Photos: El Capitan Theatre Throws Fan Event in Celebration of Marvel's "Thunderbolts*"

"Thunderbolts*" is now in theaters everywhere.

Marvel Studios’ latest action-packed story Thunderbolts* is now in theaters. Disney’s El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood held a special Fan Event in celebration of the film, and Laughing Place had the pleasure to attend. Let’s take a look.

What’s Happening:

  • Last Thursday, May 1st, Laughing Place had the chance to attend the El Capitan Theatre’s Thunderbolts* Fan Event.
  • The special screening offered Marvel’s biggest fans an opportunity to experience the film on the Thursday premiere as well as check out some special offerings, photo ops, gifts, and more.
  • The theater was fully decked out in posters to celebrate the new film.

  • In the trend of souvenir popcorn buckets, the El Cap was ready to go with three special 130 oz collectible tins. A special Red Guardian tin was absolutely the highlight of the collectible containers, which came fitted with the character’s helmet.

  • Concessions also had some specialty drinks available for purchase:
    • Thunderbolts* Blast: Minute Maid Lemonade, Sprite, and pineapple puree topped with cold foam and yellow sugar.

  • Yelena’s Black (Cherry) Widow Cola: Coca-Cola, black cherry puree, and sour cherry bursting boba.

  • Both drinks are available during regular screenings of the film and run for $8.50 each.
  • The theater also had two dedicated photo ops, with a poster standee as well as a Thunderbolts* cereal box photo op.

  • Downstairs, the lower lounge hosted several real costumes from the film that fans could take pictures with.

  • Prior to the screening, fans were treated with an organ performance of Disney hits.

  • In addition to getting a chance to see Thunderbolts*, attendees of the Fan Event also went home with some extra special items. For Thursday, the gifts included an event credential, a Thunderbolts* cereal box, and a Thunderbolts* tote back.

  • Thunderbolts* is now playing at the El Capitan and theaters everywhere.
  • The anti-hero film  sees the return of several fan favorite characters.
  • After being caught in a trap by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, the group of anti-heroes will be forced into completing dangerous missions in order to redeem themselves.
  • The film stars:
    • Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/ The Winter Soldier
    • Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova/ Black Widow
    • Wyatt Russell as John Walk/ US Agent
    • David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/ Red Guardian
    • Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr/ Ghost
    • Olga Kurylenko as Antonia Breykov/ Taskmaster
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
    • Lewis Pullman as Bob
    • Harrison Ford as President Thaddeus Ross
  • Thunderbolts* was directed by Jake Schreier, who is best known for his work on Beef and recently worked with Disney on Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.

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Maxon Faber
Based in Los Angeles, California, Maxon is roller coaster and musical theatre nerd. His favorite dinosaur is the parasaurolophus, specifically the one in Jurassic World: The Ride.
Mike Celestino
Mike serves as Laughing Place's lead Southern California reporter, Editorial Director for Star Wars content, and host of the weekly "Who's the Bossk?" Star Wars podcast. He's been fascinated by Disney theme parks and storytelling in general all his life and resides in Burbank, California with his beloved wife and cats.