Discover the secrets of the Avengers: Infinity War. This will bring an end to the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and a number of key actors are coming to the end of their contracts, meaning it's believed some of the original Avengers will pay the ultimate price to defeat Thanos.
The return of Ant-Man, who had been trapped in the Quantum Realm after the snap.
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Unsurprisingly, but to the delight of their fans, Marvel took advantage of this year's Super Bowl to reveal a dramatic Big Game TV spot for Avengers: Endgame. And while it may not look to provide much new information, it's full of teases of how Earth's Mightiest Heroes are working to either avert or undo the snap. Some people move on - but not them.
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19. The Dead Avengers
The Avengers: Endgame Super Bowl trailer starts with a quick, haunting reminder of all the heroes who've been lost; the likes of Wasp, Nick Fury, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Panther, and Spider-Man. The images flash across the screen at speed, lifted from previous films and with colors filtered out. There are only a few red highlights on each image, the color of blood and the universal symbol for danger. It's a powerful way to introduce those watching the game to Endgame, reminding viewers of the dramatic end of Avengers: Infinity War.
18. Marvel Is Still Using The 10-Year Logo
Curiously, Marvel is still using their "First Ten Years" logo for Avengers: Endgame, despite 2019 being the studios' 11th year. It's reasonable to assume this is intended to reinforce the sense of continuity between Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, to truly make it feel as though the story that ended in the one film is continuing in the next Avengers blockbuster. The dissolve effect is remarkably powerful here, coming straight after a quick run-through of the various heroes who were dusted.
17. New York Is Deserted Post-Snap
The idea of the snap - which, in-universe, is called Jim Starlin's Infinity Gauntlet miniseries. There, the scale of it was demonstrated by spinning across a range of key locations in the Marvel universe, with several s dedicated to New York, where Spider-Man watched in horror as crowded streets were suddenly emptied. The Russo brothers avoided taking that approach with Avengers: Infinity War; they wanted the Decimation to feel rather more intimate, and thus focused exclusively on the deaths of characters audiences were already familiar with. But the Avengers: Endgame Super Bowl trailer shows that the snap had exactly the same kind of effect as in the comics; New York City is shown to be deserted, with barely a sign of life in the city or skies.
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16. The Statue of Liberty Surrounded - Is It A Sanctuary?
The Avengers: Endgame Super Bowl trailer lingers for a moment on the Statue of Liberty, which is surrounded by boats, suggesting Libert Island has become something a sanctuary. If that is indeed the case, it's hard not to be reminded of Emma Lazarus' poem, The New Colossus, inscribed on a plaque on the Statue.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
The poem seems an appropriate description of the entire human race in the MCU post-snap. The Decimation's survivors are tired and poor, homeless and "tempest-tost." Little wonder they seek sanctuary at the foot of symbols of hope; they're desperate to believe that the future is bright, when the present is only filled with grief and loss. This is the first solid hint that there's a fairly substantial time jump between the events of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame; there has to be enough time for people to flock to Liberty Island, and attempt to build a new community at the statue's feet.
15. Endgame's Sporting Moment
The Avengers: Endgame TV Spot dropped at the Super Bowl, so it's appropriate for Marvel to include a shot of a deserted sporting stadium, albeit one for baseball. Beyond that, though, the shot highlights reams of deserted cars in the parking lot. It's a potent symbol, telling viewers that the MCU has become a bleak, hopeless place, without entertainment and bereft of joy.
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14. Captain America At A Group
Naturally, the population of the MCU are attempting to make sense of what has happened, and it appears at least one of the survivor communities has set up a group. The format is familiar, with people sitting in a circle and talking through their pain and fears. In a surprising twist, Steve Rogers himself appears to be part of this particular group, which gives a sense of just how much the events of Avengers: Infinity War have shaken him. Notice that Rogers is out of costume here, perhaps hinting that at the beginning of the film he's lost all hope and abandoned his superhero identity. If that is the case, though, it won't last long.
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13. "Some People Move On... But Not Us"
A voice-over offers Captain America's assessment of the world; "Some people move on," he reflects, "but not us." This is the Avengers' driving motive in the film. The rest of the world is beginning to accept Thanos' horrific act of genocide, but Steve Rogers is unwilling to do so. The Avengers are deeply scarred, working through the five stages of grief; denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. But they're superheroes, and as a result their refusal to accept this harsh new reality means there is still the potential to change it. The first Avengers: Endgame trailer teased that Earth's surviving heroes will put together some sort of plan to either undo or avert the snap, believed to involve using time travel to rewrite history. It is their very grief, and their refusal to move on, that will provide this hope to the cosmos.
12. Tony Stark Works With Nebula
Tony Stark and Nebula may be stranded on board the Guardians' spaceship, but that doesn't mean they're sitting idly by and waiting for the life to shut down. The Avengers: Endgame Super Bowl trailer shows them hard at work in a scene that's visually reminiscent of the first Iron Man 2 where he created a new element to save his life from Palladium poisoning. The experience of being stranded in space appears to allow Tony Stark to reinvent himself once again, this time with Nebula's help.
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11. The Avengers Outside Their HQ
Next in the Avengers: Endgame Super Bowl trailer, four of the core Avengers stand outside the Avengers Compound and look up at the sky. It's unclear exactly what they're looking at; again, note that Steve Rogers is clean-shaven, which means some time has ed since the snap. The Avengers Compound still has lights, presumably because it had its own power generator.
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10. Rocket
Rocket Raccoon is the sole surviving member of the Guardians of the Galaxy, and here we get our first look at him in Avengers: Endgame, wearing a version of his original, blue-and-red comic outside. The trailer shows him entering a cabin, but there's absolutely no context for this image, so it's impossible to say where Rocket is; it looks as though he's built himself a home somewhere on a coast, although the TV spot could easily be misleading in this regard.
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