Thunderbolts (Earth-11584)

Thunderbolts is a 2013 film set in the Earth-11584 continuity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is the first film adaptation of the Thunderbolts team. It is also the 3rd film in Phase 2 of the MCU and the 11th film overall. Directed by Clark Johnson and starring an ensemble cast that includes Will Smith, Elijah Wood, Maggie Q and Nathan Fillion, the film earned over $350 million at the worldwide box office. However it remains the only film in the MCU with a negative rating on review aggregate site, Rotten Tomatoes, holding a cumulative score of 55%,

Plot Summary
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Script/Synopsis
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Cast List
Malin Akerman and Mark Ruffalo both cameo in a post-credits scene, reprising their roles as Bruce Banner and Jennifer Walters from The Incredible Hulk respectively. Liv Tyler is shown in archival footage, as is Scarlett Johansson. Stan Lee cameos as a guard at Seagate prison when Luke Cage is let out of prison near the beginning of the film.
 * Maggie Q as Leila Davis/The Beetle- A computer hacker turned industrial espionage criminal who uses an Insect Themed Battle Suit of Her Own Design. Maggie Q reprises her role from The Avengers and Iron Man 3, having replaced Trish Stratus who played the role in Iron Man 2.
 * Mike Colter as Luke Cage/Power Man- A wrongly convicted man who, through experimentation, gained unbreakable skin and super strength.
 * Nathan Fillion as Simon Williams/Wonder Man- A former industrialist who, through use of an experimental formula, gained the ability to become and control ambient Ionic Energy.
 * Elijah Wood as Donald Clendenon/Harrier- An ex-military researcher who uses a modified armored suit for airborne and underwater combat.
 * Nazanin Boniadi as Karla Sofen/Moonstone- A former petty criminal who, through experimentation, gained the abilities of flight and superhuman strength. Also uses sonic disruptors of Wakandan design.
 * Kevin Nagle as Paul Ebersol/The FIxer- A former low-level thug who, through experimentation, was given super strength and limited jet flight by way of cybernetic enhancements.
 * William Hurt as Retired General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross- A former US general who assembles the Thunderbolts in order to act as a "private" security team for the United States Government, unofficially.
 * Will Smith as Dr. Franklin Hall/Graviton- A Canadian Physicist who's experiments with gravity and particle accelerators goes wrong, granting him the ability to manipulate Gravity Fields.
 * Titus Welliver as Taskmaster- A master criminal who, through photographic muscle memory, can correctly anticipate any move his opponent might make in combat. Welliver reprises his role from Black Widow and The Avengers.

Critical Response
The film received mixed to poor reviews upon release, becoming to date the only release in the MCU with a "rotten" score on review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes. The site scored the film 55% with an average score of 5.8/10 based on 280 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads "Despite a fun cast, clever concept and the Marvel Studios Pedigree, Thunderbolts is a surprisingly straight forward and flat super-hero romp that fails to resonate." Critics enjoyed the concept of a team of villains becoming heroes and praised the performance of Mike Colter as Luke Cage (who would go on to reprise the character in a Netflix series the following year), but criticized the overall script and badly staged action scenes.

Box Office
Despite the worse than usual reviews, the film was a hit at the box office. On its opening weekend in the US, the film finished #1 with $55 million dollars in receipts, en route to a total US box office of $153 million, finishing just outside the top 15 highest grossing films of 2013. The film made $350.8 million at the worldwide box office.