[81] In May 2016, the Russos revealed that they would be retitling the two films, to further remove this misconception. Valkyrie: Thor passes the Asgardian crown to Valkyrie. He questioned if those characters would appear on posters and in toy campaigns and if the actors portraying them would participate in press events leading up to the film's release. [117][118], The marketing campaign for Endgame cost over $200 million, the most for any Marvel Studios film. Captain America, Black Widow, Iron Man and more are at risk of leaving the Marvel . Silvestri reprises his themes from the previous Avengers films and Captain America: The First Avenger, including material he wrote for Thanos and the Infinity Stones in Infinity War. We can probably expect to see Thor in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Following Stark's funeral, Thor appoints Valkyrie as the new king of New Asgard and joins the Guardians. [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. 2023 TIME USA, LLC. Two: Iron Man and Black Widow. 'Avengers: Endgame' Crushes $1.2B+ Global & $859M Overseas Record Bows; Propels MCU Pics To $20B WW International Box Office", "Russo Brothers Break More Records With 'Avengers: Endgame' As FandangoNOW Reports All-Time Home Presales: A List Of All B.O. Iger added, "Given the popularity of the characters and given the popularity of the franchise, I don't think people should conclude there will never be another Avengers movie. Like other characters who were murdered by Thanos, he does not reappear when Hulk uses the Infinity Stones to bring back those who disappeared. [146] The digital and Blu-ray releases include behind-the-scenes featurettes, audio commentary, deleted scenes, and a blooper reel. [133][134] Disney converted the convention center's Hall K for the film's premiere, working with Dolby and QSC Audio to install a 70 foot (21 metres) screen, Dolby Vision projectors, and a Dolby Atmos sound system. [38][131] Petrana Radulovic of Polygon noted how an actor is credited on the poster "is a complex process" based on "dealing with agents, fees, and movie star demands. 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. [79] That same month, Kevin Feige said the films were titled as two parts of a single film because of the shared elements between the films, but he felt they would be "two distinct" films, not one story split across two films. In the three weeks it was measured by the service, the trailer was number one for all and had the top two percent of respondents express interest in seeing the film since the service's introduction in March 2018. Their heroics, which are complicated by the mechanics of time travel, mess with the already confusing Marvel timeline: As the Avengers change the past, new, parallel universes branch off, creating new spinoff possibilities for once-dead characters. RELATED: Gamora And Nebula's 10 Greatest Moments In The MCU. This presumably means that there are two Steve Rogers in this universe: The one who was frozen in the lake, woke up and fights with the Avengers, and the time-traveling one who assumes a secret identity and spends his life with Peggy. [105] Downey, Evans, Ruffalo, Hemsworth, Johansson, and Renner were de-aged to their 2012 appearances for scenes recreated from The Avengers (2012). [84][85], Principal photography began on August 10, 2017,[86] under the working title Mary Lou 2,[87] at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia, with Trent Opaloch serving as director of photography. [135] The day prior to the film's release, Fandango announced it was its biggest pre-selling title of all time, beating The Force Awakens, with over 8,000 sold-out showtimes across the country. In case you don't. [100] Location shooting also took place in St Abbs, Scotland, which doubled for New Asgard in Norway. Heimdall (Idris Elba), who Thanosstabbed in the opening of Infinity War, doesn't return. [69], Additionally, Hiroyuki Sanada portrays Akihiko, a Yakuza boss operating in Tokyo who opposes Barton. Because of this, McMillan urged Marvel not to release any trailers for the film since "the advanced level of enthusiasm [] [was] likely to build" before the film's release. She is nowhere to be seen after the battle, but Star Lord (Chris Pratt) begins to search for her once he returns to his ship. [109], In June 2016, Alan Silvestri, who composed the score for The Avengers, was revealed to be returning to score both Infinity War and Endgame. 