Avengers Endgame

Avengers: Endgame is a 2019 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team The Avengers. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is a direct sequel to Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the film features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson. , Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow and Josh Brolin. In the film, the surviving members of the Avengers and their allies try to reverse Thanos’ actions in Infinity War.
The film was announced in October 2014 as Avengers: Infinity War – Part 2, but Marvel later removed this title. The Russo brothers joined as directors in April 2015, with Marcus and McFeely signing on to write the script a month later. The movie serves as a conclusion to the MCU’s story up to that point, concluding the story arcs of several major characters. The plot revisits several moments from the previous film, bringing back actors and settings from across the franchise. Filming began in August 2017 at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia, shooting back-to-back with Infinity War, and concluded in January 2018. Additional filming took place in the metro and downtown Atlanta area, New York, Scotland. , and England. The official title was released in December 2018 With an estimated budget of $356–400 million, the film is one of the most expensive films ever made.
Avengers: Endgame premiered in Los Angeles on April 22, 2019, and was released in the United States on April 26 as part of Phase III of the MCU. The film received praise for its direction, acting, musical score, action sequences, visual effects and emotional weight, with critics praising the finality of the 22-film story. The film grossed $2.799 billion worldwide, surpassing Infinity War’s entire theatrical run in just eleven days and breaking numerous box office records, including becoming the highest-grossing film of all time from July 2019 to March 2021. It received a nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 92nd Academy Awards, among numerous other accolades. The fifth and sixth Avengers films, titled Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars, are scheduled to be released in 2026 and 2027, respectively.

Details

In 2018, 23 days after Thanos wiped out half of all life in the universe, [a] Carol Danvers rescues Tony Stark and Nebula from deep space and they reunite with the rest of the Avengers – Bruce Banner, Steve Rogers, Thor, Natasha Romanoff, and James Rhodes—and rockets to Earth. Locating Thanos on an uninhabited planet, they plan to use the Infinity Stones to reverse his actions, only to find that Thanos has already destroyed them and the Gauntlet, thus preventing any further use. Enraged, Thor beheads Thanos.
Five years later, Scott Lang escapes the Quantum Realm. Theorizing that the Quantum Realm allows for time travel, they ask a reluctant Stark to help them retrace Thanos’ actions from the past. Stark, Rocket and Banner, who has combined his intelligence with the Hulk’s strength, build a time machine. Banner notes that changing the past does not affect their present; Any change creates an alternate reality. Banner and Rocket travel to Norway, where they visit New Asgard, a settlement of Asgardian refugees, and recruit an overweight and depressed Thor. In Tokyo, Romanoff recruits Clint Burton, who became a vigilante after his family was wiped out while carrying out Thanos’ plan.
Banner, Lang, Rogers, and Stark time-travel to New York City during Loki’s attack in 2012. points in time. At Stark Tower, Rogers retrieves the Mind Stone from Hydra Sleeper agents, but Stark and Lang’s attempt to steal the Space Stone fails, allowing 2012-Loki to escape with it. Rogers and Stark travel to Camp Lehigh in 1970, where Stark receives an earlier version of the Space Stone and confronts his father, Howard. Rogers steals the Pym Particles from Hank Pym to return to the present and spy on his lost love Peggy Carter.
Meanwhile, Rocket and Thor travel to Asgard in 2013;[d] Rocket retrieves the Reality Stone from Jane Foster, while Thor receives encouragement from his mother, Frigga, and retrieves his old hammer, Mjolnir. Burton, Romanoff, Nebula and Rhodes toured in 2014; Nebula and Rhodes go to Morag and steal the Power Stone before Peter Quill, [e] while Burton and Romanoff go to Vormir. The Soul Stone’s keeper, the Red Skull, reveals that it can only be obtained by sacrificing a loved one. Romanoff sacrifices himself, allowing Barton to obtain the stone. Rhodes and Nebula attempt to return to their own time, but Nebula is incapacitated when her cybernetic implants connect to her past, allowing 2014-Thanos to learn of his future self’s success and the Avengers’ efforts to undo it. 2014-Thanos sends 2014-Nebula forward to prepare for his arrival.
Reunited in the present, the Avengers put the Stones in a gauntlet that created Stark, Banner, and Rocket. Banner, who is most resistant to their radiation, uses the gauntlet to undo each of Thanos’ dissociations. Meanwhile, 2014-Nebula, disguised as her future self, uses the time machine to transport 2014-Thanos and his battleship to the present, which he then uses to destroy the Avengers compound. Present-day Nebula convinces 2014-Gamora to betray Thanos, but is unable to convince 2014-Nebula and kills her. Thanos defeats Stark, Thor, and a Mjolnir-powered Rogers and summons his army to retrieve the Stones, intending to use them to destroy the universe and create a new one. A restored Stephen Strange along with other wizards, restored Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy, along with the Ravagers and the armies of Wakanda and Asgard come to fight Thanos’ army. Danvers also arrives and destroys Thanos’ battleship, but Thanos defeats him and takes the Gauntlet. Stark steals the Stones and uses them to destroy Thanos and his army, although killing himself in the process.
After Stark’s funeral, Thor appoints Valkyrie as the new king of New Asgard and joins the Guardians. Rogers returns the Stones and Mjolnir to their correct timeline, and Carter remains in the past to live with. In the present, an older Rogers passes his shield to Sam Wilson.

