ODEON Magazine 109 March/April 2019 | Page 14

“Alas, poor Tony! We knew him well...” Watch the trailer Avengers: Endgame TBC Can the MCU’S surviving heroes find a way to defeat Thanos and bring back their pals? DIRECTORS Anthony Russo, Joe Russo starring Brie Larson, Bradley Cooper, Scarlett Johansson, chris evans The 22nd movie in the MCU is perhaps the studio’s most anticipated – and no wonder. When we last saw our heroes in 2018’s Infinity War, half of them were turning to ash, courtesy of Mad Titan Thanos’ population-decimating finger snap (see box for a full list of those no longer with us). If you’ve seen the trailers, you’ll know that life is still incredibly bleak at the start of this fourth chapter: the dead are still dead, Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) is floating through space with no food, no water and no seeming hope of rescue, and the surviving Earth-based WAR DEAD? 25 APR 14 odeon.co.uk Thanos’ Infinity War snap wiped out “50% of all living creatures” including the following MCU faves: Bucky Barnes, the Black Panther, Scarlet Witch, Falcon, Groot, Star-Lord, Drax, Mantis, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Nick Fury, Marie Hill, Hank Pym and Hope and Janet van Dyne. But are they really gone? Find out on 25 April. Avengers – Black Widow, Captain America, Hulk, etc – are broken versions of themselves. Thankfully, hope arrives in the form of the MIA Ant-Man, whose knowledge of the Quantum Realm – may, just may – help our remaining heroes find a way to defeat Thanos once and for all. Everyone’s assuming Endgame will have a happy ending, but directors Anthony and Joe Russo have never been ones to play by the rules (they certainly didn’t with Infinity War). Our advice? Expect the unexpected, while keeping a tight hold of your seat – this is set to be the roller- coaster ride to end them all. SEE P25 FOR OUR KEY PLAYER GUIDE