I'd imagine the idea is they were just scientists in the main MCU who disappeared during an experiment, presumed dead: and got the powers during the experiment that sent them to the other world rather than existing as heroes before it.
I actually like this idea. We can start with a flashback of how these scientists died in name of researching and then bang... current day.
Would they have actually vanished in the 60s, or only like a decade ago?
I cringed so hard at the Thunderbolts trailer when Captain Russia or whatever goes "We're The Thunderbolts!" And what's her face smirks and goes "The Thunderbolts really?"
Irony hipsters and Wheaten writing was an absolute disaster. Absolutely everything has to be an irony poisoned wink wink snarkfest and I'm so unbelievably over it.
I'd say the "comic book names are silly" joke can work under the right context.
Tony casually coining the name "Avengers" while chatting with Loki works because it fits his character as a sarcastic and lax man.
The two thugs not knowing who Star-Lord is works because Quill's disappointed reaction sells his character as a more insecure no-name compared to other Marvel heroes.
In essence, rather than the hero names being the punchline, the jokes are constructed around using those names in conversation.
In contrast, Peter and his friends laughing at Doc Ock's civilian name isn't funny because a silly name shouldn't warrant that big of a reaction from people who have literally been snapped out of existence.
Doctor Strange's stinger, of Mondo vowing to destroy magic or whatever, not going anywhere is probably the one that disappointed me the most. Felt like it could've a decent plot hook for a Strange movie and having Mondo as the antagonist for a full movie would've been nice.
Nope. Into the Spider-Verse made money, so Doctor Strange 2 is a multiverse story now.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=uMJVoq70ejgI am hearing Thunderbolts has a lengthy therapy scene. Why is psychology worshiped like religion?
Reminds me of animation Twitter freaking out over Puss in Boots having a panic attack.
I'm already seeing shill posts for Thunderbolts. "I know the last few movies haven't been good, but this one is great!" "Test audiences love it!" "It's so fun!"
Fool me once, yatta yatta. The leaks make it sound like standard MCU slop. I had mild interest at first because I really like Bucky but he's been treated like shit since Endgame. And you just know Yelena is gonna be the main character so they can have another "strong" woman
It just looks like yet another Suicide Squad clone, down to making the movie about a bunch of low-level villains fighting someone way out of their league.
