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. 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. The Thanos that the team fights in the finale is a version from 2014, just before Guardians of the Galaxy. They were not of any significance likeother villains in the movie, and there is zero thought or care given to any one of their deaths, never mind sadness. The Ancient One: The Ancient One (Tilda Swinton) died during Doctor Strange. In Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Thor and Cap exchange small talk while people are actively dying in the background due to it being a war zone. Filming began in August 2017 at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia, shooting back-to-back with Infinity War, and ended in January 2018. The Russo brothers joined as directors in April 2015, with Markus and McFeely signing on to write the script a month later. 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. Jeremy Renner played the character for the first time in 2011's Thor, and he appeared in three out of four Avengers movies, Captain America: Civil War, and his own Disney+ series.While the fans speculated that the series could be the end for him since it also introduced his protegee Kate Bishop, the . You may have also seen/heard him on the Total Geekall podcast, unaffiliated YouTube channels, BBC Radio and CBC News. [4], The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 94%, with an average score of 8.2/10, based on 555 reviews. Sign up and stay up to date with our daily newsletter. Rogers steals Pym Particles from Hank Pym to return to the present and spies his lost love, Peggy Carter. "[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. Tom Hiddleston will be back as the God of Mischief in Loki's Disney+ show, andthatis likely how he'll return. Valkyrie: Thor passes the Asgardian crown to Valkyrie. [152], The film had a worldwide opening of $1.2billion, the biggest of all time and nearly double Infinity War's previous record of $640million. However, both were very willing to sacrifice themselves. When Tony snaps his fingers at the end of that battle, Thanos and all his henchman disappear. Part 1 was scheduled to be released on May 4, 2018, with Part 2 scheduled for May 3, 2019. Lexi Rabe portrays Morgan Stark, Tony and Pepper's daughter. Five years later, Scott Lang escapes from the Quantum Realm. [165][166] By the week of its release, domestic estimates had risen to $260270million, with some insiders still suggesting a $300million debut was possible. [145] Streaming is exclusive to Disney+ since November 12. She kills 2014 Nebula, who, unlike her sister, remains on the side of her father in the colossal battle. Newby also noted how the trailer highlighted the characters' "humble beginnings" with its visual language, and concluded it left viewers with "just as many questions as we had before". 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. Tony Stark: Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) sacrificed himself in order to save the universe at the end of Avengers: Endgame. "[88] The 2013 Asgard scenes were shot at Durham Cathedral in Durham, England during production of Infinity War in early May 2017. 'Avengers: Endgame' Death Predictions | Who Dies in 'Avengers 4 [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. However, at the end, Wanda does suggest she wants to find a way to bring him back - which she surely will given that the pair have the WandaVision show coming to Disney+. Prepare to get serviced, fan. The actor has said he wont be making a Hulk solo movie, but he could show up in some of Marvels unannounced projects. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the film features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Josh Brolin. WARNING: Major spoilers forAvengers: Endgame. Still from 'Avengers: Endgame' featuring War Machine/James Rhodey (Don Cheadle) and Hawkeye/Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner). [175] In its thirteenth weekend the film made $1.2million, which put it over the threshold to top Avatar's all-time record. It also passed the $700million mark, tying The Force Awakens's record of 16 days. He uses all the Infinity Stones to wish Thanos (Josh Brolin) and his. Status: He survives, but then is shown, after time travel, to be an old man close to the end of his life. Sadly, this Nebula never got to have that redemption like her future self; she never got to embrace Gamora properly or see the evil in her father. 2014 Gamora: The Gamora who traveled with Thanos from 2014 to 2023 helps defeat her father. Like other characters who were murdered by Thanos, he does not reappear when Hulk uses the Infinity Stones to bring back those who disappeared. 