Why are the Avengers not dealing with Void in Thunderbolts* ? Speculations Explored.

Marvel Studios recently revealed a new trailer for Thunderbolts* at the Superbowl 2025 game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.

The MCU introduces the Marvel fandom to a new and unusual team while also providing a look at Lewis Pullman's portrayal of Sentry and his alter ego known as The Void.

The trailer now raises a significant question: Where are the Avengers and why are they absent during such a daunting threat?

Fans have been speculating that the Avengers may have broken apart as a group or perhaps they might be having issues on their hands to deal with individually and not as a team.

Read further to find out more:

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The Avengers' Absence in Thunderbolts*

In the trailer, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus admits while in a courtroom setting, "The Avengers are not coming."

This report by Valentina possibly hints at the probability of the Avengers currently being discontinued or consumed with other affairs at hand. While superhero heroes like Captain America, Star-Lord, Shang-Chi, Hulk, or even Wanda Maximoff are present on Earth, they might be involved in individual missions of their own.

Furthermore, Sam Wilson's Captain America could also be in the development of regrouping the Earth’s mightiest heroes, leaving a momentary stop in safeguarding Earth.

In this way then, Bucky Barnes and the new team of heroes step up to tackle the urgent terror caused by Sentry/The Void.

This places the new MCU team as an active force which might soon lead to their rebranding as the Dark Avengers.

Background on Thunderbolts* in the MCU:

The Thunderbolts* is a new MCU movie directed by Jake Schreier. The film is set to have its theatrical release on May 2, 2025.

The cast features A-listers like Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov, Wyatt Russell as U.S Agent, Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr, Olga Kurylenko as Antonia Dreykov, Lewis Pullman as Sentry/The Void, Geraldine Viswanathan as Mel, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine.

The film dives into the grouping of this team with them being a group of anti-heroes and reformed antagonists formed to confront threats in a world where the Avengers are currently not in the picture.

The trailer highlights the dynamics they share and also introduces Sentry, whose massive power is balanced by his darker side known as The Void.

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With the Avengers as a team currently being absent in the MCU a new team emerges and that is the Thunderbolts*.

With the members of the Avengers currently being occupied with things and concerns of their own, this new team is all set to bring in a new and fresh dynamic to the MCU.