Going by the less-than-stellar box office figures, there’s a solid chance you may have decided to skip Thunderbolts* in cinemas. The middle film of this year’s Marvel triptych was its trickiest bet – a team-up of not-so-heroic figures largely introduced on the small screen, in a group without the most recognisable moniker. It’s no wonder Disney quickly let the cat out of the bag of the group actually being *The New Avengers. But, as you may have heard, the film is great – and if you’ve been waiting for it to hit Disney+ , you’re in luck.

The streamer has finally confirmed when Thunderbolts* will be available on the service – and it’s not far off. The film, led by Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova, starts streaming on 27 August – that’s less than two weeks to wait. Directed by Jake Sch

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