Why The Avengers: Endgame Re-Release Didn’t Feature More Deleted Scenes

In an obvious attempt to beat Avatar’s all-time box office record, Marvel has re-released Avengers: Endgame in theaters with a few minutes of bonus content. And while the movie’s weekend gross suggests that there are quite a few MCU fans out there who’ll lap up any new footage they can get, others have been left disappointed by the meager volume of fresh material offered.

In particular, the re-release packs just one deleted scene: an unfinished sequence in which Professor Hulk rescues civilians from a burning building. The scene is included as a post-credits feature, alongside a Stan Lee tribute and a quick preview of the upcoming Spider-Man: Far From Home.

Whether or not this added content is worth the price of an extra ticket remains debatable, but if you’re surprised that the re-release isn’t offering a more generous helping of deleted scenes, it’s worth remembering that the production of Endgame didn’t leave a lot of material on the cutting room floor.

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Indeed, even before the film’s initial release, co-director Joe Russo told Collider that “almost everything” they shot for the movie ultimately made it into the theatrical cut. In the same interview, Joe’s brother Anthony Russo went on to explain that they “love tight, propulsive storytelling,” leaving little room for superfluous content.

That being said, we already know that the Hulk sequence isn’t the only deleted scene that we’ll have a chance to watch. Specifically, the upcoming Blu-Ray for Avengers: Endgame will reportedly feature six new scenes, titled “Goji Berries,” “Bombs on Board,” “Suckiest Army in the Galaxy,” “You Used to Frickin’ Live Here,” “Tony and Howard” and “Avengers Take a Knee.”

We’ll no doubt learn more about this unused material in the next few weeks. But in the meantime, the MCU’s Phase 3 comes to a close with the release of Spider-Man: Far From Home on July 2nd.

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Avengers: Endgame Directors Hint That Gamora Didn’t Survive Tony’s Snap

A little over 2 months after the release of Avengers: Endgame, one would think that all the questions fans had after watching it would be answered. Once again though, the Marvel fandom has stepped up to the challenge and asked did Gamora survive Tony’s snap at the end of the movie? Well, the Russo Brothers have addressed that question now with another question.

In an interview with Fox 5 DC, the Endgame directors were asked about whether or not Gamora was dusted when Iron Man sacrificed his own life to undo Thanos’ evil handiwork. They replied as follows:

“The argument could be that Tony wished away all the evil . . . . Who knows? That’s a story for another time.”

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It is an interesting point. Was Gamora part of Thanos’ army? Was she good or bad? Who did Tony wish away; just the Mad Titan’s minions or all the bad people? Personally, it’s something I’ve never thought about until now. The way she nailed Star-Lord in his asteroids didn’t really help, either. She’s certainly not the Gamora that fell in love with Quill, but who knows if she was beyond saving enough that Tony’s snap reduced her to dust.

After all, nothing after Stark’s heroic sacrifice makes it perfectly clear that Gamora survived. Even the IMDb page for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 doesn’t list Zoe Saldana as reprising her ass-kicking green alien role. The directors could be suggesting that the answer to this question will come in the Guardians’ next outing, but who knows?

Time will tell, though if you want to search for some more clues, be sure to catch Avengers: Endgame once more in theaters as Marvel’s now re-released it, and it comes with a couple extra goodies that we didn’t get the first time.

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Chris Evans Hints That Avengers: Endgame Continuity Questions Will Be Addressed

Though the next MCU installment is just a couple of days away from hitting theaters, fans still have a few lingering questions about the previous Marvel movie. For one thing, there remains plenty of uncertainty around what exactly happened to Steve Rogers in the final minutes of Avengers: Endgame.

As you likely recall, having successfully reversed the snap, Captain America travels through time in order to return the Infinity Stones. The next time we see him, Chris Evans’ character has aged several decades, but some viewers are still trying to piece together the chain of events that elapsed off-screen.

Has the older Steve been secretly living in the MCU for all this time? Or did he spend his life with Peggy in an alternate reality before hopping back into the main timeline to pass on his shield? Fans continue to debate the subject, and when Evans himself recently spoke at ACE Comic Con Seattle, the star did little to clarify the matter, telling his audience that this was a question best left for the writers.

“You know, I’m not sure I can give you those answers. That’s weak as shit, but ask the writers,” Evans said. “Look, I understand there’s a lot of things you can question about the time continuity but if there’s one thing I’ve learned about working with Marvel, they don’t leave stones unturned. They really don’t.”

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Indeed, Avengers: Endgame co-writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have previously been asked just what happened to Steve, and their explanation is that Cap has, in fact, been living out his retirement in the same timeline as the MCU movies. However, co-directors Anthony and Joe Russo have meanwhile offered their own, contradictory explanation, and even Markus and McFeely have admitted that the story is open to interpretation.

In any case, going back to Evans’ recent comments, the actor seems to be suggesting that future Marvel projects might tie up some of the loose ends from Cap’s journey. Maybe so, but in the meantime, the MCU’s Phase 3 comes to a close with the release of Spider-Man: Far From Home on July 2nd.

