- The Avengers writers confirm and deny
the best Endgame fan theories.
Avengers Endgame has only been in theaters for three weeks,
and it's already crossed the $2.5 billion mark,
putting it well within range of taking down
the number one movie of all time, Avatar.
(laughing)
Sorry, however, despite its success,
there are still numerous unanswered questions in the film
which have left Marvel fans to create their own theories
to resolve lingering story threads.
Fortunately, Avengers Endgame writers Christopher Markus
and Stephen McFeely sat down with the folks
over at the Hollywood Reporter on their show,
Heat Vision Breakdown, where they debunked slash
added legitimacy to some of these hot-topic issues,
and we're going to break them down.
Now even though the Endgame spoiler ban
is no longer in effect, we're still going to warn you
that this episode of Nerdist News is going to
confirm or deny several plot points in Avengers Endgame,
so if you haven't seen it, now is your chance to leave
before Thanos rips the Mind Stone out of your head.
(groaning)
It appears you are still here, so let's get into it.
First up, one of the biggest questions on every fan's mind:
could the Avengers have just used the Infinity Gauntlet
to bring Tony Stark back to life?
Answer: sorry, Tony Stank fans.
- Yes, this is -- this is Tony Stank.
- According to Markus, "The Gauntlet, as of yet,
"has not brought back anybody to life
"that wasn't removed by the Gauntlet.
"Tony was physically killed."
Now the thought process to the writer's answer is basically,
if you got snapped, you could come back;
however, if you died in other ways,
you are (beep) out of luck.
Of course, some fans are quick to point out
how Vision was brought back to life using the glove.
However, the writers maintain that the Time Stone
simply reversed time to before he was killed,
which is different than resurrecting the deceased.
And speaking of Tony, some fans have also argued
that there were multiple ways to defeat Thanos,
but Dr. Strange picked the one reality where Thanos
was defeated and the stones were destroyed
so they could not be used for evil ever again.
Answer, again, sorry fans of Hal Stark,
that name is cursed.
Per the Endgame writers, "The only way this works
"is if Tony dies.
"If you go back and watch Infinity War,
"when Strange says, 'One,'
"Benedict is just choked on emotion.
"Now that you know the end, go back and watch that moment.
"He means you're going to have to die, Tony."
- There was no other way.
- Another hot theory from fans was whether or not
Steve Rogers could've worn and used the Infinity Gauntlet
based on his willpower alone, with many of them
pointing out how he was briefly able to hold Thanos at bay
in Infinity War with strength of will.
Verdict: nope!
He may be worthy enough to wield Thor's hammer,
but he is not strong enough to use the Gauntlet.
Markus had this to say on the matter.
"I think Steve would be toast!
"I think in that moment, Thanos is
"impressed by Steve's will.
"He's like, I can't believe this guy
"who apparently has no powers is trying this.
"He's almost like, really, dude, really?"
But it wasn't all denials from the screenwriting twosome.
When asked about whether Bucky knew about Cap's plans
to live his life in the past and who was Rogers
going to hand the Mantel of Captain America over to,
the screenwriters agreed that this fan theory
was partially true.
While they do say that Steve never offered the shield
to Bucky before Sam Wilson, they do say that Rogers
did give Bucky a heads-up to his ultimate plan.
McFeely elaborated on this point.
"Steve, clearly, before he stepped on that platform
"told Bucky what he was going to do.
"Whether he knew he was going to appear on that bench,
"I don't think so.
"Why would Bucky say, I'm going to miss you pal,
"if it was only going to be five seconds?"
Of course the biggest bomb the two dropped
was when they revealed the identity of Peggy Carter's
secret husband, who she had two kids with,
as established in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
It was, dun, dun, duh, Steve Rogers the entire time!
While the screenwriters accept that many fans
still believe that Rogers created an alternate timeline
when he went to live his life out with Peggy
and somehow made it back to the main
Marvel cinematic universe timeline,
but from Markus and McFeely's point of view,
Steve was Peggy's husband all along.
"It was always our intention that he was the father
"of those two children.
"But again, there are time-travel loopholes for that,"
said McFeely.
Markus then went on to add, "It does introduce the idea
"that there are two children who have somewhat
"super soldier DNA."
Of course, if true, this throws a monkey wrench
into a lot of people's Endgame continuity timeline.
- We'll come back to this in a bit.
- And it also means that he was for sure
making out with his niece in Captain America: Civil War.
(gagging)
But I digress.
As for other fan theories that were debunked by the duo:
nope, that wasn't Ben Mendelsohn's Talos
when Peter Parker returns to school at the end of Endgame.
Hopefully that admission will kill the Secret Invasion
rumors that have been building since Captain Marvel.
And remember those theories that the underwater earthquakes
were a Namor the Submariner Easter egg?
Also bogus.
In fact, Markus summed it up pretty succinctly with:
"I wish we were that smart."
So there you have it, a couple of theories proven,
a whole lot of them disproven, but just think,
all of these theories are just based on theater screenings.
Wait until Endgame hits digital and BluRay,
when fans can pour over every frame and pixel
with a fine-tooth comb.
But what do you folks think?
Do you like that Steve Rogers
was Peggy Carter's secret husband?
And if the Infinity Gauntlet essentially makes you a god,
why couldn't it bring Tony back?
Let's discuss.
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