Celebrate National Pie Day (3.14) With A New Trailer And Poster For Marvel Studios’ AVENGERS: ENDGAME

By Marc Butterfield

Marvel Studios’ AVENGERS: ENDGAME hits U.S. theaters on April 26, 2019 and a new trailer and poster have arrived.

The grave course of events set in motion by Thanos that wiped out half the universe and fractured the Avengers ranks compels the remaining Avengers to take one final stand in Marvel Studios’ grand conclusion to twenty-two films, “Avengers: Endgame.”

The new Avengers: Endgame trailer is out, and it is…full. It shows the survivors of the mad Titan, Thanos’ successful bid to end half of all life in the universe, coping with being survivors, and their decision to fight the outcome. In memories and clips (in black and white, with the only color in any of these clips being red, significant in some way) we see how it all began with Tony Stark, digging himself from his cave of captivity. From there, we see his evolution, and the beginnings of some of our other heroes, what drives them, how they operate. We see the return of Clint Barton (Hawkeye), notoriously absent in “Infinity War”, looking the part of the angry warrior, approached by Black Widow (Scarlett Johannson), Cap (Chris Evans), once again in possession of his iconic shield. There will be a battle, and a big one (you don’t get to pull off a name like “ENDGAME” without some galaxy-shaking battles). Notably absent; Thanos. Not a single frame dedicated to the orchestrator of this universal calamity. Nada. Not a peep. But something is up. In one of the final scenes, the team is seen in battle formation, white and red uniforms, an armor of sorts. It’s brewing, this storm. I’m excited, no doubt. To drop this trailer on Pi day (3.14), something is up. Or is a crazy coincidence.

And finally, in the last scene, we see Thor, in Earth duds, seemingly facing down Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), summoning Stormbreaker from behind her, and she doesn’t flinch. He quietly exclaims “I like this one”. These are two of the heavy hitters, although not yet on the same team, looking eye to eye. We can’t afford any more super hero duels, they all are going to have to work together to put the universe right. While I am truly hoping for “Epic”, I am left wondering “what’s the worst that can happen? They already lost the battle for half of all life in the universe? Worst case scenario, they are all still gone.” So it’s got to be the realization of their fallibility, introspection, and the need to Avenge the universe they failed to save.

Will they succeed? Almost certainly. This looks to be the end of Marvels phase III, and the launch of phase IV, so I hope that it’s a good one, and I also hope that they plant the seeds for Captain Marvel to renew the Avengers, as well as a cool show of all of them fighting the good fight. We will see.

Kevin Feige produces “Avengers: Endgame,” and Anthony and Joe Russo are the directors. Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Michael Grillo, Trinh Tran, Jon Favreau and Stan Lee are the executive producers, and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely wrote the screenplay.

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