THUNDERBOLTS Name Change Explained! | THE NEW AVENGERS Reveal?!
The Kristian Harloff Show
Kristian Harloff
4.9 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2025
⏱️ 110 minutes
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Summary
On today’s episode of The Kristian Harloff Show, we're breaking down a major revelation from Thunderbolts writer Eric Pearson—including the exact moment the decision was made to pivot toward The New Avengers! Why did Marvel Studios shift gears with this title change, and what does it mean for the future of the MCU?
Join Kristian and the team as they discuss the behind-the-scenes conversation between Pearson and Kevin Feige that transformed the Thunderbolts team into a new iteration of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. From Yelena’s pitch to Valentina to the Russo Brothers directing the post-credits scene on the Avengers: Doomsday set, we’re covering all the crucial details. Plus, we explore Pearson’s additional comments on Blade, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and a tantalizing tease involving Galactus!
🦸 Topics include:
THUNDERBOLTS Writer Reveals Exact Moment Decision Was Made To Pivot To THE NEW AVENGERS
Kevin Feige’s long game for the New Avengers team
Pearson’s take on Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow future (or lack thereof)
Hilarious moments from John Walker in the post-credits tag
Blade’s mystery status
Fantastic Four early development and GALACTUS tease!
🚨 Whether you're hyped about Thunderbolts*, curious about Marvel’s evolving Phase 5 direction, or wondering what this means for Avengers: Doomsday, you don’t want to miss this episode!
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| 0:00.0 | minus two days before the lighting and this table has gone forever. |
| 0:06.8 | Brett Sheridan coming in the town. |
| 0:09.0 | But that's why you're here, right, to hear about that stuff, |
| 0:11.5 | not to hear about the fact that the Thunderbolts have a new title and the writer says why that's happening. |
| 0:18.6 | There's new trailers for things that are out there. |
| 0:22.1 | There's great TV stuff. I'm sure Roxy and i are going to disagree on some of the stuff that happened in last of us maybe |
| 0:26.2 | i'm wrong maybe she agrees who knows what we'll discuss uh that and more on the show today i'm |
| 0:33.7 | excited to talk to roxy uh let's do it. For everybody who's out there waiting to talk, |
| 0:39.8 | then you should do it now. What does that mean? I have no idea. Great. Welcome back to the show, ladies and gentlemen. |
| 0:58.1 | It's myself and the Roxinator, Roxy Stryor. |
| 1:01.8 | Why would I disagree with you about The Last of Us? |
| 1:06.0 | You want to get into a red one? |
| 1:08.6 | Oh, and no, Last of Us. |
| 1:15.1 | Oh. I think. Maybe I'm wrong um i'm going to do a quick spoiler for last of us is it a big controversial thing for me because well i'm like 50% of people are on |
| 1:22.9 | my side 50% of people are not on my side um so i don't't even have any guesses as to what you're talking about. |
| 1:30.4 | Because you probably don't agree with me. |
| 1:31.8 | That's why. |
| 1:33.2 | So this is going to be a spoiler on last one. |
| 1:36.2 | We're going to start right off the gate here. |
| 1:37.5 | So if you haven't seen this episode of Last of Us, I suggest bailing out and coming back later probably in the next like two or three |
| 1:45.7 | minutes I'll frantically wave my hands great that's how you'll know why don't you start |
| 1:50.4 | first with the frank frantically waving your hands like JTE 2014 so it will look like this |
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