Now that
Avengers: Endgame has secured an early release in China, the signs are all pointing to the Marvel Studios movie having the biggest opening weekend in box office history. That's an incredible feat, but one that was to be expected given the popularity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the huge amount of excitement surrounding this epic finale.
Today, an international promo banner has been released which puts Earth's Mighties Heroes in China as they watch over the sun rising on the Middle Kingdom.
It's a great piece of imagery, but does it tell us anything about the movie? Well, it looks like Ant-Man has a new suit and Clint Barton is once again decked out as Hawkeye rather than Ronin. This is just a promo banner, of course, so there's a chance these "reveals" don't mean an awful lot.
Either way, this is an awesome banner, and there will hopefully be many more to come so keep an eye out.
Hit the "View List" button below for a recap of what
the new character posters have revealed about the movie!
Valkyrie Is Alive And In The Movie
We've suspected that this might be the case for a while now but the posters confirm that not only is Valkyrie alive, but she's also going to factor into
Avengers: Endgame somehow.
After Tessa Thompson's scene stealing performance in
Thor: Raganrok, fans were disappointed to see that she didn't make it into
Avengers: Infinity War, so it's going to be a lot of fun to watch her join the fight against Thanos (with any luck, Korg will also return).
The extent of her role remains to be seen, but here's hoping it ends up being somewhat significant.
Shuri Is Among The Dead
The last time we saw Shuri, she had been taken down by Corvus Glaive as he attempted to retrieve the Mind Stone from The Vision's forehead. While that member of The Black Order clearly didn't kill T'Challa's sister, her fate has very much been up in the air since, and it's now clear that she was dusted alongside the King of Wakanda.
This works on a number of levels; for starters, M'Baku is more than likely the new King and with Shuri no longer around, it will be up to original Avengers Tony Stark and Bruce Banner to come up with a solution to bring an end to the Mad Titan once and for all.
Pepper Potts And Happy Hogan Will Return
When Iron Man finds his way back to Earth, he will have plenty of allies because both Pepper Potts and Happy Hogan are alive and well. Honestly, that's not a huge surprise because it's been obvious that Rescue will factor into proceedings for ages now, but Happy's role is a little harder to figure out.
Chances are, he'll just have a relatively minor role, but we might also get to see his reaction to what happened, After all, he grew fond of Peter Parker in
Spider-Man: Homecoming and that loss will likely have hit him hard.
Is Wong The New Sorcerer Supreme?
At the end of
Avengers: Infinity War, Doctor Strange was obviously among those who perished after Thanos snapped his fingers and wiped out half the universe. Thanos is in possession of the Time Stone, but the Sanctum Sanctorum still needs someone to protect it and it seems as if that's a role that will now fall to Wong.
Benedict Wong's name was front and centre on the recently released poster so his return isn't a shock, and seeing as we know Benedict Cumberbatch had to use a stand-in for many of his scenes due to his busy schedule, it makes sense that Marvel would put the focus on a new Sorcerer Supreme for at least some of this adventure.
Loki Is Definitely Dead
Unless Marvel Studios is trying to misdirect us (and we really don't think they are), then Loki didn't find a way to escape his murder at the hands of Thanos and will not factor into this movie...well, not in the present day, anyway!
Set photos have shown flashbacks to the events of
The Avengers with the God of Mischief in S.H.I.E.L.D. custody, and whether that comes down to time-travel or something else, we're definitely going to see more of Loki - even if it isn't in the present day version of the villain we've grown accustomed to in recent years.
Will All Of The "Fallen" Return?
Marvel Studios released sixteen coloured posters and sixteen in black and white with, as we noted above, the key difference being that the first half are alive and the others are dead.
There are some notable omissions (Hank Pym, Maria Hill, and more have all failed to make the cut) but should we take the inclusion of characters like Gamora and even Loki as an indication that they will also return if Earth's Mightiest Heroes succeed in stopping Thanos?
Their deaths were definitive and unrelated to the snap, so it's currently pretty tricky to come up with an explanation for how undoing that moment would also lead to their resurrections.
There's No Sign Of Thanos
Considering the fact that
Avengers: Infinity War ended with a smiling Thanos watching the sun rise over a "grateful" universe, it's surprising just how little we've seen of the villain in marketing materials for
Avengers: Endgame.
With that in mind, he's nowhere to be seen in these character posters as Marvel clearly decided to instead keep the spotlight on the heroes and the fact they finally get do some Avenging on behalf of those that were taken from them when the Mad Titan snapped his fingers.
Still No Sign Of The Hulk
While we've seen The Hulk in action figure form and on various pieces of promotional material, there's still no sign of the Jade Giant in officially released content like this.
Instead, Bruce Banner is being put front and centre and that points to Marvel choosing to handle the Green Goliath's return in a somewhat surprising manner (which makes sense when he's seemingly taken on the Professor Hulk persona). Even so, you'd think he would have been shown here in some form, but then none of the heroes have their masks on for some reason!
"Avenge The Fallen"
This tagline is interesting for a number of reasons, and it may at least shed some light on what that mysterious mission the heroes are embarking on will entail.
While we all think that they're going to travel back in time to try to resurrect everyone, what if it's as simple as making Thanos pay for what he did before an alternative solution becomes clear?
Honestly, that may not be a question we get an answer to until April 26th rolls around...
What do you guys think about the new Avengers: Endgame character posters? Did you spot any reveals we missed? As always, share your thoughts in the comments section down below.