The first social media reactions to Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts* are coming in following the movie's world premiere, and they are mostly very positive.

We've learned not to pay too much attention to these initial reactions as they are almost always glowing, but taken at face value, it does sound like Marvel has delivered a unique superhero movie here.

While some reactions feel the movie gets off to a bit of a rough start, there's high praise for the cast - Florence Pugh and Lewis Pullman are said to be standouts - and Thunderbolts* is said to shake up the usual MCU formula by tackling some heavier-than-usual themes.

Have a read through some X posts below, and we'll continue to update as more are shared.

#Thunderbolts isn't afraid to change the formula of the superhero film, and in doing so becomes one of the most fascinating MCU projects in recent memory.