Cliffhangers work on TV, from week to week, but movie to movie? When was the last time a major studio wiped out half its characters in one of the biggest movie cliffhangers of all time? You’d likely have to go as far back as “The Empire Strikes Back,” in 1980 to find a major four-quadrant blockbuster that left you hanging in the same way. What happened to Earth Mightiest Heroes? Those that survived anyhow and will some of the other characters inevitably come back? (Let’s face it, “Spider-Man: Far From Home” and at least a “Black Panther” sequel are on the way). All shall be answered soon. But first and foremost, the rumored title of “Avengers: Endgame” has been confirmed for the fourth Avengers movie coming out next late spring/early summer.
This first teaser-trailer teases things that many fans have been expecting—no appearances by quote-unquote dead characters, Spider-Man, Star-Lord, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, etc.—and instead focuses on the survivors, many of who are the original core Avengers—Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, and The Hulk. And yes, we finally get our first look at Hawkeye, missing in action in “Infinity War,” and now in some new garb that seems to match up with his Ronin get-up in the comics, and “Ant-Man,” which means, someone, freed him from the Quantum Realm following the events of “Ant-Man And The Wasp” (which concluded with the snap in the post-credits). Don’t be looking for Katherine Langford of “13 Reasons Why,” recently announced as a late edition of the cast, she’s nowhere to be seen.
It’s certainly appropriately dark – society is still living in the shadow of what would be the greatest catastrophe the planet has ever seen: the annihilation of half the people on Earth (which must create all kinds of angst and grieving for those who have lost children, family and loved ones; an enormous emotional texture we hope the movie uses as a launching pad. And things aren’t looking great for Tony Stark either — he’s adrift in space and running out of oxygen.
“Avengers: Endgame” stars, well, everyone you can possibly imagine, all the usual suspects, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johannsson, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Josh Brolin and presumably many, many more once the re-materialize. The film is due in theaters May 5, but there are still lingering reports that insist—like ‘Infinity War—the movie will be bumped up to the last week of April (the 26th to be exact) to match the international release dates. Check out the teaser trailer below and we await your screengrabs, parsing, theories, and whatnot.
Here's your first look at the poster for Marvel Studios' #AvengersEndgame, in theaters April 26, 2019! pic.twitter.com/sMJPdwLPed
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