How Long Has It Been Since Avengers: Infinity War?
Over the last few months, one of the things we’d come to accept about Avengers 4, based on common theories and reports, was that it would include a sizeable time jump. Sources pointed to it opening several years after the events of the Decimation and things being very different from where we last saw them.
Well, clearly that info wasn’t true as the Endgame trailer presents a story that picks up relatively soon after IW. However, how soon is it? Some of the evidence suggests that it’s been a while, but other stuff suggests it hasn’t been that long at all.
For one, Tony appears to have been on the Benatar, slowly running out of resources, for a fair amount of time. Think about it: the ship would surely have enough grub for all the Guardians onboard and yet Tony’s had enough time to make his way through it all.
On the other hand, the scene in which Black Widow assesses the full damage of Thanos’ actions heavily implies that we’re picking up very soon after IW – she, Steve and Bruce have presumably only just arrived back at the Avengers facility after the battle of Wakanda. Cap has also had a shave and reverted to his Captain America: The Winter Soldier suit, but that doesn’t necessarily tell us much.
There’s still enough evidence to suggest a time jump takes place – remember, Emma Fuhrmann is playing an older Cassie Lang – but the trailer hints that Avengers: Endgame is more of a direct sequel to Infinity War than we were expecting.