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Wednesday 24 april 2019
Marvel closes a decade-long story with 'Avengers: Endgame'

By LINDSEY BAHR Robert Downey Jr., he, di-
Associated Press rectors Anthony and Joe
LOS ANGELES (AP) — About Russo and screenwriters
five years ago, Marvel Stu- Christopher Markus and
dios president Kevin Feige Stephen McFeely, started
found himself on a retreat plotting a way to bring
in Palm Springs plotting this saga to a close, brain-
the future for the wild, ex- storming whenever they
perimental "cinematic uni- had a moment — even in
verse" that he helped start between takes of "Captain
in 2008 . He wanted to do America: Civil War."
something that they hadn't Anyone who saw "Aveng-
done. He wanted an end- ers: Infinity War" knows they
ing. weren't kidding around
And after a quick pitch to either. Thanos literally dis-

This image released by Disney shows Robert Downey Jr. in a scene from “Avengers: Endgame.”
Associated Press

solved half of humanity, nals" or "Shang-Chi," or talk though some who have
including Spider-Man and about plans for the 20th upcoming movies, like, say
Black Panther in an event Century Fox properties like Spider-Man, won't). But the
known as "the snap" that's "Deadpool" and "X-Men" cast and filmmakers aren't
inspired tears, memes and that are now under his pur- giving anything up, or even
more fan theories than view. commenting on the fact
the internet can hold. Talk They have the next five that this might be the last
about a cliffhanger. years mapped out; they're of Evans as Captain Amer-
Endings are a rarity in the just not letting audiences ica, which the actor him-
franchise movie-making peek behind the curtain self tweeted about months
business; especially when until after "Endgame." It's ago.
one's popularity has only that big. "I still don't know what hap-
multiplied as the movies of "How we leave 'Endgame' pens in this movie," said
Marvel have. But Marvel will help define where we're Larson, who actually even
Studios, which has never going for many people," filmed her scenes in "End-
shied away from a little Feige said. game" before "Captain
rule-breaking, is taking a But how does one talk Marvel," which came out
sledgehammer to that old about a movie that no earlier this year.
"don't leave money on the press has seen and no ac- Filming proved an emo-
table" maxim, and audi- tors or creators are allowed tional experience for many
ences will finally be able to to discuss in detail? Well, of the actors, a lot of whom
see how they do it when carefully and cryptically. have now been working
"Avengers: Endgame" We know some things. That together for almost a de-
opens nationwide on April the heroes left like Iron cade or more.
25. Man (Downey Jr.), Cap- "I was pretty teary-eyed,"
"(Ending) is not a scary tain America (Chris Evans), Evans said. "This is the cul-
word," Feige said. "It's a Black Widow (Scarlett Jo- mination of a really long
necessary word." hansson), Thor (Chris Hems- endeavor. It kind of wraps
What exactly that means worth), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) up the journey for a lot of
for the Marvel Cinematic and War Machine(Don these characters."
Universe (MCU) is some- Cheadle) are dealing with It led to a lot of reflection,
thing of a state secret. the devastating loss post- about where they started
Feige said that this will be snap while trying to figure and how they've grown.
"definitive," though. out what to do with Thanos. Johansson noted that she'd
"People can debate and A helpful "Avenge the Fall- been developing her char-
discuss what that means en" campaign served as a acter for 10 years now, and
before they see the movie," reminder of who survived is excited that Black Widow
Feige said. "But for us that and who didn't (some of has evolved from a "sexy
means bringing to a con- the dusted were even a sur- secretary" type to a more
clusion the first three phas- prise, like "Black Panther's" fully realized woman.
es, the first 22 films in the Shuri). We also know they "The whole shoot felt pretty
MCU, so that everything have a new weapon in nostalgic," Hemsworth add-
thereafter is a new start." Brie Larson's Captain Mar- ed. "We were constantly
So "new" in fact that Feige vel, who Samuel L. Jack- talking about when it all
won't even discuss what's son's Nick Fury managed to started to how we pulled
to come beyond the July page before dissolving into this off and what we were
release of "Spider-Man: Far dust. a part of." But he also ad-
From Home." He won't con- Will characters die, mits he was "kind of happy
firm reportedly in-the-works though? Probably. Will the to get off the set." An eight
projects like the "Black Wid- ones lost in "the snap," re- month shoot can wear
ow" stand-alone, "The Eter- main gone? Unclear (al- even on Thor.q