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. Benchmarks For Marvel Pic", "Avengers: Endgame Inches Closer to $2.5 Billion Worldwide in Pursuit of Avatar Record", "More Proof That 'Avengers: Endgame' Is Headed Toward A Record Opening: Marvel Pic Is Fandango's Biggest Preseller Of All-Time", "Avengers: Endgame' Rests At $357M+ Opening Record; Eyes $33M+ Monday & Record $180M 2nd Frame; Weekend Biz Hits $401M+ High", "Box Office: 'Avengers: Endgame' Scores $36.7M Monday", "Disney's Busy Weekend: 'Lion King' Rips Up July Record With $192M Following Marvel Slate Announcement, 'Endgame' Notching All-Time $2.8B B.O. For the comic book storyline, see, Films listed as number-one by in-year release, People's Choice Award for Favorite Action Movie, the most viewed trailer in that time period, second-highest-grossing film of all time in the United States and Canada, fifth-highest-grossing film of all time worldwide, the most-viewed Wikipedia article of 2019, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, "Robert Downey Jr. It is a shocking moment and a fantastic one for the audience since they've been watching everyone grieve the loss of the heroes from Infinity War. She will likely have a major role to play in Black Panther 2. He escapes with the Tesseract during the time travel visit to the events of The Avengers, essentially splitting the timeline. [204] It was the most-viewed Wikipedia article of 2019, garnering 44.2 million page views. 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. And indeed, when Avengers: Endgame jumps forward five years after the events of Infinity War, the Avengers have to come up with a way to bring their friends back to life. Jarvis, the namesake of the Stark AI that helped create Vision, does appear inAvengers: Endgame played byAgent Carter's James D'Arcy. Hope Pym, Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne: Hope Pym, a.k.a. [112] A soundtrack album featuring Silvestri's score was released by Hollywood Records digitally on April 26, 2019, with a physical release on May 24. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. [114], Silvestri described the score as having the most versatile tone of the franchise, ranging from "thunderous percussion and powerful brass" for the action sequences to minimalist, jazz-inspired music for Ant-Man and the Quantum Realm. Luckily, all of their dusted compatriots have returned and the group defeats Thanos and his minions. [104] As with previous MCU films, Lola worked on the de-aging sequences; the film features 200 de-aging and aging shots. He passed the Captain America shield to Falcon. [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. He decides to stay back in time and live out a quiet life with Peggy. Peggy Carter: Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) died in Captain America: Civil War before Thanos ever snapped his fingers in Infinity War. [159][160], Due to the high demand when pre-sale tickets became available in the U.S. on April 2, 2019, customers on both Atom Tickets and Fandango experienced long wait times and system delays, while AMC Theatres' website and app crashed completely for several hours. This Gamora isn't seen after Tony's snap, so it's unknown if she was dusted, although Star-Lord clearly intends to search for her, possibly in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. [3], Avengers: Endgame grossed $858.4million in the United States and Canada, and $1.941billion in other territories, for a worldwide total of $2.799billion,[4] becoming the highest-grossing film of all time[149] (until it was surpassed by Avatar (2009) due to the 2021 re-release in China[150]), as well as the second-highest-grossing film of all time in the United States and Canada. Nick Fury and Maria Hill: S.H.I.E.L.D. As such, the Endgame trailer "mirrors this perfectly" and "shows us that the Avengers' two most prominent characters are who they've always been: Iron Man, a pessimist who keeps fighting no matter how hopeless things look, and Captain America, an optimist who believes that nothing is hopeless when the world's heroes fight together. Several actors from Infinity War reprise their roles in Endgame, including Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange,[53] Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa / Black Panther,[54] Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Zoe Saldaa as Gamora,[41] Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff,[55] Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Falcon,[56] Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier,[57] Tom Hiddleston as Loki,[58] Pom Klementieff as Mantis,[59] Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer,[41] Letitia Wright as Shuri,[60] William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross, Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill,[41] Winston Duke as M'Baku,[61] Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Ebony Maw,[41] Jacob Batalon as Ned,[62] Vin Diesel as Groot,[41] Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord,[55] Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Ross Marquand as Red Skull / Stonekeeper, Michael James Shaw as Corvus Glaive, Terry Notary as Cull Obsidian,[41] and Kerry Condon as the voice of Stark's suit AI F.R.I.D.A.Y. [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. Who Dies In Avengers: Endgame (& Who Stays Dead)? After all, characters like Black Panther and Spider-Man had to return for scheduled solo sequels and the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 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). The trailer also set a record for Twitter conversation for a film trailer in the first 24 hours, generating 549,000 mentions. It was an epic mission that involved time travel, Infinity Stones, and, unfortunately, the ultimate sacrifice on the part of some of the Avengers who had survived the Decimation. 