Director Jake Schreier teases why Valentina Allegra de Fontaine acquired the Avengers Tower prior to the events of Thunderbolts* and what it means for the MCU. Tony Stark refurbished his Stark Tower after The Avengers’ Battle of New York to make it the official headquarters of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. For several years, the Avengers Tower housed the titular team, until Stark sold the building to an unknown buyer. While the Avengers stayed at the Avengers HQ in Upstate New York, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine bought the Avengers Tower and adapted it into her own base of operations.
In an interview with Empire, Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier addresses the former Avengers Tower’s change of owner. Schreier explains that Val’s acquisition of Avengers Tower is a dark omen for the world, describing Val as “the person you would least like to own that tower.” Schreier doesn’t reveal Val’s exact intentions with the purchase, but he suggests that things will take “a darker turn” from now on. Read Jake Schreier’s full comments below:

“We know what that tower means. Who’s the person you would least like to own that tower, that means so much to so many people? Can you use that as a symbol of things taking a darker turn?”

The Avengers’ Absence Is Made Evident In Thunderbolts*

Valentina Allegra de Fontaine may have purchased the Avengers Tower from Tony Stark before the Avengers disassembled following Thanos’ defeat in Avengers: Endgame, but Val’s plan to assemble their own Avengers knockoff team is only becoming a reality now. What’s worse, it won’t take long for Val’s plans to go incredibly wrong (or right, depending on her true intentions), considering Sentry will go on a rampage in New York after throwing Red Guardian off the Thunderbolts Tower. Sentry’s attack is only another sign of a dark era, as Wilson Fisk is the new Mayor of New York and President Ross just destroyed the White House as Red Hulk.

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Events like these are testing each individual hero’s capabilities, and soon the world will plead for a new Avengers team. Val may propose the Thunderbolts as the Avengers’ replacement, but her team may not suffice. When Doctor Doom arrives, or even before that happens, Sam Wilson may assemble a new, official Avengers team. Still, the new Avengers’ late creation may not be enough, as Doctor Doom is bound to threaten the whole multiverse in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.
The MCU’s New Villains May All End Up Sabotaging Themselves

The MCU’s United States has let villains like Kingpin, Red Hulk, and Valentina Allegra de Fontaine infiltrate positions of power. However, President Ross was sent to the Raft expeditiously after his public Red Hulk transformation, and Wilson Fisk’s war against vigilantes and superheroes may not end well for him due to his own volatile decision-making. Likewise, Val’s shameless manipulation of the Thunderbolts may also backfire, and Sentry may not be able to be contained for too long. In the best-case scenario, Sentry may side with the Avengers and the surviving Thunderbolts after the events of Thunderbolts*.
Source: Empire

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Thunderbolts*

Release Date

May 2, 2025

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Jake Schreier

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Lee Sung-jin, Eric Pearson, Joanna Calo

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