When Thanos snapped his fingers, half of all life in the universe disappeared into ash. Viewers were shocked when characters like Black Panther, Spider-Man, Star-Lord, Scarlet Witch, Bucky Barnes and Nick Fury dissolved before their eyes. In the end of the film we saw which characters had lived, and which of them had died. Well, most of them.
There are many more Marvel Cinematic Universe characters whose fates are unknown — many characters who were off-screen at the time of the snap. The Russo Brothers were quizzed by Huffington Post on the status of a few characters.
Howard The Duck, whom we have seen twice in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, is marked safe. “He survived,” Joe Russo revealed. The directors revealed that Peter Parker’s aunt, May Parker, actually survived the finger snap. Also counted among the survivors: Black Panther‘s Nakia, who is out on missions, “deep undercover.”
However, it’s not all good news. The Russo brothers confirmed a large list of dead characters, who also crumbled to ash when Thanos snapped his fingers. Counted among the dead are Bruce Banner’s one-time girlfriend Betty Ross, Thor’s fellow Asgardian Lady Sif, and the Asgardian actor who played Loki in the outdoor play seen in Thor: Ragnarok (who probably is Matt Damon).
As open as the Russos were, they actually had to keep quiet on certain characters. The brothers played the “spoiler” card when asked about the fates of Jane Foster, Korg and Miek, Shuri and Peter Parker’s best friend Ned. “When we say spoiler, [we mean] potential spoiler,” Anthony said, meaning that those characters may not necessarily play a big role in Avengers 4.
As for Ant-Man, the Wasp and Hawkeye, time will tell.
In theaters now, Avengers: Infinity War stars Robert Downey Jr., Josh Brolin, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Olsen, Sebastian Stan, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Bettany, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Benedict Wong, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel, Dave Bautista, Pom Klementieff, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Holland and Anthony Mackie.