Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige has gone on record calling Captain Marvel the most powerful character in the MCU, and sure enough, the third act of her solo debut makes it clear that Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are about to get a formidable new ally in Avengers: Endgame.
A couple of days ago, Empire unveiled the new cover for their next issue, offering our first look at Thanos in the upcoming Avengers: Endgame, and it must be said that the Mad Titan has never looked so intimidating.
It’s strange to think that in an early script for 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy, the character of Nebula was originally written to die. Thanks to subsequent rewrites, not only has Karen Gillan’s character persisted for several more movies, but she now stands as one of the lucky survivors of the snap, and is expected to be among the key players in the upcoming Avengers: Endgame.
The infamous snap that concluded Avengers: Infinity War came as a shock not just for the film’s audiences, but also for the cast members, some of whom were only told of their character’s fate on the day that their dusting sequence was shot.
As the culmination point for over a decade’s worth of superhero cinema, it probably doesn’t need to be said that Avengers: Endgame will be going big with its storyline, but in a newly published interview with Empire, the team stressed the sheer scale of the narrative once more.
Last week’s Avengers: Endgame trailer remains the subject of heavy scrutiny from the fans, who’ve now looked closely enough at the latest footage to find some subtle clues about next month’s release.
With the possible exception of Star-Lord, no hero takes more blame from the fans for the genocide that concluded Avengers: Infinity War than Thor. And unlike the late Peter Quill, the God of Thunder is still around in Avengers: Endgame to see the consequences of his mistake.
Right now, Marvel Studios is holding off on announcing any projects beyond 2019, but according to producer Kevin Feige, they’ll have plenty of news to share in the near future.
It’s long been understood that Avengers: Endgame will serve as the final outing for some of the franchise’s biggest stars, and in the new issue of Empire, co-writer Christopher Markus offers a reminder that not every departing hero will be settling down for a quiet retirement.
The first reviews for the new Pet Sematary have started coming in from the film’s SXSW premiere, and so far, the consensus suggests yet another hair-raising Stephen King adaptation. But since Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer’s horror flick is still a couple more weeks away from release, the filmgoing public will currently have to settle for this creepy new clip as a taste of what’s to come.
