After months of lockdown, the trailer for the April 26 film is sending a powerful signal itself.
Let’s dive in…
Tony’s Farewell
Iron Man is out of tricks.
Still Aglow
His Arc Reactor has power, but he does not.
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More likely, he’s about to join the half of existence that was just wiped out.
…but not enough.
Marvel Studios and directors Joe and Anthony Russo are starting on a downbeat note.
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Iron Man must survive, of course.
No question about that.
But we’re beginning with grief.
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There will be more to come.
Shuri is lost
What happened to Shuri, Black Panther’s genius little sister?
But is she?
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We know fromAnt-Man and the Waspthat Scott Lang is merely trapped in the Quantum Realm.
Are these people whose decimation isbelievedbut can’t be verified?
Perhaps Shuri survives to bring her ingeniuity to the fight.
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Thanos retires
The “Mad Titan” is enjoying his victory in peaceful solitude.
His old armor is propped up like a scarecrow,which is an homage to theInfinity Gauntletcomic book storyline.
Thanos the farmer
It’s unclear what kind of crop the former galactic tyrant is growing.
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(What are the odds that a being who kills half of everything would have a successful harvest?)
“We lost…”
“All of us,” Steve Rogers says.
“We lost friends, we lost family.”
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A tear runs down Captain America’s face.
Thor grieves
The God of Thunder is mourning, too.
Remember, inRagnarokhe lost his entire home world.
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Has there ever been a trailer that emphasizes grief this powerfully?
Who is Ronin?
Hawkeye returns!
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Looks like that’s exactly what happened after the cinematicCivil War, too.
The new plan
“This is the fight of our lives,” Captain America says.
A ressurection?
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“This is going to work, Steve,” Black Widow tells Cap.
But what will work?
All we can assume is that theremustbe a way to return the Decimated.
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(We have sequels to make, people!)
Peggy Carter
But not everyone who was lost vanished in the snap.
Steve Rogers is carrying a compass that still has Peggy Carter’s photo inside it.
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She died of old age, after a long, full life.
She is lost to him.
A title, finally
“Endgame.”
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This was among the rumored titles, and now we learn that guess was true.
The MCU will continue, we know that for sure.
But this cycle of it is clearly drawing to a close.
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A new hope
A bright spot arrives at the end, almost like a post-credit sequence.
Disbelief
“Is this an old message?”
“It’s the front door,” Black Widow tells him.
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Missing piece
“Can you buzz me in?”
We don’t know how he will fit into the plan.
Maybe the surviving heroes are just glad to see a familiar face.
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Or maybe he is a critical part of what they need.
We’ll find out April 26 or maybe sooner.
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