Marvel Studios released the trailer forThunderbolts*, and some fans have noted thatthe movie looks to be answering a seven-year-old Marvel question. In 2017’sSpider-Man: Homecoming, it was revealed thatTony Stark had sold Avengers Towersince the team was operating out of their new upstate facility introduced at the end of 2015’sAvengers: Age of Ultron. SinceSpider-Man: Homecoming, fans have speculated who bought Avengers Towers, particularly after it was teased inSpider-Man: Far From Home. Fan speculation ranged from the Kingpin to the MCU Norman Osborn, and even the new Baxter Building for Marvel’s first family beforeFantastic Four: First Stepswas confirmed as being set in another universe.
X userBJETpoints out that theThunderboltstrailers seem to confirm that audiences will see Avengers Tower. It includes the team confrontingValentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) in the tower with the skyline being the same southeast view from the MetLife Building, where the Avengers Tower, formerly Stark Tower, originally stood. The reveal ofThunderboltsfeaturing the former superhero building was previously reported by audiences in attendance at Marvel’s Hall H panel at 2024’s San Diego Comic-Con, as we outlined previouslyhere. With the footage now available to everyone, more audiences can verify the information. See BJET’s original post below:
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Thunderbolts* sees several MCU villains and anti-heroes return to join forces. This group of seven disillusioned individuals finds themselves caught in a lethal trap. Their only chance at survival lies in embarking on a dangerous mission, one that forces them to confront their troubled pasts and darkest secrets.
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WhileThunderboltsseemingly reveals Avengers Tower’s status in the MCU, it has now raised more questions. While Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, or Val for short, seemingly purchased Avengers Tower, what exactly does she have planned for it? Many fans assumed the Thunderbolts would be assembled as a new team of government-sanctioned heroes, butthe trailer confirms they are a team brought together and united in the fact that they were all set up to die. They would not be operating in Avengers Tower like a normal superhero team, so Val’s intentions for the building remain unclear. In the comics, The Sentry had his base,Watchtower, set up above the Avengers' mansion, which seemingly was invisible after the world forgot about him, so withLewis Pullman playing The Sentry inThunderbolts*a similar revelation might be coming to the MCU.
Thunderbolts*opens in theaters on July 20, 2025.
