- Did the new Avengers Endgame tv spot
ruin our Iron Man rescue theory?
It's no secret that when it comes to
Marvel Studios and their movie trailers,
Kevin Feige, the Russo's, and everyone
else involved are basically Loki.
They misdirect, miniplate, or in some cases
straight up lie to throw fans off the trail
of what's actually going to happen next
in the latest installments of the Marvel Cinematic universe.
- You're, you really are the worst brother.
- Whether it is Thor's eye in Ragnarok,
Spider man in the Civil War lineup,
or just that infamous shot of all the Avengers running,
including the Hulk, in Infinity War,
Marvel just loves messing with us.
And guess what?
Avengers Endgame is no different.
But this time fans are on to Marvel.
In fact it was one shot in particular
that had fans scratching their heads.
But, new footage of this shot in an ad,
may have revealed the fate of Iron Man
and in the process ruined
our theory on how he gets rescued.
Obviously we're gonna be getting nitty gritty
with this Endgame theory and it could
potentially spoil some of the next Avengers outing.
So if you hate being cursed with knowledge
make like Vision and get that mind stone ripped out,
'cause there be spoilers ahead.
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The shot in question came from
the Super Bowl ad back in February.
It featured Natasha, Steve, Bruce, and Rhodey,
walking in a field outside the Avengers HQ
looking up at the night sky as something approached.
At the time fans pointed out there was a large
amount of space between Bruce and Rhodey.
Enough space to put another character.
And theory's began to swirl that someone
had been digitally edited out of the shot.
Speculation was rampant about the
identity of that missing character.
Could it be Captain Marvel?
Could it be Rocket?
Could it be Ant Man?
It had to be someone important
if they were going to go out of their way
to paint someone out, right?
Well guess what?
Thanks to a new 30 second ad dropped on Wednesday,
we finally got an answer on who that important someone is.
And it is none other than Pepper Pots.
Wait, what?
Seriously?
Well now that the cats out of the bag,
or rather the Pepper is out of the Pot.
Why was Pepper Pots hidden from that shot
in the earlier promo, and what does it all mean?
Its been a long standing belief that the field shot
is the moment Tony and Nebula return to Earth
after their long space road trip
following their defeat by Thanos.
Based on how dire their status is
with them running dangerous low on
food, fuel, and water.
Most fans believe that it is likely
someone will show up and rescue them.
Now we have maintained that Pepper Pots
will be the one to come to their rescue.
Based on a few pieces of evidence.
We've broken down this theory before
on previous episodes of Nerdist News.
So here is the to long,
didn't read,
er watch, version.
First up, in the comics,
Pepper Pots has her own Iron Man suit called Rescue.
Which is a defensive armor used for search and rescue.
We have also seen leaks of Endgame
toys that highlight the Rescue armor.
And Paltrow herself has had to take down
social media posts that show her in a Mo-cap suit.
Plus it would just fit into the story thematically.
However, Pepper being in this new shot
with the other surviving Avengers
when Tony and Nebula arrive
would put the kibosh on our theory.
So it seems our colleague, Dan Casey
and his theory about Captain Marvel saving Tony is correct.
Right?
Maybe.
The bigger question is,
why hide Pepper Pots from that shot earlier
only to show her there now?
We don't want to get to tinfoil hat here
but as we mentioned earlier the Russo's
and company are masters at misinformation in trailers.
They have admitted that they've faked shots
to throw people off the scent,
even their own actors.
They literally had Mark Ruffalo,
one of the most spolierific of all the Avengers
shot his own death scene in Infinity War
just to keep him from spoiling the
fact that Bruce Banner survives.
- Everybody dies (laughs)
- Du dude! Dude.
- Not everybody.
- Although he should have put two and two together
that he survived since he's also in Endgame.
But, hmm.
We suspect this could be another
misdirect in a long line of misdirects.
Sure, Pepper might be in that shot,
but are they really at the Avengers Headquarters?
Are they looking at something arriving to Earth?
Or something leaving Earth?
And is it even really night time?
We're on to you Marvel.
Even if its not Pepper Pots as Rescue
who saves Tony and Nebula in Endgame.
We still won't believe it.
Just kidding.
The good news is we'll only have to wait about a week
longer to find out exactly how Tony will get saved
barring anymore spoilers of course.
But what do you folks think?
Is our rescue theory wrong?
Or is this more trailer trickery?
What's your favorite conspiracy theory
about Avengers Endgame?
And couldn't Gwyneth Paltrow just have wanted
to show off a new pair of Goop Leggings on her insta story?
Let's discuss.
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