2014 Nebula dies but 2023 Nebula survives (more on that later). Offscreen may be a different question. But half their schoolmates would have stayed on earth, grown up and graduated.). [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. Steve hands his shield and Captain America duties to Sam, as Bucky looks on. Technically, this happened in Infinity War, but its worth noting that he seems to be the only character whose death stuck from the 2018 film. In a sense, the original lineup of teams that fans were familiar with "died" in Avengers: Endgame. [77] Radio Liberty alleged that the Russian government postponed the film's release in that country to promote Russian-produced films. The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election. However, Red Skull told Hawkeye that Black Widows death is permanent. [82] That July, Marvel removed the film's title, simply referring to it as untitled Avengers film. Steve Rogers aka Captain America (Chris Evans)doesn'tdie in Avengers: Endgame, but his story did come to a close and he was essentially written out of the story. [199] Anthony Lane of The New Yorker gave the film a compromising review, finding it to be overdeveloped and overwrought, stating, "The one thing you do need to know about Avengers: Endgame is that it runs for a little over three hours, and that you can easily duck out during the middle hour, do some shopping, and slip back into your seat for the climax. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The two films will serve as the conclusion to Phase Six of the MCU. Of course, there were two Avengers who did die in Endgame. [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. 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. Since Gamora fought alongside the good guys, she presumably survived. "[92] Anthony Russo originally felt it made more sense to shoot the films simultaneously due to financial and logistical reasons considering the large number of cast members,[93] and had suggested that "some days we'll be shooting the first movie and some days we'll be shooting the second movie. Answer (1 of 2): Onscreen? 3 will center on the Guardians hunt for this old Gamora and Star-Lord starting up a romance with her, again. Shuri: Shuri (Letitia Wright) returns alongside Black Panther and is flanked by the Wakandan army for the final battle. She remained dead at the end of Endgame, though Steve Rogers traveled back in time to rekindle their romance and grow old with her. Present-day Nebula convinces 2014-Gamora to betray Thanos, but is unable to convince 2014-Nebula and kills her. RELATED: Gamora And Nebula's 10 Greatest Moments In The MCU. A past version of Gamora (Zoe Saldana) is running around, and a past version of Loki (Tom Hiddleston) managed to sneak away from everyone after the Battle of New York using the Tesseract, meaning they can both show up again. Avengers: Endgame premiered in Los Angeles on April 22, 2019, and was released in the United States on April 26, as part of Phase Three of the MCU. Ant-Man/Scott Lang: We see Ant-Man reunited with the Wasp and his daughter Cassie, now five years older, at the end of the film. Thanos (Josh Brolin) is unequivocally defeated in Avengers: Endgame, to the point he dies twice! He found writing the music to end Captain America's story poignant, since he had "been on this journey with him since the beginning". [176], Internationally, Endgame was projected to gross around $680million over its first five days for a global debut of $850950million. [206], In May 2018, Disney CEO Bob Iger said of Marvel's plans beyond Endgame, "I'm guessing we will try our hand at what I'll call a new franchise beyond Avengers, but that doesn't necessarily mean you won't see more Avengers down the road. Captain Americadid not die, but Steve Rogers did grow old, and his time as Captain America came to an end. Throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we have witnessed the demise of major players and seen them return to us in triumph. 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. [162], In India, the film sold one million tickets in just one day for the English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu language screenings; 18 tickets were sold every second. [182] A week after its release, it became the highest-grossing foreign film of all time in China[183] and India. Okoye: Okoye (Danai Gurira) took responsibility for the safety of Wakanda in the five years while TChalla was gone. 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. However, the 2014 Gamora came to the present with Thanos and then sided with the modern Nebula. Copyright 2023 IBTimes LLC. [117][118], The marketing campaign for Endgame cost over $200 million, the most for any Marvel Studios film. 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. Banner, Lang, Rogers, and Stark time-travel to New York City during Loki's attack in 2012. Fifth and sixth Avengers films, titled Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars, respectively, are scheduled to be released in 2025 and 2026. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the direct sequel to Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). 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. Later, the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) says that he tried to wish Black Widow back into existence when he held the Infinity Stones, but that it wasnt possible because, as Red Skull confirmed, the magic of the Soul Stone requires a permanent sacrifice. Two: Iron Man and Black Widow. [140], Following the release of the second trailer for Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) on May 6, Marvel began showing it at the end of Endgame screenings with a message before the film from Far From Home star Tom Holland telling the audience to stay until the end of the credits to see the trailer. Not everybody makes it out of Avengers: Endgame alive: here's who dies (and who stays dead from Infinity War). Jarvis, the namesake of the Stark AI that helped create Vision, does appear inAvengers: Endgame played byAgent Carter's James D'Arcy. Several of the original Avengers die in their mission to bring back their disappeared fellow heroes. 