Tom Holland, start taking notes: Thunderbolts star knew that big New Avengers twist for "many years": "I haven't said a thing to anyone"

Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina in Thunderbolts
(Image credit: Marvel Studios)

Many MCU actors have been loose-lipped about major spoilers over the years. The likes of Tom Holland and Mark Ruffalo have previously done the press rounds and revealed things they shouldn't have, including that Avengers: Infinity War snap.

But 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Thunderbolts star Julia Louis-Dreyfus is showꦕing everyone else how it's done – after revealing she knew about the Marvel movie's big Avengers twist years in advance.

"I met with [澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel Studios president] Kevin Feige and [executive producer] Louis D'Esposito many years ago, when they first pitched me𝓀 this whole idea of playing Val, and they pitched me [The Neꦚw Avengers]," Louis-Dreyfus told .

During the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Thunderbolts ending, Val – her plot to use Sentry as her own golden goose having been f🌟oiled – hastily shuffles into a backup plan: re-christening the Thunderbolts group as her 'New Avengers'.

As we discover in the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Thunderbolts post-credits scene, that's led to some ten🌸sion between group member Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson, with the latter suing over naming rights.

Louis-Dreyfus added, "So I've really known for a long time. I haven't said a thing to anyoneꦬ!"

Marvel even went to specific lengths to cover up the reveal. As lead Florence Pugh revealed, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:a fake scene was even shot to obscure t🐎he A-word, Avengers, from Val's big a🌠nnouncement.

The Thunderbolts are next set to appear in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Avengers: Doomsday and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Avengers: Secret Wars, though Feige has 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:confused matters with the revelation that the Doomsday tease of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fantastic Four ship in the Thunderbolts post-credit♛s scene might not be what you think it is.

"Their ship is the ꦏExcelsior, and there is a Fantastic Four ship entering the MCU...But I'm not sure they’re the same ship," Feige told .

Next up in the MCU is Fantastic Four, starring Pedro Pasc♑al, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn as Marvel's ꩵFirst Family. That hits cinemas on July 25.

For more, be sure to discover the other 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming Marvel movies on the way very soon. Then catch up on all 50-plus MCU projects with our complete guide on how to watch the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel movies in order.

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