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Avengers: Endgame’s Portals Scene Was Originally Much Different (But We’re Glad it Changed)
Endgame is one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most iconic moments, but it originally played out very differently. In an interview with Empire (via Total Film) to promote his upcoming film The Electric State,
The Russo Brothers Recall Fighting For Avengers: Endgame’s Big Portal Scene, And I’m So Glad They Won That Battle
There was probably some debate regarding the most famous moment, I think, of all the Marvel films, which is the portals opening at the end of Avengers: Endgame. The original concept was that the camera rotated around Steve Rogers and everybody was collected behind him.
‘Avengers: Endgame’ Portal Scene Was the Result of Drastic Last Minute Changes, Reveal Russo Brothers
From Black Widow’s sacrifice on Vormir to Tony Stark’s heartfelt "I love you 3000" phrase and Steve Rogers' emotional ending, every scene packed an emotional punch. But perhaps none were as iconic as the return of the Infinity War casualties.
Avengers: Endgame directors fought "for months" to have the iconic portals scene, which was originally totally different
The portals scene was reworked in post-production (along with, famously, Robert Downey Jr'.s 'I Am Iron Man' one-liner) and the rest is history – even if Endgame writer Stephen McFeely freely admitted, "I thought the first cut worked pretty well."
AVENGERS: ENDGAME Directors Reveal Their Original Plan For The Iconic "Portals" Scene
Avengers: Endgame ’s “Portals” scene is one of the most iconic moments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The emotional weight of all those Marvel heroes joining the final battle against Thanos had audiences jumping out of their sets and cheering.
Avengers Endgame: Russo Brothers REVEAL How Portals Scene Changed Before Becoming Most Iconic Marvel Moment
Avengers: Endgame saw Hulk putting on the Infinity gauntlet and snapping the blipped characters back to life. But unless the actual moment, nobody was sure how their return would be shown onscreen. Directors Joe and Anthony Russo claimed the portals scene underwent a lot of changes in the post production.
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AVENGERS: ENDGAME Co-Director Reveals Original Plan For Iconic "Portals" Scene
Avengers: Endgame co-director Joe Russo has revealed that the iconic "Portals" sequence was originally going to play out very differently, and he had to fight for the version we saw in the ...
With seven years between Endgame and Doomsday, Marvel fans are debating whether the wait between Avengers movies has been too long
As revealed by some recently released concept art, Kraven the Hunter was originally intended to have a scene that would have ...
A Chart That Shows Why ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Won’t Work Like ‘Endgame’
We are heading toward the conclusion of yet another Marvel era with a pair of Avengers films that will begin with Avengers: ...
Here’s why the Russos had to come back for Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars
Before Kevin Feige revealed that huge surprise, he offered fans another stunning reveal: Anthony and Joe Russo would return ...
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I've Changed My Mind, Chris Evans' MCU Return Has Actually Been Perfectly Set Up Since Marvel Hasn't Let Steve Rogers Fully Die After Endgame
Although his return was met with backlash, I think the MCU has actually spent more time than we thought setting up Chris ...