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. [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. Star-Lord tries to embrace the 2014 Gamora who has traveled into the future, but she knees him in the crotch. Luckily, all of their dusted compatriots have returned and the group defeats Thanos and his minions. In theaters April 26, 2019! You won't have missed a thing. agent Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) shows up for the battle against Thanos and Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) appears later at Tony Starks funeral. Last we saw TChalla, he was looking over Wakanda with Shuri Letitia Wright) and his mother, Ramonda (Angela Bassett). He also will appear in Spider-Man: Far From Home, probably as Spider-Mans liaison to the rest of the superhero world. Loki fans shouldnt fret though: When the Avengers travel back to the Battle of New York in 2012, they encounter a 2012 version of Loki. 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. This is a reference to Marvel being absolutely physically and psychologically incapable of going 2 minutes without including a shitty joke line. Its largest markets after China were India ($9million), South Korea ($8.4million; the largest non-holiday single day gross ever), Australia ($7.1million), France ($6million), and Italy ($5.8million). Who died in Avengers: Infinity War? Before Endgame, let's recap Still from 'Avengers: Endgame' featuring Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner). He once asked Tom Cruise about his supposedly fake-butt in Valkyrie (he swore it was all real). 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. The Tony Stark Storyline In Avengers Endgame, Explained [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. Pictured is a scene from Marvel's "Avengers: Endgame". Write to Eliana Dockterman at eliana.dockterman@time.com. They figure out how to travel back through time and collect the Infinity Stones for themselves. 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. That happens in Avengers: Endgame, with the team picking the Infinity Stones out of the past and Hulk snapping his fingers to resurrect the dead using an Infinity Gauntlet made by Tony Stark. Of course, asharrowing as Natasha Romanoff's death is to watch, itjust misses out on the level ofsadness felt by one of the most heartbreaking moments in cinema history for superhero fans, the death of Tony Stark. "[194] Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "Avengers: Endgame achieves and earns its climactic surge of feeling, even as it falls just short of real catharsis". He was killed by Thanos at the end of Avengers: Infinity War to gain the Mind Stone, and is totally absent for Endgame. War Machine/James Rhodes: We get our last shot of War Machine (Don Cheadle) at Tonys funeral. Star-Lord tries to look for her on his ships navigation system, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. The Infinity Stones werent meant to be used by the average human. He decides to stay back in time and live out a quiet life with Peggy. 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. Of course, there were two Avengers who did die in Endgame. [192] Richard Roeper, writing for the Chicago Sun-Times, gave the film four stars and praised its "emotional punch", as well as the "funny, well-paced, smart, expertly rendered screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, crisp direction from Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, [] and the universally stellar performances". [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. Once the heroes collect the Infinity Stones from the past, Tony Stark creates a gauntlet . [168], Writing for NPR, Glen Weldon gave the film a positive review and found the film to be a worthy sequel to its predecessor, stating, "The Russos' decision to stick close to the experiences of the remaining Avengers proves a rewarding one, as they've expressly constructed the film as an extended victory lap for the Marvel Cinematic Universe writ large. Despite a brief jaunt in Mathematics at Durham University, film writing was always his calling. 'Avengers: Endgame': Here's Who's Dead and Gone - Collider 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.) During the battle with Thanos, 2023 Nebula confronts 2014 Nebula and shoots her. 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. But its unclear where she is at the end of the film. That same day, Fandango announced the film became its top-selling pre-sale title for the first 24 hours, topping Star Wars: The Force Awakens's previous record in just six hours. The same goes for the remaining Asgardian. [212] In September, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) writer Jeff Loveness was revealed to be writing the screenplay. Atom said the film was also the website's bestselling first-day film (outselling Aquaman (2018) by four times), and Regal Cinemas reported that Endgame had sold more tickets in its first eight hours than Infinity War did in its entire first week.