The title of the most audacious Marvel movie of 2025, is technically not Thunderbolts, it's actually Thunderbolts*. That little asterisk is an odd detail, and in theory, is just an inside joke that the movie is having with itself.

T he asterisk in the title of Marvel’s upcoming Thunderbolts* has had fans puzzled since it was first revealed as part of the film’s marketing. What is the asterisk hinting at

A new Thunderbolts* poster features the cast on a Wheaties box, which is the first time Marvel has released this type of poster before.

Ever since the Thunderbolts* movie title was revealed, the mysterious asterisk at the end of the word has kept fans guessing. It makes sense that the asterisk has been an object of much curiosity.