{"id":72901,"date":"2025-05-05T01:46:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T05:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=72901"},"modified":"2025-05-30T01:49:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T05:49:03","slug":"thunderbolts-features-one-of-the-most-impactful-post-credits-scenes-since-avengers-endgame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/thunderbolts-features-one-of-the-most-impactful-post-credits-scenes-since-avengers-endgame\/72901\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunderbolts features one of the most impactful post-credits scenes since Avengers: Endgame"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marvel Studios is clearly back in action, and they\u2019re not pulling any punches. The latest film, Thunderbolts\u204e<\/em>, not only assembles a gritty, morally grey squad of anti-heroes but ends with a post-credit scene that has sent the MCU fandom into overdrive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In the second post-credit scene<\/strong>, the Thunderbolts are gathered in a tense debrief. The conversation? A growing frustration that Sam Wilson\u2019s Captain America and his Avengers team are claiming the spotlight<\/strong>\u2014and the \u201cAvengers\u201d title itself.<\/p>\n

Yelena Belova, never one to hold back, suggests that Bucky Barnes, the team\u2019s most veteran hero and former Avenger, talk to Sam to sort things out. But Bucky quickly shuts it down:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI already did,\u201d he says, \u201cIt didn\u2019t go well.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That one line speaks volumes. There\u2019s clearly a schism forming within Earth\u2019s mightiest heroes<\/strong>, and it sets the stage for deeper ideological battles down the road\u2014think Civil War<\/em>, but this time with anti-heroes, rogue operatives, and cosmic stakes.<\/p>\n

As tensions rise, the Thunderbolts get an alert about an unidentified object in outer space<\/strong>. Yelena, now the team\u2019s tech-savvy tactician, pulls up high-res visuals of what initially looks like a generic spacecraft.<\/p>\n

But a closer look\u2014and a cinematic zoom-in\u2014sends chills down spines:<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the Fantastic Four\u2019s signature ship<\/strong>, unmistakable and glorious, floating ominously in the void.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Cue the collective gasp from fans around the world.<\/p>\n

Director Jake Schreier<\/strong>, known for indie gems like Paper Towns<\/em> and the hit series Beef<\/em>, helmed Thunderbolts\u204e<\/em>, but surprisingly, he didn\u2019t direct the post-credits scene<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with Variety<\/em>, Schreier dropped a juicy behind-the-scenes tidbit:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI did not direct that. That\u2019s the Russos on the set of Avengers: Doomsday<\/em>. I got to be there, which was very fun\u2014to watch your buddies go on to this grander scale.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This confirms two major things:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    The Russos are back<\/strong>, at least for parts of the MCU.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The seeds for Avengers: Doomsday<\/em> are already sprouting in the current phase.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    What This Means for the MCU<\/h4>\n

    This isn\u2019t just fan service\u2014it\u2019s Marvel\u2019s chessboard expanding in a big way. Here\u2019s what the scene implies:<\/p>\n

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      The Thunderbolts are no longer on the sidelines<\/strong>; they\u2019re ready to challenge the mainline Avengers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      The Fantastic Four are officially en route<\/strong>, signaling a cosmic shift in the MCU narrative.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Bucky and Sam\u2019s strained relationship<\/strong> hints at deeper fractures across hero factions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      With the Russos directing the scene<\/strong>, Avengers: Doomsday<\/em> could be another MCU-defining event on par with Infinity War<\/em> and Endgame<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Cast highlights<\/strong>: Thunderbolts\u204e<\/em> features Florence Pugh<\/strong>, Sebastian Stan<\/strong>, David Harbour<\/strong>, Wyatt Russell<\/strong>, Lewis Pullman<\/strong>, and Olga Kurylenko<\/strong>, among others.<\/p>\n

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