So the reason for the asterisk in the title is due to the titular team being renamed in the film's final scene, which is reconfirmed by The New Avengers' logo appearing during the movie's end credits crawl. From that point on, Yelena Belova and company will go by their new team name.

Marvel's "Thunderbolts*" starring Florence Pugh has two end-credits scenes. Here's what happens and how they set up the future movies.