We’re still about a week away from the opening of the latest Marvel Studios film “Spider-Man: Far From Home.” However, that doesn’t mean that we’re done talking about “Avengers: Endgame” and how it might affect the upcoming film. As you know, ‘Endgame’ not only was the culmination of years’ worth of stories, but also greatly changed the status quo of the characters, including Captain America. And it appears that at one point, the new Captain America status quo was going to be brought to light in the latest ‘Spider-Man’ film.
According to a new interview with Comicbook.com, Marvel Studios creative executive Eric Carroll says that Anthony Mackie could have shown up at the new Captain America in ‘Far From Home.’ As you know, at the end of ‘Endgame,’ Falcon was given the shield by Steve Rogers, signaling a new era for Cap.
“We briefly talked about bringing in Falcon as Captain America at the end, like maybe once Peter’s arced, and he’s sort of like leading the team, like maybe he calls in a favor,” said Carroll. “But we also thought it was really important to the arc of this movie that there not be other Avengers available to Nick Fury or Peter, so he’d have to step up and do it himself.”
Obviously, this isn’t a spoiler, but Carroll isn’t lying. Captain America doesn’t make an appearance in ‘Far From Home.’ However, the effects of ‘Endgame’ are definitely felt throughout the film.
Another ‘Endgame’ mention that was scrapped involved the new status quo for Thor. According to filmmaker Jon Watts, there was a mention of an alternate route that Peter Parker would take over the course of his European vacation.
Watts said, “I remember one point we were talking about if one of the stops along the way through Europe was going to be New Asgard.”
Perhaps, it would have been a bit too much having a New Asgard appearance in the film. While the location provided some levity in ‘Endgame,’ it doesn’t really fit into the plot of ‘Far From Home.’ So, let’s consider this a blessing.
“Spider-Man: Far From Home” arrives in theaters on July 2.