Thunderbolts* gives a new direction to these anti-heroes who already made their MCU debut in past movies, but they were like scattered stones waiting to be honed. Marvel's reply to DC's Suicide Squad,

Opinion: Thunderbolts' biggest gift to the MCU is that it finally gives me a reason to care about Avengers: Doomsday

The asterisk hullabaloo had everything to do with setting up The New Avengers ahead of Avengers: Doomsday ’s release next summer. While I wasn’t exactly surprised about the reveal when the movie reached its end (especially considering we already know the Thunderbolts* cast are part of the Avengers;