‘Avengers: Endgame’ turns 5! 10 fun facts from the EPIC conclusion of ‘Earth’s Mightiest Heroes’

Considered by many to be the best film of Marvel, Avengers: Endgame It was a true cinematic event. Marking the farewell to the most popular big-screen heroes of the past decade, the film brought together all the franchises of the MCU on a final adventure to try and defeat the Thanos and bring back half of the universe’s life.

The production of this adventure was so grand that there is no shortage of behind-the-scenes stories to tell.

So, we’ve put together ten interesting facts about this film, which turns five today and has become a unique experience for those who had the privilege of watching it on a big screen. Check out!

All at once

It is not known exactly how long filming took place. Avengers: Endgame. This is because it was recorded together with Avengers: Infinity War, as if they were a single film. As a result, the recordings lasted no less than 200 days. Because of these almost seven months of work, the actress Yvette Nicole Brown (Community), who participated as a soldier at the base in the 70s, in Ultimatumthought they had cut his scene in Infinity War. She only discovered there were two films when she went to watch Ultimatum and was scared when he saw himself on screen.

Simultaneous

But it wasn’t just these two productions that were recorded at the same time. Feature films released in cinemas between Infinity War It is Ultimatum they were also filmed at the same time as the two chapters of the saga. No wonder many fans joked that Ant-Man and the Wasp was an unofficial continuation of Infinity War. But the most curious situation is related to Captain Marvel. The actress Brie Larson recorded his scenes for Endgame first rather than those for his solo film. Carol Danvers. The directors of the superhero adventure had contact with the entire production of these scenes to understand the tone of the character and what to do in the film set in the 90s so that she could evolve into the Captain of 2023.

Secret

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To prevent accidental leaks, Tom Holland (Spider man) – who accidentally leaked the film’s poster in a live at the Instagram – It is Mark Ruffalo (Hulk) only had access to the script for their scenes moments before filming. However, despite them being the most famous “leakers”, there was a very secretive process to prevent details of the plot from being leaked by accident. Therefore, the only actor who was able to read the complete script since the beginning of recording was Robert Downey Jr.O Iron Man.

Recordist

Speaking of Downey Jr., with his appearance as Tony Stark in this film, he surpassed Hugh Jackman as the actor with the most appearances in superhero films playing the same character. In this film, Robert had 10 appearances as Stark, while Hugh “retired” from acting. Wolverine with 9 appearances. However, now that Jackman has been confirmed in Deadpool 3they will share the “title” again.

Headless

In a first version of the script, the Thanos (Josh Brolin) of 2014 would be aware of the actions of Avengers 2023 and would go after Earth’s Mightiest Heroes from his reality. Thus, he would arrive on Earth at a different time and catch the group off guard, murdering them all in cold blood. So, to intimidate the future Avengers, he would decapitate the captain America (Chris Evans) from his timeline and would bring Steve’s severed head into the future. For rating reasons, they ended up removing the scene from the final script.

Time Heist

The film’s big twist in trying to reverse Thanos’ finger snap is the “Time Heist”, in which they visit other realities and get the Infinity Stones before the Titan has access to them. You Russo Brothers they loved this idea because they could revisit their favorite MCU films or even give new versions to more confusing stories. In order to venture into long confusions, they decided to play a little more with the infamous Thor the Dark World (2013). The most interesting thing is that Natalie Portman was still fighting with Marvelso he did not participate in the scenes in which Jane Foster appears walking by Asgard. To resolve the situation, the Russos used discarded scenes from the 2013 film and repurposed them into Ultimatum.

Pioneer

Avengers: Infinity War It is Avengers: Endgame became the first films in Hollywood history to be filmed completely in IMAX in the 1.9:1 format. The problem is that only a few specialized theaters were able to show these films in the correct aspect. Therefore, in common cinemas and physical media, they were adapted to the standard format. But now, whoever goes to watch the feature films on Disney+you can see them in the original appearance of the IMAX theaters.

Fidelity

The end of captain America (Chris Evans) going back in time and living the life that was denied to him after the accident was inspired by the fate of Bucky Barnes at the Ultimate Universe of comic books. In the comics, Bucky survives World War II, marries Steve’s ex-girlfriend and lives a beautiful life. Thus, when the Captain is found and thawed, Barnes goes to meet him as an old man. Following the line of adaptations, Thanos sees Stark as his main rival among humans. This is a reference to his comic book origin, in which the Mad Titan is introduced as Iron Man’s villain. Ah, it’s worth highlighting that the uniform worn by Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) in this film is a very faithful version of the costume of the Guardians of the Galaxy of comics. However, they added a special touch to the movie version. The red scarf he wears around his neck is the same as Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) used in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 (2017). It’s a way the character found to keep his best friend close, erased by Thanos in 2018.

Noobmaster69

One of the most bittersweet highlights of the film is when Rocket and the Professor Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) will recruit the Thor (Chris Hemsworth) in New Asgard, where they discover that the God of Thunder has been overcome by trauma and deep depression, gaining significant weight and spending his days playing video games with his friends. O Korg (Taika Waititi) is wearing a Hawaiian shirt that was worn by Taika Waititi himself at Comic Con. The scene in question has a very fun joke, in which Thor argues with an online player called Noobmaster69. Some time after the film’s release, the Russo Brothers revealed that this Noobmaster was none other than the Sorcerer Supreme: Wong (Benedict Wong).

Jackpot

The film was a true worldwide phenomenon, selling out thousands of screenings for weeks. With all this anticipation to see the final act of the Avengers, Ultimatum became the fastest film to reach the billion dollar mark at the box office. It only took a weekend. In the end, the film grossed an impressive 2.798 billion dollars, giving it the title of highest grossing film in history, passing the first Avatar (2009). The brand was greatly celebrated by Marvel and fans. However, after some new re-releases in theaters, Avatar reached 2.923 billion dollars total, retaking the top of the highest box office of all time.