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;

Thunderbolts* sets up an exciting status quo that could expand the entire MCU as we know it with more than one (or two!) Avengers

As a matter of fact, when it announced the full cast of "Avengers: Doomsday" in March, Marvel confirmed multiple "Thunderbolts*" cast members' roles in the 2026 film. With that in mind, here are all the characters from "Thunderbolts*" who are definitely going to show up in "Doomsday.