Much of the script suggests a laid-back Richard Linklater movie with superheroes". [88][89] The film, along with Infinity War, were shot using ARRI Alexa IMAX 2D cameras, thus marking the first time that a Hollywood feature film was shot entirely with IMAX digital cameras. They likely return to the Sanctum Sanctorum. More than a dozen major characters died in last year's Avengers: Infinity War, and it's worth brushing up on just what happened to them before heading into the final chapter. The first happens early on in the film; after the Avengers attack him in the Garden, he reveals he's destroyed the Infinity Stones, putting an end to their plan, so Thor corrects his Infinity War mistake and goes for the head. When Gamora died inInfinity War,it was shocking, with Thanos cruelly deeming her life worthy of sacrifice to attain his goal, having her fall to her death to retrieve the Soul Stone. Thanos and all his henchman: Iron Man turns the tables on Thanos: When Tony snaps his fingers, he uses the Infinity Stones to wish Thanos and his minions out of existence. Stark, Rocket, and Banner, who has since merged his intelligence with the Hulk's strength, build a time machine. Banner notes that altering the past does not affect their present; any changes create alternate realities. [155], On May 4, the film's earnings at the global box office passed the entire theatrical run of Infinity War and became the fastest film ever to gross $2billion worldwide, amassing the amount in only 11 days (beating Avatar, which did so in 47 days). [161] The film grossed $120140million in pre-sales alone. In perhaps one of the most impactful deaths in Avengers: Endgame, Iron Man aka Tony Stark dies. Reuniting in the present, the Avengers place the Stones into a gauntlet that Stark, Banner, and Rocket have built. Thanos creator Jim Starlin also appears as a grieving man. FULL SPOILERS ahead for Avengers: Endgame!. WARNING: Major spoilers forAvengers: Endgame. However, Thanos travels from 2014 to the future 2023, to be exact with Gamora to stop the Avengers from executing their plan. [135][167] Avengers: Endgame earned $357.1million in its opening weekend, breaking Infinity War's record by nearly $100million. 2014 Nebula then travels back to 2023, masquerading as 2023 Nebula, and pulls Thanos and his army forward in time to attack the Avengers. When Hawkeye returns to Earth, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) suggests they use the Time Stone to bring her back. When Tony snaps his fingers at the end of that battle, Thanos and all his henchman disappear. [204] It was the most-viewed Wikipedia article of 2019, garnering 44.2 million page views. Sam and Bucky will reportedly star together in a Disney+ TV series. After an extended fight over which one of them will make the big sacrifice, Black Widow jumps to her death. Enraged by grief, he's killing criminals who were. The movie ends with Tony Starks funeral, and Captain America (Chris Evans) returns all the Infinity Stones to the places in the timeline where the Avengers stole them from. Based in London, he oversees a global news & features team based in NY, LA and beyond. After Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War came out last year, I ranked every death in the movie from least to most tragic . Among the fallen (or, as the film refers to them, the Vanished) who are resurrected in Endgame are: Spider-Man, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, nearly all of the Guardians of the Galaxy, Scarlet. The film was announced in October 2014 as Avengers: Infinity War Part 2, but Marvel later removed this title. [208] In January 2021, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige said another Avengers film would happen "at some point". Black Widow: When Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) go to Voramir, they learn from Red Skull that they will have to sacrifice something they love in order to attain the Soul Stone. 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[144] The film was released on both Digital HD and Blu-ray on September 2 in the UK. However, the 2014 Gamora came to the present with Thanos and then sided with the modern Nebula. Avengers: Endgame ended with Tony Stark snapping his fingers and wiping out Thanos and his army, much in the same way that Thanos wiped out half of the Avengers. They figure out how to travel back through time and collect the Infinity Stones for themselves. Theorizing that the Quantum Realm allows time travel, they ask a reluctant Stark to help them retrieve the Stones from the past to reverse the actions of Thanos in the present. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) died by taking the Infinity Stones from Thanos at the last second and using them to turn the purple alien and his crew to dust. [103] Visual effects for the film were created by Industrial Light & Magic, Weta Digital, DNEG, Framestore, Cinesite, Digital Domain, Rise, Lola VFX, Cantina Creative, Capital T, Technicolor VFX, and Territory Studio. Even Thanos and Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) suffered some damage after using them, so it makes sense that Iron Man physically couldnt survive. [212] In September, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) writer Jeff Loveness was revealed to be writing the screenplay. It's become a pattern in superhero movies for "faceless armies" to be the ones to take the brunt of theheroes' hits. He wasn't the first original Avenger to bite the dust (that honor goes to Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow who died earlier in Endgame) but he was the man, the myth, . [197] Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal acknowledged the unique achievement that Avengers: Endgame accomplished as the conclusion of the Infinity Saga, calling the final battle "inevitably unwieldy [] but thrilling all the same, and followed by a delicate coda. [121] He presented a behind-the-scenes video from the film at CineEurope,[122][123] and said that the official marketing campaign for the film would begin at the end of 2018. And TBH we're still