Captain Americadid not die, but Steve Rogers did grow old, and his time as Captain America came to an end. ", "Russo Brothers Confirm: 'Avengers: Infinity War 1 And 2' Will Be Retitled", "Marvel's 'Avengers: Infinity War' Will be One Movie, Not Two", "Why Avengers 4 Doesn't Have A Title Yet, According To Kevin Feige", "Here's why we won't get Avengers 4's title until after Infinity War", "Avengers: Infinity War Appears to Have Wrapped Filming", "Marvel's 'Avengers: Infinity War' to be Shot Entirely With Imax/Arri 2D Camera", "What's filming in Atlanta now? Spider-Man/Peter Parker: Spider-Man (Tom Holland) swoops in to help keep the Infinity Stones away from Thanos. So Loki, like Heimdall, dies at the hands of Thanos at the beginning of Avengers: Infinity War. The same goes for the remaining Asgardian. Check out the official and full Avengers: Endgame cast, crew, and other credits including writers, directors, & producers. Loki, Vision, Gamora, and Heimdall did not die in this movie, but any hope of their survival from their deaths inEndgamedied. She remained dead at the end of Endgame, though Steve Rogers traveled back in time to rekindle their romance and grow old with her. Steve hands his shield and Captain America duties to Sam, as Bucky looks on. Fans of Marvel finally got to see Hawkeye take up the Ronin mantle inEndgame as he hunted criminals who survived the snap as an avenger of the dead, in a bid for vengeance and a way to take out his feelings about the loss of his family. And TBH we're still extremely shook. Still from 'Avengers: Endgame' featuring Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper). [126] Austen Goslin of Polygon pointed out that the title not only references a line Doctor Strange tells Tony Stark in Infinity War, but also a line spoken by Stark in Age of Ultron. 114K views 3 years ago #AvengersEndgame #EndgameSpoilers We've all been wondering, who's going to die in Avengers: Endgame? The convention center also held the premiere's red carpet arrival and after-party. Peggy Carter: Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) died in Captain America: Civil War before Thanos ever snapped his fingers in Infinity War. Fifth and sixth Avengers films, titled Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars, respectively, are scheduled to be released in 2025 and 2026. More striking, Vision (Paul Bettany) isn't resurrected either. Considering that Gamora was fighting on the side of the Avengers, that means that she is probably still alive. But the Russos do provide the sense of an ending, a chance to appreciate what has been done before the timelines reset and we all get back to work. [82] That July, Marvel removed the film's title, simply referring to it as untitled Avengers film. The one who quickly became impatient and bloodthirsty for the Avengers before getting defeated by them. It truly changed the game for superhero movies, building on the foundation created by Sam Raimi'sSpider-Man trilogy and, more so, the Dark Knight trilogy, making superhero moviesa near unrivaled box office monster. Later, after Tony Starks funeral, we see Peter return to school and wave to his friend Ned. Nobody will be using the stones to bring Tony back. All 13 actors featured on the poster received top-billing except for Danai Gurira, whose name still appeared in the poster's bottom billing block along with Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, and Gwyneth Paltrow (none of whom were featured on the poster). [63] Monique Ganderton again provides motion capture for Proxima Midnight. Black Widow When Gamora died in Infinity 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. Still from 'Avengers: Endgame' featuring Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.). Offscreen may be a different question. Thats complicated by the fact that Captain America returned the Mind Stone to its original timeline, and Tony Stark (who is now dead) is probably the only person who could understand how to recreate Visions mind. Despite this, her exclusion in the top billing prompted criticism from some fans. All Rights Reserved. [142][143], Avengers: Endgame was released in the US on digital download by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on July 30, and on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD on August 13. It also passed the $700million mark, tying The Force Awakens's record of 16 days. [116] Additionally, the songs "Come and Get Your Love" by Redbone and "It's Been a Long, Long Time" by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn are used, after previously being heard in Guardians of the Galaxy and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), respectively. [172] Endgame was finally dethroned in its fourth weekend by newcomer John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum (2019). Nebula (Karen Gillan) from 2014 also dies, killed by the present Nebula. [174] During the re-release, which occurred over its tenth weekend, the film was added to 1,040 theaters and made $6.1million, an increase of 207% from the previous weekend. Banner and Rocket travel to Norway, where they visit the Asgardian refugees' settlement New Asgard and recruit an overweight and despondent Thor. Much of the script suggests a laid-back Richard Linklater movie with superheroes". were simply foot soldiers. "[200], At the 92nd Academy Awards, Avengers: Endgame received a nomination for Best Visual Effects. Hulk attempts to bring her back when undoing Thanos' snap using the Stark Gauntlet but says it is impossible. [77] In April 2015, Marvel announced that Anthony and Joe Russo would direct both parts of Avengers: Infinity War,[78] with back-to-back filming expected to begin in 2016. He once asked Tom Cruise about his supposedly fake-butt in Valkyrie (he swore it was all real). 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Its largest markets, every one of which set the record for best-ever opening in the country, were China ($330.5million; RMB 2.22billion), the United Kingdom ($53.8million), South Korea ($47.4million), Mexico ($33.1million), Australia ($30.8million), Brazil ($26million), Spain ($13.3million), Japan ($13million),[153] and Vietnam ($10million). Each death in the movie propels the plot forward to a new point, so they aren't exactly wasted on the audience, but only a handful of deaths in Avengers: Endgame are the kind that the audience truly connect with. Thanos (Josh Brolin) is unequivocally defeated in Avengers: Endgame, to the point he dies twice! [135] In China, pre-sale tickets became available on April 12 and sold a record one million tickets in just six hours, outselling Infinity War's first 24-hour total within the first hour,[163] and made $114.5million (RMB 770 million) just from pre-sales. Now that his family is back, hell probably return to a relatively peaceful life with them though hell briefly star in a Disney+ television series in which he trains a new Hawkeye and passes on the name to an aspiring hero. A lot of characters die or stay dead in Avengers: Endgame. InEndgame, there are two versions of Thanos, and the one whose death was less sad was the Thanos who traveled from 2014 to 2023. 