boy, this is something i have a lot of opinions on
warning for length and leaks and everything else
BIG SPOILERS AHEAD:
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Balancing leaks with what we know about both MCU canon and the comic story line - I'm fairly sure that some form of either time or dimensional travel is involved. We see Scott, A4 Tony, and an A1 Steve all with devices on their hand. We know that they've filmed the Helicarrier scene, with Loki being led through (again) for A4. We know that people from the past make appearances (including Howard Stark and Harley Keener). We know that the Russos have said that some characters being revealed would be too much of a spoiler, of which include both Jane Foster and Sif.
Including the leaks for outfit design and released toys (Hulkbuster with Hulk inside, Iron Man with his own gauntlet, etc) I'm really prone to believe that Tony winds up organizing his own rag-tag group to create a second gauntlet by taking stones from the past/another dimension or realm.
Deadpool cannot join specifically because of outside contracts and stipulations stating they do not take place in the same universe as mainline MCU.
I talked about Ant-Man a little earlier, but I didn't include Hawkeye. Outfit reveal that he gets a completely new wardrobe and people are calling it as his new persona, Ronin. I'm 100% on board with that.
People who are assumed dead.... I don't know. Russos state that people who are dead are going to stay dead. I don't see a reason to not believe that. GOTG3 was reportedly taking place in between the large, several year gap of GOTG2 and IW, which would allow Gamora to have a role while still technically being 'dead'. People say her soul is in the soul stone. Also plausible, as we don't know a lot about how it works.
Loki, though? Also kinda an... "I don't know"? In TDW, when he 'dies' he turns blue like his Jotuun form. Yet when Thanos snaps his neck, we don't see this transformation, though that could simply be from the lighting on the ship, as it's bathed in purple and blown up before we get a chance to see Thor mourn over the body. I feel like he will come back in a sense (especially because Tom Hiddleston was signed for a six episode Loki-centric series by Disney for their streaming service in 2019), but I'm unsure if he'll come back to life. If anything, they might take him from another dimension/time.
Everyone snapped will come back. This is inevitable, as Spiderman 2 is confirmed for happening after IW4, Doctor Strange 2 is greenlit and BP2 is in the works. How? I'm still firm in the camp that Tony makes his own gauntlet and reverses the snap.
Quote:
"Will Captain America or Iron Man die saving the others?"
Probably.
Chris Evans confirmed he's done with playing Captain America and wants to move into directing. His contract expires after A4, so I wouldn't be surprised if he dies and passes the mantle to Bucky.
Now, Iron Man. This I have SO MANY theories on because RDJ has constantly renewed contracts after they've expired, including for Civil War, Spiderman, and IW. He's gone on record saying he'll keep playing Iron Man if they keep offering contracts. However, they have been struggling with pay for contracts, as his price increases exponentially, and he is getting older. I really want him to 'retire' after an 'injury' from the gauntlet - but other people are fairly sure he'll die. I'm really 50/50 on his character dying. Would it make a good movie? Sure. Would it make sense for his character arc? Ehh... I don't know. That's a whole different can of worms that I could write on and I'm sure this is long enough already. c":
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