Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4 directors Joe and Anthony Russo recently sat down for an in-depth discussion about both movies and the subject of those recent set photos came up. In those, we've seen many of moments from The Avengers including Loki's capture and the Battle for New York.
The prevailing theory is that Earth's Mightiest Heroes are going to use the Time Stone to travel back in time and when the filmmakers were asked about using that as a plot device, Anthony responded, "Oh you know, big fan of the technique." Both of them then mentioned Back to the Future before Joe addressed those set photos head on and appeared to then debunk the time travel theory entirely.
"Look, it's interesting because yes there are photos that always leak, and then there's lots of conjecture about what those photos mean," he explained. "Certainly there is a five-minute sequence in 'Civil War' around a piece of technology that was laid in for a very specific reason. So if you go back and look at that film, you may get a hint as to a direction." That's a reference to B.A.R.F.!
The movie showed Tony Stark using that device to revisit a key moment from his past and it makes perfect sense that Avengers 4 will send the Armoured Avenger - and Ant-Man, it seems - back to the Battle of New York to possibly try and find a way to stop Thanos. A case containing B.A.R.F. has also been spotted on set. Do you buy these comments? Let us know your thoughts and theories below.
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