once instilled in kids by Sesame Street. A cliche of more recent vintage is the allegorical handling of trauma and depression, especially through the ambiguous figure of Bob (Lewis Pullman), a bewildered escapee from a top-secret laboratory who Yelena has to discourage from turning to the dark side. Naturally, she also has demons of her own to grapple with, though, honestly, I'm a bit weary of troubled killers learning to accept their flaws and move on; I prefer those who kill without qualms, or else those who know they're going to hell, like John Wick.
Otago Daily Times
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
The Suicide Squad, but with heart
THUNDERBOLTS Director: Jake Schreier Cast: Chris Bauer, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Olga Kurylenko, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Wendell Pierce, Florence Pugh, Lewis Pullman, Wyatt Russell, Sebastian Stan, Geraldine Viswanathan Rating (M): ★★★★ Why do "women" love Florence Pugh? I can't speak for all those who identify as women, but my love for her comes from her ability to convey sensitivity and strength in equal measure. She seems human and complex, "real" — whatever that means within the Hollywood framework. This is what she brings to the character of Yelena, a mercenary assassin who is searching for meaning and belonging while being haunted by the choices of her past, and the nagging feeling that none of what she does means anything, or "the void" as she calls it. She reluctantly joins a crew of similar super-abled beings (they'd not necessarily call themselves "heroes"), as they are forced to team up against the director of the CIA, brilliantly named La Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, reliably charismatic in a Veep-adjacent role), and, eventually, the most empathetic villain Marvel has ever had — "Bob", aka Sentry. The fight sequences this battle takes us to are impressive and engaging, even for those of us who are not so action-inclined. Choreography and cinematography a PG-rated Tarantino movie might boast, and monumental set-pieces, all of which I imagine are par for the course with Marvel movies. What sets it apart is its heart and message, anchored by the deeply engaging and restrained performance of Lewis Pullman. The similarly fox-eyed and winsome son of Bill brings the pathos to the screen that makes his layered role as Bob, aka Sentry, send home the universal message of finding belonging in found family, and overcoming "the void". My main question going in was "Do I need to have seen the other Marvel movies to enjoy it?". In a movie about being haunted by the past, it would definitely help to have more context for these characters, whose pasts are heavily referred to. But, ultimately, the chemistry, character and heart it offers made it a worthwhile and surprisingly memorable watch. What would a superhuman with more power than a Norse god look like if they had bipolar disorder? And what would it take to overcome that unstoppable force? These are questions I never expected the Marvel franchise to ask, let alone answer. But Thunderbolts is interested in this question, and in all the "losers" who might identify with such outsiders. By Ruth Crowe