Cast And Characters

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man:
Avengers benefactor who describes himself as a “genius, billionaire, playboy, and philanthropist” with an electromechanical suit of armor of his own making. According to directors Joe and Anthony Russo, Downey was the only actor who received the entire script for the film. Screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely knew that Stark’s death was inevitable both as a “turn to selflessness” and as the end of Stark’s “chapter”. They felt his death was earned after giving him “the perfect retirement life”, adding, “That’s the life he was striving for. They got married, had a kid, it was great. It’s a good death. It’s a tragedy. It doesn’t feel like it. It feels like a heroic, accomplished life.” [8] Joe Russo explained that Stark “always knew he was going to die because he could never reconcile the idea within himself of not saving the universe,” and added that Stark was the most hated of the Avengers because of “his heart Stark is the most powerful of them all.” Since Captain America: Civil War (2016).
Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America:
The leader of the Avengers, a World War II veteran and former fugitive, he is elevated to peak human physicality by an experimental serum and frozen in suspended animation before waking up in the modern world. Marcus describes Rogers as someone who is “moving toward some kind of enlightened self-interest”. McFeely knew Rogers was “going to get his dance” as he promised Peggy Carter in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). He initially planned to complete Rogers’ story arc by killing Rogers before deciding to abandon his shield, given the character’s prolonged life thanks to his profession. Patrick Gorman provides an on-set reference for an older Steve Rogers.
Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk:
An Avenger and genius scientist who, due to exposure to gamma radiation, usually transforms into a monster when angry or excited. In this film, Banner manages to balance his two sides through gamma experiments, enabling him to combine his intelligence with the strength and physical stature of the Hulk, based on the “Professor Hulk” comic book identity. Compared to the other heroes, who are disillusioned by their defeat against Thanos, Banner is the only character who is optimistic, Anthony Russo explained, “Banner is the only character who is actually moving towards a bright new future, trying to create something completely new. And completely Find something new Banner is the person who is the most heroic in the sense that he maintains his will to keep trying.” Continued in Avengers: Infinity War.
Chris Hemsworth as Thor:
An Avenger and King of Asgard based on the Norse mythological god of the same name. Thor now wields a mystical ax known as Stormbreaker, following the destruction of his hammer, Mjolnir, in Thor: Ragnarok. In the film, Thor becomes an overweight, drunken ruler of Asgard’s refugees in Tønsberg, Norway. Referring to this drastic character change, Hemsworth said, “I just had one opinion. I wanted to do something different this time. I wanted to do something different in every film, especially the last couple, and they were on board,” adding, “We spent a lot of hours. And shot for days and discussed how far we could push (Thor) and what we could do differently.” Condition, this is not a loophole. It’s an expression of where he’s at on a character level, and we think it’s one of his most relatable aspects. I mean, it’s a very common kind of response to frustration and pain.” Thor’s story was his favorite arc, saying: “Part of Chris’s magic as a comedian is his dedication to character depth on a very sincere level when the comedy is coming up and it’s very confusing and destructive A place of complete commitment and emotional complexity.” Hemsworth spent about three hours in hair and makeup for the transformation, which required him to wear a large silicone prosthetic suit; on set he called himself the “Lebowski Thor”. Voluntary” was supposed to go back, but Hemsworth successfully argued for Thor to keep his new body.
Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow:
An Avenger and a highly trained spy and S.H.I.E.L.D. Its former agent. At the start of the film, Romanoff continues to command several teams from around the galaxy at Avengers headquarters, which Joe Russo explained stems from his inability to move on from his failure to stop Thanos, “He’s doing everything he can to try and hold the community together. Still a watchman on the wall.” Regarding Romanoff’s decision to sacrifice himself in order to acquire the Soul Stone for Burton to bring everyone back, Joe Russo said that it was part of a larger theme that explores the desire to sacrifice, compared to the desire to protect in Infinity War; “When he gets to that [Soul Stone] scene, I think he realizes that the only way to bring the community back is to sacrifice himself,” he says. McFeely says, “His journey, in our minds, was over if he could get the Avengers back. He comes from such an abusive, horrible, mind-control background, so when he goes to Vormir and gets a chance to get his family back, he’s a To prepare for the film The Things He’ll Trade, Johansson underwent a high-intensity workout regimen under the tutelage of her longtime trainer, including plyometrics, Olympic weightlifting and gymnastics, as well as a time-restricted diet, Eric Johnson, with whom she co-starred in Iron Man. 2 (2010), the film that introduced her character.
Clint Burton / Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye:
A skilled archer and a former Avenger and S.H.I.E.L.D. Its agent who was recently under house arrest. McFeely described Burton’s dark twist as “a good example of people with a lot of strong stories after the snap.” The film’s cold open, which features Burton’s family falling apart, was initially supposed to be Infinity War after Thanos’ snap; However, it was instead moved to Endgame, with Marcus explaining that it was “going to blunt the brutality of what [Thanos] did.” One of the few scenes in the movie that actually makes me cry when I watch it, because I think about my own family […] and then you think about what happens to you as a father. Self-destructive.”
Don Cheadle as James “Rhode” Rhodes / War Machine:
A US Air Force officer and Avenger who operates War Machine Armor. Cheadle described Rhodes’ newfound Avenger as “not so much straddling one leg in the military. He’s more for The Avengers than ever.” Amidst fantastic encounters this is reflected in Rhodes’ more natural and realistic worldview, with Cheadle explaining, “He’s definitely got some ‘what-the-f-e-happening’ [attitude,] maybe more than the rest, given his background. But it’s A trial by fire, and he has quickly adapted to what [the threat] is, rather than what he wants it to be.”
Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man:
A former petty criminal and Avenger who acquired a suit that allows him to shrink or increase in scale as well as gain strength. Lang is portrayed as a child by the twins Bazlow and Loane LeClaire, Jackson A. Dunn at 12 and Lee Moore at 93. It was Moore’s final film before his death in August 2018. Marcus explained that adding Lang helped implement time travel in the film, saying, “In the second film we had access to him, and the fact that he brought in a whole subset of technology that had something to do with a different concept. Time was like a birthday present. ”
