Thunderbolts* is coming to Disney+ later this month — our guide to the next chapter of the MCU

First off, yes the asterisk is part of the title — it gets explained, and with the film coming to Disney+ on August 27. The latest press release has a set of images from the film, but there’s a far more extensive guide, thanks to Variety.

What is Thunderbolts* about and who’s in it?

Assembled by the mysterious Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), the Thunderbolts are made up of Black Widow agent Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh); Bucky Barnes, aka the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan); Yelena’s adopted dad and Russian super soldier Red Guardian (David Harbour); the disgraced Captain America wannabe John Walker (Wyatt Russell); the invisible and intangible spy Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen); and combat expert Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko).

After realising they’ve been set up by Valentina, the anti-heroes’ first mission involves protecting an unassuming target named Bob (Lewis Pullman), who is hiding an alter-ego as the super-strong comic character Sentry.

And if you want some help digesting all that, here’s the trailer: