As Avengers: Endgame continues its world-conquering run at the box office, one particular scene is attracting some attention for introducing the franchise’s first openly gay character. And while some fans are pleased to see the MCU finally take this first step in LGBTQ representation, others were left feeling pretty underwhelmed.
As the opening weekend of Avengers: Endgame first got underway, many were predicting that the film would beat the all-time record for biggest box office debut, both globally and domestically. Nonetheless, few could’ve imagined just how huge the movie’s first few days would be.
For the upcoming Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile, former teen heartthrob Zac Efron of High School Musical and Greatest Showman fame is very much cast against type as the murderous Ted Bundy. And while the star was attending the film’s London premiere, he admitted that he had some trouble leaving his role on the set.
While the concluding genocide of last year’s Avengers: Infinity War ensured that Avengers: Endgame didn’t have to juggle quite so many characters in its early minutes, the new movie ultimately boasted the largest cast of any MCU flick to date. And in a new Reddit post, user spanish-thumb has ambitiously tried listing every named character who shows up in the film’s 3-hour runtime. Needless to say, spoilers lie ahead.
As the fake Hulk scene in the promotion for last year’s Avengers: Infinity War made all too clear, co-directors Anthony and Joe Russo aren’t above using fake or significantly altered footage in their trailers to throw off the theorists. And so, with every new teaser and TV spot for Avengers: Endgame, the fans analyzed the content not only for what they could see, but also what they couldn’t.
Over the weekend, the hashtag #ThankYouAvengers has been trending on Twitter, as fans reflect on the recent era of superhero cinema that the new Avengers: Endgame draws to a close. And in a recent tweet from Chris Evans, the Captain America actor offers some kind words of his own to the filmgoers who’ve stuck with the MCU all this time.
Rob Zombie took to Facebook with a new Three From Hell update, in which the Lords of Salem helmsman suggested that the film’s long-awaited first trailer is just around the corner.
While Avengers: Endgame lived up to its name as the concluding entry in Marvel’s 22-movie Infinity Saga, it’s long been clear that the MCU still has a good few years left in it. In fact, there are already at least eight further films that we know to be on the way.
Just as we were all predicting, Avengers: Endgame brought some closure to the arc of Captain America. But while we’re clearly meant to interpret this week’s release as Steve Rogers’ swan song, it’s perhaps still worth speculating whether or not Marvel Studios might give the First Avenger any further outings somewhere down the line. And in case you still haven’t had a chance to check out the Avengers: Infinity War sequel, be warned that some pretty big spoilers lie ahead.
