The sneaky asterisk in the "Thunderbolts*" title officially has meaning. On Monday, Marvel unveiled the true name of the rag-tag group of superheroes as "The New Avengers," now that the film is officially in theaters as of May 2.

A new, unlikely term has been added to the lexicon of stealth Hollywood marketing stunts - a pesky asterisk. On Monday, after weeks plotting and planning, Disneys vast marketing machine at last answered the question of why Marvel Studios' early summer tentpole is titled Thunderbolts* instead of just Thunderbolts.

This article contains major spoilers for "Thunderbolts*," now playing in theaters. Marvel Studios is waisting no time spoiling the ending of its new summer tentpole “Thunderbolts*.” A giant billboard in Los Angeles promoting the Marvel movie got a massive facelift during the end of the film’s opening weekend as the title changed from “Thunderbolts*”