Avengers: Endgame is bound to be the biggest movie of the year! It is the culmination of 21 movies and 11 years of the MCU.
Come to dive into the specifics of this movie!
- Avengers: Endgame is an upcoming American superhero film
- It is based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers
- It is produced by Marvel Studios
- It is set for distribution by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- It is the direct sequel to 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War
- A sequel to 2012’s Marvel’s The Avengers
- And 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron
- it is the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)
- The film is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo
- With a screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely
- It features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Josh Brolin
- In the film, the surviving members of the Avengers work to reverse the damage caused by Thanos in Infinity War
- The film was announced in October 2014 as Avengers: Infinity War – Part 2
- The Russo brothers came on board to direct in April 2015
- By May, Markus and McFeely signed on to script the film
- In July 2016, Marvel removed the title
- Referring to it simply as Untitled Avengers film
- Filming began in August 2017 at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia
- Shooting back-to-back with Infinity War
- It ended in January 2018
- Additional filming took place in the Downtown and Metro Atlanta areas and New York
- The final title was revealed in December 2018
- The film is scheduled for release in the United States on April 26, 2019, in IMAX and 3D
- Following the events of Avengers: Infinity War, half of all life in the universe has been killed in an event dubbed “The Decimation”
- With the surviving universe in shambles, the remaining Avengers and their allies must reassemble to repair the damage caused by Thanos
- And restore harmony to the universe
- In October 2014, Marvel announced a two-part sequel to Age of Ultron, titled Avengers: Infinity War
- Part 1 was scheduled to be released on May 4, 2018
- With Part 2 scheduled for May 3, 2019
- In April 2015, Marvel announced that Anthony and Joe Russo would direct both parts of Avengers: Infinity War
- With back-to-back filming expected to begin in 2016
- Also in the month, Kevin Feige said the films would be two, distinct films
- By May 2015, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely signed on to write the screenplays for both parts of the film
- The following May, the Russos revealed that they would be retitling the two films
- To further remove the misconception that the films were one large film split in two
- In July 2016, Marvel removed the film’s title, simply referring to it as Untitled Avengers film
- Feige and the Russo brothers indicated the title was being withheld because it would give away plot details for this film and Infinity War
- Principal photography began on August 10, 2017
- Uder the working title Mary Lou 2
- At Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia
- With Trent Opaloch serving as director of photography
- The film, along with Infinity War, were shot using IMAX/Arri 2D cameras
- Thus marking the first time that a Hollywood feature film was shot entirely with IMAX digital cameras
- Also in the month, filming occurred in The Gulch area of Downtown Atlanta, near the Five Points MARTA station, and Piedmont Park
- Feige stated that the films were originally scheduled to be filmed simultaneously
- But instead decided to shoot them back-to-back
- Anthony Russo originally felt it made more sense to shoot the films simultaneously due to financial and logistical reasons considering the large number of cast members
- Even though each part is its own distinct film
- Production wrapped on January 11, 2018
- Although additional filming took place in Dutchess and Ulster counties in New York in June 2018
- Reshoots began by September 7, 2018
- They were concluded on October 12, 2018
- More reshoots occurred in January 2019
- Evans and Hemsworth both earned $15 million for the film
- On December 7, 2018, with the release of the film’s first trailer, the title was revealed to be Avengers: Endgame
- While also moving its release date in the United States to April 26, 2019
- Visual effects for the film were created by Industrial Light & Magic, Weta Digital, DNEG, Framestore, Cinesite, Digital Domain, Rise, Lola VFX, Cantina Creative, Capital T, Technicolor VFX, and Territory Studio
- In June 2016, Alan Silvestri
- Who composed the score for The Avengers
- It was revealed to be returning to score both Infinity War and Endgame
- The Russos started working with Silvestri on the score in early November 2018