Brie Larson as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel:
An ex-U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and Avenger whose DNA was altered during an accident, imbuing him with superhuman strength, energy projection and flight. Marcus said that Danvers’ powers are on a scale that previously did not exist in the MCU and compared his personality to Rogers, “It’s a guy who’s right and knows they’re right and when you don’t want to hear it, tell them they’re wrong” in Danvers’ film. There is very little screen time, which McFeely argued “isn’t the story we’re trying to tell—it’s the original Avengers dealing with damage and coming to a conclusion, and he’s new, fresh blood.” Larson. Filmed his scenes for Endgame before starting work on his solo film Captain Marvel (2019), which was released first. Captain Marvel directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck attended the filming of his scene in Endgame and gave their blessing to Danvers’ characterization in the film.
Karen Gillan as Nebula:
An adopted daughter of Thanos and the Avengers who was raised as siblings with Gamora. After appearing as an antagonist or anti-hero in previous MCU films, Nebula goes through a redemption arc in the film where she makes amends for her past actions, including a confrontation with a past version of herself, with Gillan adding that she “turns her face on her face.” Looking at the former self and it’s really clear how far she’s come from that angry, bitter and twisted person. Gillan speculated that Nebula would play a prominent role in the film when she realized that Infinity War and Endgame would be adapted from The Infinity Gauntlet, which She previously read when she first starred as Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Gillan shared several scenes with Downey early in the film, and the two improvised most of their scenes together.
Danai Gurira as Okoye: The general of the Dora Milaj, a group of elite female warriors.
Benedict Wong as Wong: A master of the arcane arts and a companion to Doctor Strange.
Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan: Stark Industries’ former head of security and Stark’s friend and former driver.
Bradley Cooper as Rocket:
A member of the Guardians and Avengers who is a genetically engineered raccoon-based bounty hunter, mercenary, and master of weapons and combat tactics. Sean Gunn was again a stand-in for Rocket during filming, with his acting and expressions serving as a pacing reference for the character. Rocket’s appearance in the film continues a story arc that Guardians of the Galaxy writer-director and Endgame executive producer James Gunn established in the first two Guardians of the Galaxy films, continued in Infinity War and Endgame, and culminated in Guardians of the Galaxy. Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Pot:
Stark’s wife and CEO of Stark Industries. Potts wears a weapon-powered exosuit made for him by Stark based on the Rescue Armor. Paltrow said this would be her final major appearance in the MCU.
Josh Brolin as Thanos:
An intergalactic warlord on Titan who, in Infinity War, acquired all six Infinity Stones and triggered the Snap, killing half of all life in the universe. Joe Russo said that after Thanos’ success in Avengers: Infinity War, he was “done” and “retired”. Marcus and McFeely had difficulty including the older, post-Infinity War, Thanos in the film because the character already possessed the Infinity Stones, until executive producer Trinh Tran suggested killing off Thanos in the film’s first act. Marcus explained that the character’s early death enhanced his plot. Thanos has less screen time in Endgame than in Infinity War, where he was considered the main character, as McFeely explained: “We had to allow ourselves to back off the villain a little bit. I don’t think in the first half of the movie anyone was going, ‘Oh, if a villain would have been’. You’re walking around in damage and looting time, and you think it’s like Avengers against nature.” The younger version of Thanos is dubbed “Warrior Thanos” by the filmmakers. In addition to providing the voice for the character, Brolin did motion capture on set. Joe Russo sided with Thanos for some scenes opposite Nebula.
Several Infinity War actors reprise their roles in Endgame, including Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange, Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa/Black Panther, Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, and Zoe Saldana as Gamora. , Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Unter Soldier, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Pom Klementieff as Mantis, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Letitia Wright as Shuri, William Ross as Thaddeus Ross Hart, Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, Winston Duke as M’Baku, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor. Ebony Ma, Jacob Batalon as Ned, Vin Diesel as Groot, Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Ross Marquand as Red Skull/Stonekeeper, Michael James Shaw as Corvus Glaive, Terry Notary as Kool Obsidian , and Kerry Condon as the voice of Stark’s suit AI FRIDAY. Monique Ganderton again provides motion capture for Proxima Midnight.
Also reprising their roles from previous MCU films are Evangeline Lilly as Hope Van Dyne / The Wasp, Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, Rene Russo as Frigga, John Slattery as Howard Stark, Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Marisa as May Parker. Tomei, Taika Waititi as Coorg, Angela Bassett as Ramonda, Michael Douglas as Hank Pym, Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet Van Dyne, Linda Cardellini as Laura Burton, Maximiliano Hernandez as Jasper Sitwell, Frank Grillo as Brock Ramlow, Robert Redford as Alexander Pierce, Jack Callan Mulvey as Rollins and Ty Simpkins as Harley Keener. Sean Gunn reprises his role as Kraglin and is credited for the role, although footage of his appearance in the film is not clearly visible. Natalie Portman as Jane Foster is featured through the use of footage from a Thor: The Dark World (2013) deleted scene, as well as new voiceovers over Portman recorded while Foster speaks at a distance. James D’Arcy reprized his role as Edwin Jarvis from the MCU television series Agent Carter, marking the first time a character has appeared in an MCU film in an MCU television series.
Additionally, Hiroyuki Sanada portrays Akihiko, a yakuza boss operating in Tokyo who opposes Burton. Lexie Rabe plays Morgan Stark, Tony and Pepper’s daughter. Katherine Langford was cast as an older Morgan, but her scene was cut from the final film. Emma Fuhrmann portrays an older Cassie Lang, Scott’s daughter, after the character was played as a child by Abby Ryder Fortson in previous MCU films. Avengers co-creator Stan Lee made a posthumous cameo in the film, appearing digitally de-aged as a car driver in 1970; This was her final film appearance. Ken Jeong and Yvette Nicole Brown cameo as storage facility guards and a S.H.I.E.L.D. Employees, respectively co-director Joe Russo (credited as Gozie Agbo) has a small appearance as a grieving gay man, which is the first time an openly gay character has been portrayed in an MCU film. Joe’s daughter Ava and Leah Russo play Leela, Burton’s daughter and a fan of the Hulk, respectively. Thanos creator Jim Starlin also appeared as a grieving man. The character Howard the Duck makes a non-speaking cameo appearance.

