“Thunderbolts” has been teased since 2021 with the release of “Black Widow” and later was included in Disney+ series “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier.” “Thunderbolts” was originally slated to release in 2023 when Phase 5 of the MCU was announced at Comic-Con in 2022.

While Sam Wilson is about to take flight as the new Captain America this Friday, the man who failed to take up the shield, John Walker, will be arriving on the big screen with Bucky Barnes, Yelena Belova and the rest of the "Thunderbolts*" this summer.