Marvel’s Thunderbolts Post Credits Scenes Tease MCU’s Future – Full Breakdown

Marvel’s Thunderbolts – the final film in Phase Five of the MCU – hits theaters today, and fans are buzzing about its post-credit scenes.

Directed by Jake Schreier, the movie follows a team of antiheroes, including Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova and Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes, on a high-stakes mission. Here’s everything you need to know about the mid- and post-credit scenes.

Does Thunderbolts Have a Post-Credit Scene?

Yes! Like most Marvel films, Thunderbolts includes two scenes during and after the credits.

1. Mid-Credits Scene: A lighthearted moment shows David Harbour’s Red Guardian in a grocery store, trying to convince a shopper to buy cereal boxes featuring the Thunderbolts team. The woman takes a box but quickly drops it and runs away, hinting at the team’s rocky public image.

2. Post-Credits Scene: Set 14 months after the film’s events, the team debates legal trouble after Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) sues them for using the name “Avengers.” As they brainstorm new names (jokes include “The Revengers”), a spaceship with the Fantastic Four logo arrives overhead. This teases their role in Avengers: Doomsday (May 2026), where they’ll join forces against Doctor Doom.

Why the Asterisk in Thunderbolts?

The quirky title (Thunderbolts**) pays off by the film’s end. As NME noted in its 4-star review: “The asterisk isn’t just a gimmick – it ties into the team’s messy, rebellious spirit. This isn’t your usual superhero squad.”

Cast & Connections

• Team Lineup: Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), Red Guardian, Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), and Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus).

• MCU Future: The post-credits scene directly links to The Fantastic Four: First Steps (July 25, 2025) and Avengers: Doomsday.