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flick through the MCU’s playbook and see just what curveballs they’ve got left for
us - in the Top 10 Avengers 4 Rumours.
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Kicking off at our Number 10 spot - Avengers: Almost Forever?
Maybe?
Yeah - and there’s no better rumour than the hotly debated title of the next Avengers
installment.
Following through from the events of Infinity War - fans have been left with the overwhelming
mystery as to what the fourth film will entail, and whether there’s a hint to the plot within
the movies tagline.
Well - the reason that the lid has been kept tight, is that Kevin Feige has alluded to
it being some sort of spoiler - and co-director Anthony Russo revealing to press that Marvel
had chosen the films name fairly early on during production.
Anthony Russo went on to say that the closest anyone has come to guessing the title is with
Avengers: Forever - saying that the actual title is more akin to The Avengers: Almost
Forever.
Well that’s led fans to take that almost literally, and assume that almost forever
is an allusion toward Eternity.
Avengers: Eternity, while having quite a ring to it - also has an allusion to the Dr. Strange
plotline involving the cosmic entity, Eternity, and his bid to reset the wrongdoings of Thanos.
Well - we’ll have to wait and see.
Let us know your best guess in the comment box down below.
Next up at Number 9 - Time Travel Is A Go
And this is quite a biggy - following a plot leak on 4chan way back when in November 2017
before the release of Infinity War - where an anonymous poster claimed to know the events
of both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4.
Whoever it was, they got a lot of major plot points right for the first film - and the
biggest reveal for Avengers 4?
That it is - indeed - a time-travel film, and we’ll see the remaining Avengers and
supporting cast of superheros clamber to undo the events of Thanos’ snap.
If this prediction is correct - then it seems that the latest swathe of Quantum Realm fan
theories are right on the money - as we’ll see the reassembled Avengers team up with
Ant-Man and utilize the Quantum Realm to hurtle through alternate timelines and realities
to retrieve the infinity stones from several different points in time.
According to the post, this will also include a plot that features the Power Stone - which
subsequently leads to the Guardians of the Galaxy never coming together following the
events of their debut film - but, hopefully, Marvel pulls a fast-one and these timelines
won’t be permanent in the grand scheme of things.
Well, we hope.
Coming in at Number 8 - Back to New York
A wide range of set photos have made it pretty clear that the Avengers 4 will feature a revisit
to the Battle of New York - the same that took place in 2012’s The Avengers - which
plays into our previous mentions of time travelling shenanigans.
The first indication of this came in late 2017, with set photos showing Robert Downey
Jr. wearing the same Black Sabbath shirt that he sported for the majority of the first Avengers
film.
More set photos went on to show Chris Hemsworth sporting his flowing golden Thor locks once
more - so it’s safe to say that the Chitauri showdown will be getting a revisit.
In what capacity?
Well, we’ll have to find out.
Swinging in at Number 7 - Tony Stark’s Gauntlet
Following up from our number 9 point, with the Avengers using the Quantum Realm to surf
through the cosmic unknown in an effort to find the infinity stones - it actually serves
as a wider plot purpose, which is to power Iron Man’s own version of the Infinity Gauntlet.
Many fans have also been quick to point out the fact that Infinity War left all six original
members of the team alive - and you know, there’s got to be a reason for that, right?
One theory suggests that Cap, Tony, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye will all be
tasked with their own separate missions to find the stones and wield its power themselves
- an allusion to the Celestials that originally shared the same cosmic powers of the Infinity
Stones.
This leaves room for a subtle nod to the Infinity Gauntlet comics run - so I guess we’ll have
to wait and see.
Next up at Number 6 - Shuri, the Black Panther
One thread left over from the events of Infinity War is the state of Wakanda, with King T’Challa
seemingly snapped away and dissipated into oblivion - who remains to take up the mantle
of Black Panther and rule the vibranium nation?
Well, following the events of Black Panther - and the fact that Killmonger burned the
remaining heart-shaped herbs - things look pretty bleak.
But if we follow the comic run - then T’Challa’s sister and fan favourite Shuri is the one
to fill Black Panther’s sneaky sneakers, after discovering a way to grow the heart-shaped
herb once more - you know, she’s a genius after all.
This could directly correlate to Shuri’s visit to the Ancestral Plane - where she may
discover that her brother is absent, and not dead after all - and her return from the Djalia
may play out in the events of Black Panther 2.