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. [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). It's become a pattern in superhero movies for "faceless armies" to be the ones to take the brunt of theheroes' hits. Tony Stark: Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) sacrificed himself in order to save the universe at the end of Avengers: Endgame. When Tony snaps his fingers at the end of that battle, Thanos and all his henchman disappear. Thor: Thor decides he no longer wants to rule the Asgardians and passes his former duties to Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson). Still from 'Avengers: Endgame' featuring Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) and Captain America/Steve Rogers (Chris Evans). Since it looks as if Ned has not aged, he probably was caught up in the Snapture too, and now has returned. The film played in 4,662 theaters, 410 of which were in IMAX; it was the widest release ever, surpassing the record of Despicable Me 3's (2017) 4,529 theaters. The film serves as a conclusion to the story of the MCU up to that point, ending the story arcs for several main characters. [154] Deadline Hollywood estimated the film would break even just five days after its release, which is "unheard of for a major studio tentpole during its opening weekend". It does not pan out, and Thor pretty ruthlessly kills him. Image: Marvel Studios. 2023 Nebula: 2023 Nebula (Karen Gillan) kills the 2014 version of herself. He uses all the Infinity Stones to wish Thanos (Josh Brolin) and his army out of existence, but exerts so much strength that he dies in the process. Two other characters who died in Avengers: Infinity War are still technically dead at the end of Avengers: Endgame, yet still have a clear future in the MCU thanks to the film's time travel. [205] In February 2022, the Avengers assembling moment was named one of the five finalists for Oscars Cheer Moment as part of the "Oscars Fan Favorite" contest for the 94th Academy Awards, despite the film not being eligible for other Academy Awards that year. [187] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare "A+" grade on an A+ to F scale, the third Marvel film to earn the score after The Avengers and Black Panther (2018), and those at PostTrak gave the film 5 out of 5 stars and an 85% "definite recommend". The 2014 Gamora helps to stop Thanos and his minions. There is no seeming impact on the timeline from this. [158], In late December 2018, Endgame was listed as one of the most anticipated films of 2019, ranking second by IMDb, and first by Fandango and Atom Tickets. I say that because, according to information provided by Marvel executives, from MCU . Steve's decision nearly caused the death of the symbol of Captain America and set up the events of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. So 2023 Nebula is killing a parallel version of herself, not an earlier version of herself. And it is also worth noting that my count doesn't include those in Thanos's Endgame army, not even Thanos himself. However, the 2014 versions traveled to 2023 with Thanos, and all got killed by Tony Starks's heroic snap to save the world or in other ways. [70][71] Emma Fuhrmann portrays an older Cassie Lang, Scott's daughter, after the character was played as a child by Abby Ryder Fortson in previous MCU films. You may have also seen/heard him on the Total Geekall podcast, unaffiliated YouTube channels, BBC Radio and CBC News. "[190] J. R. Kinnard of PopMatters wrote, "Big budget action filmmaking doesn't get much better than this. Originally in 2012, Loki was apprehended and . Still from 'Avengers: Endgame' featuring Thor (Chris Hemsworth). Thanos (Josh Brolin) sees this transmission and enlists 2014 Nebula to kidnap 2023 Nebula and replace her. [41][66] Katherine Langford was cast as an older Morgan, but her scene was cut from the final film. Thor then boards the Guardians of the Galaxys ship and prepares to take off with them. Copyright 2023 IBTimes LLC. In the present, an elderly Rogers passes his shield to Sam Wilson. [146] The digital and Blu-ray releases include behind-the-scenes featurettes, audio commentary, deleted scenes, and a blooper reel. She will likely have a major role to play in Black Panther 2. He said, "The Russos have peculiarly little sense of visual pleasure, little sense of beauty, little sense of metaphor, little aptitude for texture or composition; their spectacular conceit is purely one of scale, which is why their finest moments are quiet and dramatic ones". The film received praise for its direction, acting, musical score, action sequences, visual effects, and emotional weight, with critics lauding its culmination of the 22-film story. A new collectible figure celebrated one of Avengers: Endgame's most iconic scenes featuring Chris Evans' Captain America lifting Thor's hammer Mjolnir.. Avengers: Endgame delivered on 10 years worth of teases, build-ups, and throw-away lines in bringing the stories of several heroes to a close.Tony Stark made the sacrifice play, Steve Rogers finally got his dance with Peggy Carter, and the . 2014 Nebula then travels back to 2023, masquerading as 2023 Nebula, and pulls Thanos and his army forward in time to attack the Avengers. Ruffalo still has two movies left on his Marvel contract. [101] Evans and Hemsworth each earned $15million for the film. "[189], Peter Debruge of Variety wrote, "After the must-see showdown that was Infinity War, the Russo brothers deliver a more fan-facing three-hour follow-up, rewarding loyalty to Marvel Cinematic Universe. [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. This fulfills Doctor Strange's 1 in 14,000,605 future plan; he gave up the Time Stone in Avengers: Infinity War because Tony couldn't die yet. 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. [176], Internationally, Endgame was projected to gross around $680million over its first five days for a global debut of $850950million. "Have I killed you yet?". Lexi Rabe portrays Morgan Stark, Tony and Pepper's daughter. The plot revisits several moments from earlier films, bringing back actors and settings from throughout the franchise.