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Anthony Mackie Says He’s Feeling The Pressure Over His MCU Future

Anthony Mackie is a veteran of the Marvel Cinematic Universe at this point, having appeared in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War and the double-bill of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Despite being a part of the franchise for over half a decade, the closing scenes of Endgame saw the 40 year-old actor’s role in the MCU become more important than ever, as Steve Rogers handed over the shield and awarded him the mantle of Captain America.

Unsurprisingly, the pressure on Mackie’s shoulders has increased dramatically, something the actor is acutely aware of. In a recent interview, the former Falcon admitted to the pressure that comes with taking on such an iconic character but remains determined to put his own stamp on the role, saying:

“I love Chris. Chris is an amazing Cap. And I feel like, what he’s been able to do with that character, very few people have been able to do in any cinematic universe or span of films. Because he’s played Cap for a lot of movies. To take that over, to be a part of that, the legacy of that, is a huge challenge. It’s something where a lot of people are going to expect me to be Chris Evans in the same suit, but a black dude. And that’s definitely not going to happen.”

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Mackie knows that the fans are going to be scrutinizing everything he does as the new Cap, given both how popular the character of Captain America is and how closely associated it’s become with Chris Evans.

While it hasn’t been officially confirmed, many are speculating that Mackie will officially take up the shield in the upcoming Disney Plus limited series starring his big screen character. Originally announced as The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, it stands to reason given the events of Avengers: Endgame that the actor will likely end up playing the role of Captain America instead. That remains to be seen, of course, but we should learn more about it next month at Comic-Con, so stay tuned.

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Neill Blomkamp’s RoboCop Returns Will Feature The Original Suit

District 9 director Neill Blomkamp certainly seems determined to reboot a 1980’s classic one way or another.

The South African filmmaker spent over two years developing Alien: Awakening, a direct sequel to James Cameron’s Aliens that would see Sigourney Weaver reprise the iconic role of Ellen Ripley. However, the project was quietly shelved following the disappointing reception to Ridley Scott’s Prometheus follow-up Alien: Covenant.

Blomkamp then went on to launch experimental short film company Oats Studios, before it was announced last year that he had turned his attention to RoboCop and was rewriting a seemingly long-lost spec script by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner, the duo behind Paul Verhoeven’s classic 1987 original, who also joined the project as executive producers.

Neumeier has praised Blomkamp’s approach in the past, claiming that “his idea is that it should be proper Verhoeven… if Verhoeven had directed a movie right after RoboCop… I think that’s what he is trying to achieve.” Blomkamp himself echoed these sentiments as well recently, updating fans on his progress by tweeting that the “script is being written. Going well! Imagine watching Verhoeven do a follow up film.” While it would be better if the director was more open about putting his own stamp on the material rather than imitating someone else, you can’t fault his enthusiasm.

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One of the many criticisms that dogged Jose Padilha’s ill-judged 2014 RoboCop remake was the suit, which made the title character look like an awkward cross between Iron Man and a Power Ranger. Keen to assuage any doubts, Blomkamp responded to a fan on Twitter asking if the original suit would be the one used in the latest reboot with a simple reply: “1 million % original.”

With the director confirming the original suit will feature in the movie, it’s surely only a matter of time before he announces the involvement of Peter Weller in some capacity, too, right? We’ll have to wait and see, but for now, we know that RoboCop Returns will follow the recent reboot trend of acting as a direct sequel to the original, ignoring the second and third film as well as the remake. As always, watch this space for more.

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Avengers: Endgame Inches Closer To Avatar Thanks To Re-Release

In a final attempt to push past Avatar’s box office record, Marvel Studios re-released Avengers: Endgame into theaters this weekend with several minutes of new content. And so far at least, the approach seems to be paying off.

As we reported yesterday, the Avengers: Infinity War sequel brought in $1.8 million domestically on Friday, which took its North American total up to $837 million. Though not a massive number, it was significant step up from the previous Friday, which saw Endgame earn only $530,906. The strong performance continued on throughout the weekend as well, with the pic seeing respectable figures on Saturday and expected to close out Sunday on a similarly impressive note.

In fact, analysts now estimate that Endgame will stand at $2.761 billion by the time Monday morning rolls around, which would put it roughly $26 million behind Avatar’s $2.788 billion figure. All things considered, that’s not exactly an enormous gap, but given Endgame’s current pace at the box office, it still might be some time before we know for sure if it’ll catch up to James Cameron’s sci-fi epic or not.

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With all that said, it’s not like Marvel’s going to be too upset even if Endgame doesn’t reach the top. They’ve already made a boatload of cash from the film and it’ll go down in history as one of the biggest and most successful movies of all-time. Still, it’d be quite an accomplishment and one that would be well deserved after over ten years of delivering hit after hit.

Tell us, though, do you think Avengers: Endgame will be able to snatch the crown from Avatar? Or has it run out of too much steam already? As always, be sure to share your thoughts with us down below.

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