The universe stopped today, as Disney and Marvel studios finally unleashed the first look at the grand finale to their ten-year opus. The fourth AVENGERS film, sub-titled ENDGAME, was given a short teaser which recapped the events of the preceding film, INFINITY WAR, while offering a glimpse of hope for victory. Here’s how it landed…
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When we last left our heroes in AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, the mighty Thanos had acquired all of the powerful Infinity Stones, which enabled him to wipe out exactly one-half of the population in the universe with a single snap of the finger. This action left only a few heroes standing, including Captain America (Chris Evans), Black Widow (Scarlett Johannson), Bruce Banner/the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), and Thor (Chris Hemsworth). The Ant-Man was left in the vastness of the quantum realm, while Iron Man /Tony Stark was left stranded on the other side of the galaxy.
This new teaser does a lot of catch-up for us. Stark is drifting in the big blackness of space, starving and nearly dead, while Cap and Black Widow seem shell-shocked over the happenings of the previous film. Scenes of a defeated Thor and a perplexed Banner are shown, and in an image right out of its comic origins, the mighty Thanos in semi-retirement with his armor used as a scarecrow.
The trailer has a ton of heart, with Stark and Cap remembering their true loves, and a glimpse of a returning Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), who looks like he has been through hell. The trailer is dark and ominous, letting us know that this is the biggest challenge Earth’s mightiest heroes has ever faced. As dark as it is, the very end gives us a chuckle when the Ant-Man pops up, letting us know that no matter what, Marvel still knows how to have fun.
This was a fine trailer and the perfect way to tease Marvel’s grand finale. It doesn’t give away much, acts as a recap, and the emotion of a dying Stark and a weeping Captain America hits home right away. This was also the reveal of the title of this AVENGERS film; ENDGAME was the chosen title…and it is appropriate as this is a term that was coined by Stark many times over the last ten years. And speaking of Stark/Iron Man, it was quite perfect for this trailer to start off with him, for this run of Marvel movies started off with IRON MAN in the first place. Perfect in every way. You can watch it HERE
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AVENGERS: ENDGAME arrives on Earth on April 26, 2019.
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