Avengers: Endgameexplained: Captain America's closing scene

Chris Evans gives fans a journey to remember with Steve Rogers That was always Captain America’s promise. In the end, he didn’t have to sacrifice his life. He turned out to be one of the lucky soldiers, who gets to go home. Marvel Studios But Cap is only supposed to be gone for five seconds in their timeline. (Directors Anthony and Joe Russo have a tantalizing explanation for this. “How can I?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Tamara Robles

Avengers: Endgameexplained: Does Natalie Portman's Jane Foster return?

The ‘Thor’ actress was at the ‘Endgame’ premiere but was she in the movie? Natalie Portmans presence on the carpet for the premiere ofAvengers: Endgamestunned fans. Was Dr. Jane Foster fromThorandThor: The Dark Worldreturning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Credit: Jay Maidment As far as I know, Im done, she said. I dont know if maybe one day theyll ask for anAvengers 7or whatever, I have no idea. But as far as I know, Im done....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 201 words · Alexander Nixon

Avengers: Endgameexplained: Hawkeye's closing scene

Off in the distance, his wife Laura (Linda Cardellini) picnics with their two sons. In the blink of an eye, his daughter vanishes. Barton calls out to his wife, but no one answers. It’s grim work, and it’s corroding his soul worse than anything else he’s ever done. you’re able to read the changes to his personality on the surface. He has a full sleeve tattoo on his left arm, topped by the leering face of a skull....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 210 words · Jamie Casey

Avengers: Endgameexplained: Iron Man's closing scene

More than a decade later,Avengers: Endgamepromised a conclusion of sorts. “I am inevitable,” Thanos said, after grappling with the hero and tossing him aside. But when the Titan snapped his fingers, he found his Infinity Gauntlet empty of gems. But it came with a price. The explosion of energy left him badly burned and fatally wounded. In some ways, it seemed like a natural choice. Stark had gone from aloof arms dealer to someone who repeatedly risked his own life to spare others....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 203 words · Kathleen Harmon

Avengers: Endgameexplained: Stan Lee's final cameo

Directors Joe and Anthony Russo on Stan the Man’s wild farewell Its been a long goodbye forStan Lee. The Marvel Comics storyteller andcameo kingshot a number of walk-on bits for upcoming movies beforehis death at 95last November. Its also one of the most lively and colorful. Credit: Everett Collection That was just one of Stan the Mans catchphrases from his messages to readers of Marvel Comics. Welcome to 49 years ago....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Jordan Jacobs

Avengers: Endgameexplained: The Kate Bishop tease

Thats the apprentice warrior first introduced in 2005sYoung Avengers#1 who later took on the mantle of Hawkeye. So, how did that prediction turn out? Spoilers Below Not great. Marvel Comics In the opening seconds ofEndgame, we hear Jeremy Renners Hawkeye call the girl Lila. Thats the characters daughter, not Kate Bishop. So were directorsAnthony and Joe Russobothered that fans assumed the character in the trailers was this iconic hero? Marvel Studios...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Rebecca Jackson

Avengers: Endgameexplained: Thor's closing scene

Thor got a heavy-duty role this time. He has been wasting away again in New Asgard-ville, and he knows it’s his own damn fault. He had a chance to end Thanos, but didn’t “aim for the head.” Now he is ruminating on epic guilt, and making himself comfortably numb with god-level amounts of ale. Even more interesting, directors Joe and Anthony Russo leave him this way. He’s a mess and that’s who he stays moving forward....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · David Savage

Avengers: Endgameexplained: Who was the lone kid at the end?

We haven’t seen him before inEndgame, but … should Marvel fans recognize him? The answer is yes. As we know fromSpider-Man: Homecoming, Stark has a soft spot for young mechanics like himself. Marvel Studios Why did Harley merit a cameo inEndgame, as a mourner at Tony Stark’s funeral? Directors Joe and Anthony Russo explain: “Clearly Tony had an effect on him,” says Joe. Anthony asked, “Did you know who it was when you saw him?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Travis Campbell

Avengers: Endgamefilmmakers defend Thor's startling look

Theres no magical pulse of power that instantly shreds him again. He stays in Lebowski mode through the end. How is everyone processing their grief? Credit: ©Marvel Studios 2019 We wanted them all to process it in very different ways. What is the distance that a character like that can travel, a god? Somebody, especially, who looks likeChris Hemsworth? ©Marvel Studios 2019 So they made him a physical and emotional trainwreck....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 258 words · Derrick Mcpherson

Avengers: Endgamesnaps every box office record, crosses $1 billion in first weekend

The film follows the remaining Marvel heroes post-snap as they work to undo the horrors Thanos has wrought. Another superhero film rounds out the top five, this one from Marvel rival DC Comics. In its fourth weekend,Shazam!continues to garner audience love. ©Marvel Studios 2019 Overall box office is down 11.3 percent to date according to ComScore. Thanks to the mammoth success ofEndgame, this is the biggest improvement to date this year....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 78 words · Whitney Tucker

Avengers: Endgametops the box office for third week running

For the third week in a row, the Avengers have assembled at the box office. Rounding out the top three is two new titles PokemonDetective PikachuandThe Hustle. Another hero in his own right,Detective Pikachu,put up a solid fight at the box office. Marvel Studios It takes second place with a fabulous $58 million opening across 4,202 theaters. Not adjusted for inflation, it’s the highest opening ever for a feature film in the Pokemon franchise....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 181 words · David Fuller

Avengers: Endgametrailer decoded: Kate Bishop, Quantum Realm suits, and more

Avengers, Reunited Who is the mysterious young woman firing an arrow with Clint Barton? Why are the Avengers all wearing white-armor uniforms? Whats with Thors sheepish grin when he meets Captain Marvel? Marvel Studios All this and more, as EW decodesthe new trailer forAvengers: Endgame. First in Line There is something about Steve Rogers that is always alone. In the trailer, we hear his conversation with Peggy Carter fromThe Winter Soldier....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 456 words · Mrs. Jennifer Blackburn

Avengers: Endgametrailer hints at heroes hitting the quantum realm

It seems like a thousand years ago… Sometimes the best we can do is start over… Its an unusual tone for a superhero movie to strike melancholy. But Marvel has earned it after 10 years of films. There are moments of wonder. The girl nails the bullseye. But wouldnt Lila Barton still be a little kid? InEndgame, Barton himself is working under the identity of the vigilante Ronin. Is this really the end?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Diane Jarvis