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Avengers: Endgame"Movie is Out Here's What You Need to Know

"Avengers: Endgame": Here's What You Need to Know

1. "Avengers: Endgame"(PG-13)

At the end of"Infinity War", Thanos got the last Infinity Stone and wiped out half of the universe with the snap of his fingers. The survivors are still coming to grips with that.

Iron Manis stranded in space aboard the Guardians' ship, Ant-Manis stuck in the quantum realm, the rest of the Avengers are reeling from their defeat in Wakanda, andCaptain Marvel just got back to Earth in response to Nick Fury's distress signal.

That last scene happened in the end credits to her movie. Unlike its predecessors,"Avengers: Endgame"won't have a normal end credits scene, but Marvel has posted the end credits for their other movies in a long series of Tweets. CNET also has a thorough write-up, where they rank all of those and also recap the mid-credit scenes.

If you need help remembering the order of the MCU movies, here's an inspirational trailer featuring the titles of all the other films, starting with"Iron Man"in 2008. And Screen Junkies put together a long video that recaps story arcs for all the characters.

Unfortunately, it sounds like this movie will be the last cameo we get from Stan Lee. He passed away in November at the age of 95. 

We'd originally heard that he might have filmed more scenes before his death, but director Joe Russo revealed earlier this month that the cameo he did for"Endgame"will be the last one used in the MCU movies. So it's basically Stan's endgame too.

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"Avengers: Endgame"clocks in at just over three hours long. Sure, that sounds like a lot. But if you're like most of us, you've seen all or most of the other 21 movies . . . which means you've already invested 44.8 hours into the MCU over the past 11 years.

That's a huge investment of time, and we've all got an enormous emotional attachment to these characters. So if you decide to brave one of the 4,662 theaters showing it this weekend, do NOT reveal any spoilers or you're just begging for someone to SNAP.

The first 21 movies made over $18.6 Billion worldwide, and #22 has already earned $169 million since it opened overseas.

Rotten Tomatoes currently has it listed as 96% Fresh before the audience scores start coming in, and industry experts are expecting"Endgame"to make somewhere between $250 million and $300 million . . . which would set a new box office record.

"Infinity War"holds the current record for the best opening weekend, with $257 million.

Phase 3 of the MCU will finish up this summer in"Spider-Man: Far From Home". It hits theaters Fourth of July weekend. Here's another look at that trailer, which shows Spider-Man working with Nick Fury after Fury interrupts his European vacation.

Depending on what happens in"Endgame",Phase 4 would theoretically include a"Black Widow"movie, the sequels to"Black Panther"and"Doctor Strange", and a third"Guardians of the Galaxy"movie, which got back on track after Disney rehired director James Gunn last month.

By the way, if your kid is a Fortnite addict, Marvel also Tweeted that there's a limited time Fortnite game mode where you can now wield Avengers' weapons like Thor's axe and Cap's shield to fight Thanos and an army of Chitauri warriors for the Infinity Stones.

What's After the Credits of "Avengers: Endgame"? 

This is technically a spoiler for "Avengers: Endgame", but it's really not much of one. And frankly, it could save you from sitting through the credits . . . which are bound to be massively long.

So, if you're still with me, here we go . . .

There are NO mid-credit or post-credit scenes. But there's SOMETHING at the very end of the credits. It's the sound of metal clanking when the final Marvel logo appears. Nobody knows what it means . . . or if it even means ANYTHING. 

Someone speculated that it could be the sound of Tony Stark making his first Iron Man suit . . . which would kind of bring us full-circle to the very beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

Or it could just be something to make us spend countless hours speculating.

Read More HERE

When to Take a Pee Break and Other "Avengers" Quick Hits 

1. Since "Avengers: Endgame" is three hours long, people are seriously stressing over whether or not they can sit through it without taking a pee break. Well, one website is offering a guide to the best times to sneak out for a tinkle.

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(Is all this worry over pee breaks making anyone else feel like the only human being left in this country who can go three hours without urinating? Or is it just me?)

2. Remember when people thought BRIE LARSON wasn't getting along with CHRIS HEMSWORTH? Well, now there's an interview where it looks like there's tension between her and JEREMY RENNER.

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3. Not surprisingly, "Avengers" is already online. 

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4. Check out the Avengers with the Photoshopped faces of actors who ALMOST played them.

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5. Here's a list of the Avengers, ranked by how much they've actually AVENGED.

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6. "Endgame" has already broken the record for biggest box office opening of all time in China. 

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CHRIS HEMSWORTH would still be as sexy even if he couldn't spell his own name. And that's a good thing, because he CAN'T. The Avengers got their hand prints in cement at the TLC Chinese Theater in Hollywood this week . . .

And Chris forgot the "T" in his last name. He had to jam it in there when he was done.

Jimmy Fallon had the stars of the "Avengers" movies sing "We Didn't Start the Fire", but with lyrics changed to bring everyone up to speed on the 21 Marvel movies leading up to the new one this weekend. 

LIAM HEMSWORTH and MILEY CYRUS hit up the "Avengers"premiere. They are the brother and sister-in-law of Thor, after all.

The AMC theater chain has added a record number of around-the-clock showings for "Avengers: Endgame"

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Twitter has introduced 40 new "Avengers" emoji.

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"Avengers: Endgame" Spoilers Hit the Internet . . . Here's How You Can Avoid Them 

Someone finally found a crack in the Marvel armor. Either late Monday or early Tuesday morning, a 5-minute video of SPOILERS for "Avengers: Endgame" hit the World Wide Web of Piracy. And now the world is freaking out.

It's not enough to just NOT WATCH the video if you come upon it. Because in every nook and cranny of cyberspace, you can potentially run into some sort of content related to it, if not clips of the video itself.

A few websites have put together guides to avoiding spoilers. Here are a few of their tips . . .

1. Mute certain words or phrases on Twitter. You know, character names like "Thanos", words like "infinity" or "gauntlet", or how about "Avengers: Endgame" itself?

2. Avoid or mute certain subreddits. There are specific ones where you're more likely to find spoilers, but it might be wise to avoid Reddit altogether.

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3. On Facebook, you can mute or snooze certain accounts you might expect to give out spoilers. You can also install something called "Social Fixer" to mute certain words or phrases.

4. On social media in general, disable auto-playing videos and close out your DMs.

5. Don't read comments sections.

6. Stay off online gaming. I know it's starting to sound extreme, but don't say I didn't warn you. 

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"Endgame" directors Joe and Anthony Russo didn't address the leak. But they did release a statement yesterday, asking people who see the movie not to spoil it for others.

They said, quote, "Because so many of you have invested your time, your hearts, and your souls into these stories, we're once again asking for your help.

"When you see 'Endgame' in the coming weeks, please don't spoil it for others, the same way you wouldn't want it spoiled for you. Remember, Thanos still demands your silence."

Read More HERE

(SPOILER ALERT: If you want to read what's in the leaked footage, you can do so here. To be honest, it really doesn't give THAT much away. But if you want to go into the movie completely spoiler-free, don't click.)


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