"Thunderbolts*", er, "*The New Avengers" is in theaters now and has reestablished some good will for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The movie is deliberately small-scale and low-stakes, following a group of lovable losers,

For Berkeley-born "Thunderbolts*" director Jake Schreier, a preview screening of his Marvel blockbuster hit at Grand Lake Theater was a full-circle moment. "This is the place I saw my first film," he told SFGATE,

Following the movie's opening, Disney's marketing mavens bring out the biggest gun in the Marvel Cinematic Universe arsenal.