INSIDER breaks down all of the unanswered questions we hope Marvel will answer when the third « Avengers » movie arrives in theaters April 27.
Will all of these characters make it out of « Avengers: Infinity War » alive?
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Spoilers ahead if you aren’t caught up on the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies.
» Avengers: Infinity War » comes to theaters April 27. And when it does, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and the Guardians of the Galaxy will be going up against Gamora’s dad, Thanos.
As they attempt to save the world from the Mad Titan menace, there are a lot of questions we have going into the movie. Many of them revolve around characters who may or may not turn up.
Keep reading to see all the questions we have going into the third « Avengers » movie we hope to see answered.
Let’s start off with the most obvious question. Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye has mysteriously been left out of any marketing for the movie so far. Renner’s name doesn’t even appear on the movie’s main poster. What’s the deal?
Directors Anthony and Joe Russo told Screenrant he has a role to play in the film.
‘So Hawkeye’s on his own journey in this movie, » said Joe Russo .
We know Paul Rudd’s Marvel character is getting a sequel to his 2015 movie, but so far he hasn’t appeared in any trailers or marketing for the movie either. It’s not clear whether or not we’ll have to wait until « Ant-Man and the Wasp » to see him.
After 18 movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we’ve seen five of the six Infinity stones. The only one we haven’t seen is the orange soul gem.
When the powerful stones are combined in an Infinity gauntlet, they give the wielder almost unlimited power.
A lot of people think the final stone is located on Wakanda, especially since a giant battle takes place there. If you need a refresher on all of the stones, you can read about them here.
At the end of « Thor: Ragnarok, » it looks like Thanos catches up with Thor and Loki. While Thor is flung into space and winds up with the Guardians of the Galaxy, things are looking more dire for his brother.
We believe Loki took the Tesseract from Asgard before its destruction and Thanos has come to collect along with some of followers, known as the Children of Thanos (not his actual kids). Trailers have shown Thanos break open the Tesseract to retrieve the blue stone, which allows for interdimensional travel.
Do we think Thanos will let Loki live afterward? Maybe if he decides to join his cause.
It’s clear in the trailers Thanos has the purple Infinity stone before acquiring the blue one. The power stone was last left in protection of the Nova Corps on Xandar.
Did Thanos destroy the entire Nova Corps to acquire it?
We’re betting Thanos is getting his hands on all of the Infinity stones — that’s the point of the movie. It’s called « Infinity War. »
Once he does, it’s going to take a miracle to stop him. In the comics, it’s a character we haven’t seen yet, Adam Warlock, who winds up stopping Thanos’ terror. We’ve only seen the character hinted at during the end of « Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. »
We know this is a Disney movie, but you can’t have over a dozen major superheroes on screen and not have any of the characters die, right?
It seems pretty obvious things aren’t looking great for Vision considering he has an Infinity stone in his head. But then it starts to get fuzzy. We could see one of the Guardians of the Galaxy risking their lives against Thanos, since some of them have a personal vendetta against him and it’s unclear whether or not some of the contracts of the original Avengers will carry on after the film.
You can read our breakdown of who we believe is most likely to die in « Infinity War » here .
One of the earliest teasers for the movie shows Vision brutally getting assaulted by one of Thanos’ minions.
Tony Stark’s assistant was brought to life by the power of the mind stone. If it’s removed from his head, it’s not clear what will happen to him. In the trailers, we see Vision makes it to Wakanda. Maybe Shuri will have some answers once he’s there.
After losing an eye in « Thor: Ragnarok, » the God of Thunder started wearing an eye patch like his dear old dad, Odin. Though trailers have shown Thor with the patch, we’re not convinced it’s sticking around too long.
Some toys and promotional artwork for the film (like the one you see above) show Thor sporting two different colored eyes. How is that possible? We have a feeling his run-in with the Guardians of the Galaxy will answer that.
You can read more on how we think Rocket Racoon will help hook Thor up with a new eye here .
Gwyneth Paltrow revealed she’ll be back in some capacity on « The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, » but it’s not clear how large that role will be.
The end of « Spider-Man: Homecoming » made it look like she may be engaged and prepping a wedding with Tony Stark. They may not get their happily ever after if Thanos has anything to say about it.
You can read more on what Paltrow had to say about being in « Infinity War » here .
When a trailer premiered in February, fans quickly noticed Stark’s latest suit is a nod to one from the comics called » Bleeding Edge Armor. «
Unlike previous suits, people think it’s a suit that’s kept inside Stark’s body until he mentally wills it on his body made from the extremis formula introduced in « Iron Man 3. »
After watching « Black Panther, » it looks like his suit may work similar to T’Challa’s which clings to his body. Maybe Stark and Shuri team up to build him a cooler suit. Stark could use a suit made out of vibranium when going up against Thanos.
The last time we saw James Rhodes in « Captain America: Civil War, » he was paralyzed from the legs down. At the movie’s end, Tony Stark was checking in on him as he was undergoing physical therapy.
In trailers for « Infinity War, » we see Rhodey’s War Machine back in action.
How is this possible?
Since Rhodey is in Wakanda, we’re thinking he may have met up with Black Panther’s sister Shuri to be healed in her tech lab.
Yes, the » Game of Thrones » actor will appear in the movie. His name appears in the credits on one of the latest posters.
We’re just not sure who he’s playing.
We know Samuel L. Jackson will be back as the man who rounded up the Avengers in 2019’s « Captain Marvel, » but it’s not clear if he’ll make an appearance in « Infinity War.