Smashing his way in at Number 5 - Professor Hulk
It’s safe to say that Bruce Banner didn’t really do a lot throughout the events of Infinity
War - much to many fans dismay - but since the fallout of Thor: Ragnarok, Bruce has kind
of had a little bit of an internal struggle with his hulking green alter-ego.
Well - fear not Marvel fans, because Professor Hulk is coming.
Stranded on the world of Sakaar, Hulk won out over this internal conflict and decided
to suppress Bruce Banner - and vice-versa happened throughout Infinity War - but we’re
in for an equilibrium with an MCU adaptation of one of the most popular Hulk plots of all
time.
In fact - leaked Avengers 4 artwork that hit the internet back in early June 2018 alluded
to this reveal - with a far different depiction of Hulk’s facial structure - more akin to
Mark Ruffalo’s face than ever before - and further leaks have even suggested that Hulk
will be sporting some brand new armor for the film.
Well - spandex.
Kinda.
Coming in at Number 4 - Five Years Later …
It’s been widely suggested that Avengers 4 will feature a convenient five-year leap
into the future following the events of Infinity War - and while this may seem to be a cheap
way to get us back on track, it actually makes a lot of sense following the emotional aftermath
of the last films conclusion, and a way to slip neatly into the next MCU plot.
After all, a lot of stuff has gone down.
This rumour states that Tony Stark and the surviving superhero team have fumbled along
with their lives since the Thanos snap, and are now working for the government as agents
of S.H.I.E.L.D - with set photos reportedly backing up this rumour.
All of this serves as a means to an end, as the Avengers work with Ant-Man to utilise
the Quantum Realm for time-travel technology and get a second attempt at reverting Thanos’
actions.
It kind of makes sense - you know - as it’d be weird to pick up the main bulk of the movie
literally minutes after the snap-deaths of so many people.
It’ll allow us to feel the real gravity of the situation, seeing a world where all
of these characters have been long gone - but never forgotten.
Next up at Number 3 - The Skrulls
If you’ve seen our breakdown of the Captain Marvel trailer - and why she’s got a bad
habit of punching old ladies in the face - then you’ll be aware that the Skrulls - a deviant
race of shape-shifting aliens - have made their way to Earth on a slow, secret invasion.
While it’s uncertain as to how - or even when - the Skrull/Kree war will rear its ugly
head, it’s safe to say that the MCU are finally making the presence of The Skrulls
known.
Rumour has it that Hawkeye’s role in Avengers 4 will have him take up the mantle of Ronin
- a claim which is backed up by the Avengers 4 poster leak - and the reason he’s there
is to take down some Skrulls posing as Yakuza.
Coming in at our Number 2 point - Asgard On Earth
Asgard is not a place - it’s a people - the quote that reverberated its way across the
very fabric of Taika Waititi's 2017 Thor: Ragnarok - and with the fallout of Thanos’
snap, well - I guess there's 50% less of those people, then, really.
Nevertheless though - Infinity War - if it stays true with its rumour of a five year
leap forward - may have found Thor trying to rebuild his Asgardian Kingdom - and what
better place to do so - than on Earth!
Rumour has it that Valkyrie will finally make her triumphant return in Avengers 4 - alongside
fan favourite Korg and whatever remains of the Asgardian population, and with a fourth
installment of the God of Thunder’s franchise yet to be confirmed - then this storyline
may possibly be neatly shelved by Thor’s decision to park his Asgardian vessel and
deal with the complications that follows as the New King of Asgard.
Well - I guess we’ll have to find out.
And finally - at our Number 1 spot - Cap and Iron Man
And - maybe both of them will die.
Well, at least one of them.
Maybe.
Part of this is rumour - and part of this is heavily based in fan theory - but if true,
then Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans rumoured longing for departure from the Marvel Cinematic
Universe may be neatly wrapped up in Avengers 4.
According to the 4chan leak - only two of the original Avengers will actually survive
this movie - and it’s heavily rumoured that Captain America will give his life in an epic-battle
against Thanos - after finally wielding Mjolnir, a point foreshadowed in the 2012 Avengers.
Mjolnir you ask?
Yeah - don’t worry about it, it’s time-travel stuff.
But what about Tony Stark?
Well - if we take a Gwyneth Paltrow’s Instagram photo that she shared of lower half of her
body in a motion capture suit - then perhaps finally, it’s because she’s suiting up
as the awesome Rescue - in a revenge fit after losing her one true love in the battle against
The Mad Titan.
Well - only time will tell, and we for one can’t bloody wait.
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