- Avengers: Endgame has been out for about a week,
and it's already made
around a billion and a half dollars worldwide
so suffice it to say, many, many, many, many people
have seen it,
and now co-director Joe Russo
is addressing some of the films biggest unanswered questions
which left fans scratching their heads.
Now before we go any further,
if you are one of the few people who haven't seen Endgame,
you might want to come back after you've watch the movie
because obviously, spoilers.
(snapping)
- [Thor] No.
(explosion)
- So after Marvel's epic three-hour conclusion,
fans still want answers.
What's up with the Endgame timeline?
How did that Captain America and Peggy situation work?
Did they live their life in a separate timeline?
Did all of Spiderman's classmates really get snapped, too?
And where was Rachel McAdams during the battle?
Don't you think they could have used a field medic?
Just kidding about that last one,
but as far as the other questions,
you're in luck Marvel fans.
One-half of the Russo duo, Joe,
has now provided some new info in an interview posted
to the Chinese social networking site, QQ.
Now, we should mention that before we get going
due to this being printed in Chinese,
some things might have gotten lost in translation,
and while the interview seems legit,
there is a chance that all of this could be BS,
but if not, it provides some very interesting insight
into Endgame so we're gonna break it down.
First up, let's talk Endgame's timeline.
Many fans including staffers in our office
have been debating how the time travel works in Endgame.
Were there time loops?
Was it alternate realities?
But Joe put the debate to rest.
"Nope, not a timeloop.
"Both the ancient one and Hulk were right.
"You can't change the future
"by simply going back to the past,
"but it's possible to create a different alternate future."
Russo continued, "It's not butterfly effect.
"Every decision you made in the past
"could potentially create a new timeline.
"For example, the old Cap at the end of the movie,
"he lived his married life
"in a different universe from the main one.
"He had to make another jump back to the main universe
"at the end to give the shield to Sam."
Speaking of Captain America's fate,
many folks were wondering
just how exactly Steve gets his normal life back with Peggy.
Did he come back to our time and just grow old there
seemingly ignoring the events of the MCU as we know them,
for example, letting Hydra grow inside of SHIELD?
Or did Steve split off into a different timeline
to be with his love?
Joe Russo confirmed this was also a different reality.
"He chose to go back to the past and live
"with the one he loved for the rest of his life.
"The time travel in this movie created an alternate reality.
"He lived a completely different life in that world.
"We don't know how exactly his life turned out,
"but I'd like to believe he still helped many others
"when they were needed in that world."
And that totally makes sense,
and we might even get to see how some of this played out.
When pressed about what year this marriage took place,
Joe played coy by saying, "We can't answer it for now.
"This is a story that happened in an alternate reality.
"Maybe it will be revealed in the future."
Hmm.
We do know that Disney+ is working on a What If series.
Just sayin'.
But what about that other big elephant
in Cap's life, aka Red Skull?
With Steve returning the infinity stones,
many were curious about what happened with Red Skull
when Cap goes to return the soul stone.
Would they recognize each other?
Would Cap be able to undo Natasha's death?
Luckily, Joe Russo had some insight on that, too.
"Cap and Red Skull probably won't fight.
"It's because it's his mission
"to return the stone to its original place.
"The Red Skull is also no longer the same Red Skull
"from First Avenger.
"He's more like a ghost.
"You could almost say
"he's a completely different entity now.
"He only exists to guard the stone.
"His past consciousness may or may not exist anymore."
Russo also said that Nat's death is permanent.
"No, the process is irreversible.
"Even if you have returned it to its original location,
"you wouldn't be able to get the person back."
Guess that confirms that the Black Widow solo film
will be a prequel.
As for the living,
when Hulk snapped everyone back into existence,
those who had been snapped by Thanos
returned just as they were five years ago,
but the survivors of the first snap
have been aged five years
like we saw with Antman's daughter, Cassie Lang.
The biggest question is how will that dynamic play out
with the snapped and unsnapped
specifically in the upcoming Spiderman: Far From Home.
Russ explained, "Yes, those people who are lucky
"to survive the snap are five years older
"than the people who just got back.
"The reason Spiderman saw his friend again in high school
"at the end was simply
"because his friend was unfortunately
"also dusted like Spiderman was.
"Of course, there are people in his grade who didn't die,
"and they're probably already in colleges by now."
He even elaborates a bit on the difference
between the snapped and survivors saying,
"To those dusted people,
"they had no consciousness in these past five years.
"They didn't know what happened.
"It's as if they had just woken up from a long sleep.
"The only one who was aware about how many years has passed
"was Dr. Strange because he has already seen that
"when he was time meditating on Titan.
"There are also people who indeed moved on
"but suddenly were reunited with their lost ones.
"Yeah, it's kind of a complicated world now."
You think, Joe?
And finally on a lighter note,
Joe Russo gave a shout out to the real hero
of Avengers: Endgame,
the mouse slash rat who brought Ant-Man back
from the quantum realm.
"Yes, the mouse saved the universe
"among the many realities
"in those 14 million possible futures,
"Dr. Strange foresaw the mouse failed to press the button,
"and thus the heroes failed in those futures."
So there you have it the typically reserved
and withholding Joe Russo spilled the beans
on just about all of our unanswered Endgame questions.
We're predicting to get more answers
with the films home release
where hopefully we will find out
why Pepper Potts was researching so much on composting.
We suppose you've gotta do something with all that dust.
Ha ha.
- I don't wanna go.
I don't wanna go.
Sir, please.
- But what do you folks think?
Did Joe Russo answer your questions?
What else are you still wondering about Avengers: Endgame?
And which would you rather see:
a 50s-set family sitcom
about Peggy and Steve's alt-reality domestic bliss
or a Real World style reality show
that's a house comprised of half people
who survived the snap and aged five years
and half people who were originally snapped?
Ooh, the drama.
Let's discuss.
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