Before Marvel’s new movie Thunderbolts* even hit theatres, its leaked post-credit scene set the internet ablaze. Fans on Reddit were buzzing with wild theories, convinced that the scene wasn’t just hinting at the arrival of the Fantastic Four, but somehow tied to an even bigger story, possibly the upcoming Doomsday. And now, in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier confirmed that the second post-credits scene was indeed filmed with Avengers: Doomsday in mind. He also explained why a shocking death in the movie was important — it was meant to show the difference between the New Avengers and the original Avengers. The film is out now, and if you haven’t seen it yet, you can turn back now, because we’re going to get into spoilers.
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Thunderbolts* post-credit scene was from Avengers: Doomsday, says Jake Schreier
While the mid-credit scene had Red Guardian messing around with a packet of ‘Wheaties’ featuring his face, along with other Thunderbolts, the last post-credit scene has a lot to say about the MCU’s future. It shows characters like Yelena Belova (played by Florence Pugh), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Alexei Shostakov (David Harbour), Ava Starr(Hannah John-Kamen), and Bob (Lewis Pullman) adjusting to their new roles as the “New Avengers.” They’re at the Watchtower, arguing about their next steps after Valentina Allegra de Fontaine took all the credit and declared them the new superheroes in the absence of the real Avengers. “The scene ‘was actually filmed for the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday,’ according to EW, showing the team as they watch the Fantastic Four ship heading toward Earth.
Jake Schreier, the director, shared that the scene was filmed recently and gives us a little sneak peek of what’s upcoming. However, when asked whether the New Avengers would be the first superheroes to meet Marvel’s first family, the Fantastic Four, he stayed tight-lipped, saying, “You know as much as I know about that,” Schreier said. “I mean, I was there, but I didn’t direct that scene. That comes from the set of a movie that is officially beginning production on Monday.” Thunderbolts ends with a tease shot by a completely different director. According to him, even the final shot in the Watchtower was a last-minute addition, filmed just a month ago. “I was very happy to be there and lucky to be there,” Schreier said. “It was so fun to see your characters go off into this bigger context. We’ve been living in our own contained world, but it was really fun to see them there.” Schreier also confirmed that the characters in the scene have new superhero suits.
Shocking death in Thunderbolts*
Taskmaster (played by Olga Kurylenko) didn’t even make it to the final scenes of the movie and met a tragic end with a headshot from Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen). Fans were left confused, questioning the point of his character. However, according to the director, this sudden death was important to the storyline, showing that in a world of misfits, no one is truly safe. Although the new group has taken on the title of “New Avengers,” with the U.S. government ready to sanction them, the filmmakers explained that because these characters are killers and villains, during the pause in filming caused by the writer’s strike, they decided to add this shocking death to intensify the movie.
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“For who these characters are, it should live up to those movies that have attention to ’em, where you really don’t know who’s going to survive it,” Schreier said. “I know that’s tricky in today’s era where things get out before movies, but within the context of the film, it felt like we needed to take a swing like that so that you didn’t really know who was going to make it, and also so that it was clear that it could have been any one of them.”
