‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Deaths Essentially Confirmed: “Be Careful What You Wish For”

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, contracts seem to be everything. Samuel L. Jackson once signed on for a very public nine films, actors like Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans at least six each and Robert Downey Jr. has long since elapsed his contract, each appearance now extended for what appears to be megabucks for each outing (his “Captain America: Civil War” appearance was the big one and he apparently made $50 million for it).

And so, as all or most of the original ‘Avengers’ contracts are expiring, Hemsworth, Evans, Jackson, Downey Jr. and possibly actors like Jeremy Renner and more, the assumption has been many of them will die in the upcoming two-part film, “Avengers: Infinity War.”

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has hinted at the idea of sunsetting characters for good for sometime. ‘Infinity War’ was has been called a turning point, a culmination of everything that’s happened before and a finale. But nowhere has the idea of death become as definitive as it is in Entertainment Weekly’s set visit report released today. The idea of death pretty much shrouds the entire article.

“This this time is different,” EW writes Feige responding, “People need to be careful what they wish for.” He adds again to the idea of a big chapter of the MCU closing. “The notion of an ending, the notion of a finale, became very intriguing to us, in large part because you don’t see it that often in this particular genre.”

And everyone seems to recognize that the end is coming and Marvel is trying to do something bold with this conclusion. “Clearly, Kevin is, in addition to everything else, an excellent, almost clairvoyant troubleshooter,” Robert Downey Jr. told EW. “I think the trouble is the endlessness. Ten years later, we’re hanging out and having lunch, and kind of wondering when the draft is going to come in. Which one of us bites it and when?”

Asked whether he’d like to play the character for another 20 years Downey Jr. says, ” I’m definitely a hang up your jersey before they boo you off the court type guy, just because I still have an appropriate fear of embarrassment.”

To put some conclusiveness to it all, screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, who co-wrote all three ‘Captain America’ movies admit audiences will be saying farewell to some characters. “It’s safe to say we will say farewell to people,” McFeely promised (it should be noted that, EW, who possibly may or may not know about the ending says, “Some heroes may simply get to ride off into the sunset. Others may sacrifice themselves or fall in battle.”)

In short, yes, your favorites are either dying or hanging up the spurs. The EW article also has lots of plot details if you want to know some of those in advance too, but we’ll let you wade into those if you want.

EW has released a ton of goodies from their magazine including 15 different ‘Infinity War’ magazine covers, new photos (most of which you can see below) and of course, the aforementioned set reports. Once set for a May release, “Avengers: Infinity War” is coming a little bit early and arrives in theaters on April 27.