Box Office

Avengers: Endgame grossed $858.4 million in the US and Canada and $1.941 billion in other territories, for a worldwide total of $2.799 billion, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time (until it surpassed Avatar) (2009) due for a 2021 re-release in China, as well as the highest-grossing film of all time in the US and Canada. Second-highest-grossing film. Adjusted for inflation, Gone with the Wind (1939) is the highest-grossing film, and Avengers: Endgame is the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time worldwide.
The film had a worldwide opening of $1.2 billion, the biggest of all time and nearly double Infinity War’s previous record of $640 million. It is the fastest film to cross the $1 billion and $1.5 billion mark in just five days and eight days respectively. Deadline Hollywood estimates that the film will break even after just five days of release, which is “unheard of for a major studio tentpole in the opening weekend”. The website ultimately calculated the film’s final net profit at $890 million, accounting for the production budget, marketing, talent involvement and other costs; The box office gross and home media revenue made it the first place on the list of “Most Valuable Blockbusters” of 2019.
On May 4, the film’s global box office gross surpassed Infinity War’s entire theatrical run and became the fastest film to cross $2 billion worldwide, taking just 11 days (beating Avatar, which did so in 47 days) to cross the threshold. It also became the fifth film (Avatar, Titanic (1997), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), and Infinity War), and the second film to surpass $2.5 billion. So in just 20 days, Avatar’s record of 72 days has been surpassed.

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