Summary
AThunderboltsmovie plot rumor teases a heartbreaking storyline for one team member. The rumor also addresses recent claims thatThunderboltstest screenings aren’t going well and may result in one character’s scenes being cut.
TheThunderbolts*roster includes Hannah John-Kamen’s Ava Starr/Ghost, a young woman who can phase through objects. Ghost hasn’t been in the MCU since his first appearance inAnt-Man and the Wasp, in which she was an antagonist because her search for a cure for her deadly condition conflicted with the goals of the film’s heroes.Ant-Man 2concluded with Ghost and Laurence Fishburne’s Bill Foster–Hank Pym’s estranged partner, who took care of Ava after the accident that gave her powers also killed her parents–going into hiding after Ava was temporarily stabilized thanks to Janet van Dyne. Scott Lang, Hank, Janet, and Hope van Dyne committed themselves to finding a permanent cure for Ava, but there hasn’t been a significant update on their progress.
Reputable scooperDaniel Richtmanrevealed thatThunderbolts*will provide insight into what Ghost has been doing sinceAnt-Man 2ended, and her life hasn’t been easy in the ensuing years. According to Ritchtman, Ghost has been taking care of Bill Foster, who has cancer. She will also develop a close friendship withBlack Widowvillain Taskmaster, an agent who was under the mind-control of Red Room operator General Dreykov until Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova cure her with an antidote. Ghost and Taskmaster will reportedly bond over their trauma.
Richtman sharedtheThunderboltsplot rumorin response to a conversation spurred by claims about test screenings for the film.Exiledscoop3rclaimed Thunderbolts test screenings were going poorly and Marvel Studios wants to cut 20 minutes from the alleged 2.5-hour runtime, with the Ghost scenes being first on the chopping block. Richtman advised fans not to believe this news, as he hadn’t heard of anyThunderboltstest screenings. This prompted Twitter users to ask Richtman about Ghost’s role inThunderbolts, resulting in the scooper’s comments about the character having an “important role in the film.”
While some fans consider Ghost one of theMCU’s most forgettable villains, others consider her an underrated antagonist. They sympathized with her struggle, as she was literally fighting for her life. Her goals may not have been as memorable or world-changing as Thanos or Ultron, but they were undoubtedly more complex than the MCU’s lesser villains likeThor: The Dark World’s Maliketh.
Regardless, many fans are excited to see Ghost return. Watching the MCU’s antiheroes team up could provide the refreshing dynamic the franchise arguably needs after a series of box office disappointments (Deadpool and Wolverineexcluded).Expectations forThunderbolts*are low, but that may mean Ghost and her teammates can surprise audiences.
Thunderbolts*is scheduled to be released in theaters on July 08, 2025.
Thunderbolts*
Marvel’s Thunderbolts is a superhero movie based on the comic team of the same name. The movie acts as a part of the MCU’s fifth phase of films. The film sees the likes of Bucky Barnes, Yelena Belova, Wyatt Russell, the Red Guardian, and more as an unlikely group of heroes and villains brought together to fight for good.