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. In theaters April 26, 2019! [208] In January 2021, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige said another Avengers film would happen "at some point". Presumably the events of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Who dies in Endgame? [182] A week after its release, it became the highest-grossing foreign film of all time in China[183] and India. 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. He defeated and killed many heroes, a couple permanently, and a lot temporarily. Black Widow isn't exactly broken up about it when she witnesses the death, so the audience isn't either. 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. [74] Joe's daughters Ava and Lia Russo portray Barton's daughter Lila and a fan of Hulk, respectively. [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. Despite begging for mercy, Akihiko dies at the hands of Ronin, and, once again, audiences felt no sadness, perhaps only surprise at Clint Barton's actions. 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. were simply foot soldiers. [94][95] Production wrapped on January 11, 2018,[96] although additional filming took place in Dutchess and Ulster counties in New York in June 2018. [73] Ken Jeong and Yvette Nicole Brown cameo as a storage facility guard and a S.H.I.E.L.D. None like this. Still from 'Avengers: Endgame' featuring Thor (Chris Hemsworth). [83] Feige and the Russo brothers indicated the title was being withheld because it would give away plot details for this film and Infinity War. After Thanos fulfilled his life goal of bringing 'balance' to the universe, he traveled to Planet 0259-S, a.k.a the Garden, to farm and live in peace. The same goes for the remaining Asgardian. 1 Film of All Time", "Gone with the Wind Still Beats Avengers: Endgame at the Box Office When Adjusted for Inflation", "Oh, Snap! Toward the end of the movie all the Guardians board their ship, as does Thor, and Star-Lord tries to search the galaxy for Gamora, who may or may not have survived Tonys snap. 2023 Nebula: 2023 Nebula (Karen Gillan) kills the 2014 version of herself. Things look dark, and the group of heroes face an enemy they don't think they can defeat." [125], The first trailer for the film was released on December 7, 2018. He once asked Tom Cruise about his supposedly fake-butt in Valkyrie (he swore it was all real). First is Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow (Scarlett Johannson), who sacrifices herself on Vormir so that the Avengers can attain the Soul Stone. 2018 Loki: In the opening scenes of Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos killed Loki (Tom Hiddleston), promising no resurrections this time. (The trickster god has a tendency to die only to reveal later he faked his death.) Thanos (Josh Brolin) is unequivocally defeated in Avengers: Endgame, to the point he dies twice! The focus is on seeing the heroes prevail, not seeing if Thanos' team can survive. Meanwhile, 2014-Nebula, impersonating her future self, uses the time machine to transport 2014-Thanos and his warship to the present, which he then uses to destroy the Avengers Compound. FULL SPOILERS ahead for Avengers: Endgame!. All Rights Reserved. [102], The film's official title, Avengers: Endgame, and final U.S. release date of April 26, 2019, were revealed with the film's first trailer in December 2018. 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. This is a reference to Marvel being absolutely physically and psychologically incapable of going 2 minutes without including a shitty joke line. Leaves behind. he returns the Time Stone to the Sanctum Sanctorum in 2012.) Kang (Jonathan Majors) asks Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, a line that will . Afterwards, Nebula survives the fight against her father and presumably will play some role in the Guardians future adventures. Tony Stark: Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) sacrificed himself in order to save the universe at the end of Avengers: Endgame. [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).