extremely shook. [164], On April 4, industry tracking projected the film would gross $200250million domestically during its opening weekend, although some insiders saw those figures as conservative and expected a $260300million debut. Seitz stated that Endgame is "a heartfelt and satisfying experience", along with being a "surprisingly relaxed, character-driven, self-aware yet sincere comedy [for] two-thirds of [the film]. When Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) and Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) went to Vormir, they didnt realize what it would take to get the soul stone. It received a nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 92nd Academy Awards, among numerous other accolades. Going into the movie, many fans predicted the death of the man who kicked off the whole Infinity Saga, and who had such an apparent influence on most of the films within it. [141] In June, Feige announced that Avengers: Endgame would be re-released in theaters with seven minutes of new post-credits footage, including a Stan Lee tribute, an unfinished deleted scene, and the opening scene of Far From Home. Published Feb 28th, 2023 8:31PM EST. Hope Pym, Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne: Hope Pym, a.k.a. Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes and Falcon/Sam Wilson: Captain America hears Falcon (Anthony Mackie) call on your left over his earpiece before all the disappeared Avengers return to help in the fight against Thanos. Avengers: Endgame ended with Tony Stark snapping his fingers and wiping out Thanos and his army, much in the same way that Thanos wiped out half of the Avengers. You have reached your limit of free articles. [101] Evans and Hemsworth each earned $15million for the film. This is where the Avengers locate and find him in a desperate bid to gain the Infinity Gauntlet and reverse the snap. [97] Reshoots began by September 7, 2018,[98] and concluded on October 12, 2018. Fast forward to 2023, or one year for viewers, and audiences see this same search for the Soul Stone, this time by Black Widow and Hawkeye. After the fight, Bucky (Sebastian Stan) and Sam watch as Steve Rogers travels back in time to return the Infinity Stones to previous moments in time. We wanted to be able to focus and shoot one movie and then focus and shoot another movie. were simply foot soldiers. [67] Natalie Portman appears as Jane Foster through the use of footage from a Thor: The Dark World (2013) deleted scene, as well as new voice over that Portman recorded for when Foster appears talking in the distance. [105] Downey, Evans, Ruffalo, Hemsworth, Johansson, and Renner were de-aged to their 2012 appearances for scenes recreated from The Avengers (2012). [144] Despite being filmed with IMAX cameras and released in IMAX theaters in the 1.90:1 aspect ratio, the home media release only includes the cropped 2.39:1 aspect ratio version that was used for non-IMAX screenings. Though Hulk talked to her when he traveled back to 2012 to retrieve the Time Stone, she did not travel back with him nor did she come back to life at the end of the film. The Collector: Its unclear what happened to the Collector (Benicio del Toro), who possessed the Reality Stone back in Avengers: Infinity War. [179] It also made $21.6million over its first four days in Russia after a delay of its premiere that was caused by the Russian government. Remember, this version of Gamora has never met Star-Lord before. [164] Overall, the film made $169million on the first day from international countries, the highest total of all time. A version from the past comes to the future after the Avengers assemble their new Infinity Gauntlet. She was sacrificed by Thanos to gain the Soul Stone in Infinity War, so is permanently dead much like Black Widow. Promotional partners included Stand Up to Cancer, Mastercard, Ulta Beauty, the Audi e-tron GT concept car (which appears in the film), McDonald's, GEICO, Coca-Cola, Google, General Mills, Hertz, Ziploc, Oppo, and Synchrony Financial. When Thanos gathered the Infinity Stones so he could snap his fingers and destroy half of all life in the universe in Avengers: Infinity War, many superheroes disappeared. In the present, an elderly Rogers passes his shield to Sam Wilson. 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Avengers: Endgame was already the most important film in the MCU's Infinity Saga, rounding off multiple stories and seeing the original Avengers family split up for good, with Tony and Natasha's . Avengers: Endgame has changed the Marvel Cinematic Universe forever. Avengers: Endgame sees the death or otherwise writing out of several founding members of Earth's Mightiest Heroes, as well as their villains. [91] Feige explained that the films were originally scheduled to be filmed simultaneously but were ultimately shot back-to-back, as "It became too complicated to cross-board them like that, and we found ourselvesagain, something would always pay the price. he returns the Time Stone to the Sanctum Sanctorum in 2012.) 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Due to the record-breaking first day, partnered with word of mouth (with a 9.1 on local review aggregator Douban and a 9.3 on ticket website Maoyan), debut projections were increased to over $300million. "[207] Shortly after the film's premiere, the Russo brothers said they were not opposed to returning to the MCU in the future due to their positive relationship with Marvel Studios, but did not plan to do so at that time. 2014-Thanos sends 2014-Nebula forward in time to prepare for his arrival. Star-Lord tries to look for her on his ships navigation system, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. [72] Avengers co-creator Stan Lee has a posthumous cameo in the film, appearing digitally de-aged as a car driver in 1970; this was his final film appearance. [139][180][181], In its first week, the film's top five largest international markets were China ($459.4million), the United Kingdom ($68.2million), South Korea ($60.3million), Mexico ($48.6million), and India ($40.9million).