Is there a post credit scene in Thunderbolts*?
Thunderbolts* crashed into theaters on May 2, making it the newest entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Led by Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hannah John-Kamen, Wyatt Russell, David Harbour and Lewis Pullman, Thunderbolts* throws the biggest anti-heroes of the MCU together to fight a new threat.
The movie has gotten rave reviews from both critics and fans -- it has an 88% and 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, respectively -- thanks to its heart and breaking from the typical MCU formula. It's emotionally charged and also moves the larger plot forward thanks to the movie's conclusion and post credit scenes.
WARNING: THUNDERBOLTS* SPOILERS TO FOLLOW
There are two post credit scenes, with the mid-credit scene being a fun one with Harbour's Red Guardian trying to get recognized by a shopper in a grocery store. The big one, however, is the end credit scene. The longest post credit scene in Marvel at a whopping two minutes and 54 seconds, features the New Avengers trying to figure out what's going on 14 months after the events of Thunderbolts*.
Bucky (Stan) -- with a truly wonderful haircut -- and Yelena (Pugh) discuss an ongoing battle with Sam Wilson's Captain America (Anthony Mackie) over the Avengers team name. They're simultaneously checking in on a potential threat from space, which turns out to be a ship marked with the Fantastic Four logo.
With The Fantastic Four: First Steps (releasing July 25) and Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars on the horizon, things are shaping up to get even more interesting.
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