AVENGERS: ENDGAME Star Robert Downey Jr. Says Final 8 Minutes Are The Best In The MCU - Possible SPOILERS

AVENGERS: ENDGAME Star Robert Downey Jr. Says Final 8 Minutes Are The Best In The MCU - Possible SPOILERS

In a new interview, Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man) has shared his thoughts on why the final 8 minutes of Avengers: Endgame may be the MCU's best - however, his remarks are potentially spoilery.

By JoshWilding - Apr 19, 2019 06:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Avengers: Endgame
Source: The Upcoming
Avengers: Endgame is being billed as the culmination of the first three Phases of storytelling in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and that obviously means that the movie is a very big deal. 

How it all ends is probably the most closely guarded secret in the history of superhero cinema, but Robert Downey Jr. has revealed that he believes the closing minutes of the massive superhero ensemble are among the best ever put on screen during this shared world's storied history. 

"The last eight minutes of [Avengers: Endgame] are maybe the best eight minutes in the entire history of the whole run of them, in a way, because everyone’s involved," he teased. 

Downey's comments could be interpreted in a number of ways, but it would make sense for Avengers: Endgame to feature a brief time-jump to show us what comes next for these characters and that's a storytelling device anyone who has ever read a comic book event arc should be all too familiar with. It would also explain what he means when he says "everyone's involved."

Whatever the case may be, there's not long to go until we'll get to experience this for ourselves.

Click on the "View List" button for a breakdown of Avengers: Endgame's opening scene!

Endgame Starts 22 Days After Infinity War



There's been an awful lot of speculation about how much time will have passed since we last saw Earth's Mightiest Heroes at the end of Infinity War, and this footage finally cleared things up. 

While Tony Stark is recording that message for Pepper Potts, he mentions that they have been stranded in space for 22 days. He and Nebula no doubt left Titan almost immediately after the Mad Titan teleported himself to Wakanda, so that means they've been drifting through space for at least three weeks. 

Presumably, the same amount of time will have passed back on Earth for everyone else. 
 

Is Iron Man Dying?



Tony Stark was stabbed through the stomach by Thanos and, yes, there are seemingly going to be some pretty major consequences.

The hero tells Pepper that Nebula has helped him heal but he's contracted some sort of infection following the battle. While he tells his fiancee that he's recovering thanks to Nebula's assistance, it would certainly make sense for his condition to worsen over the course of this adventure, and for Tony to sacrifice himself because he's going to end up dying anyway. 

It's hard to say for sure, but it would be a bit of a cop out for Iron Man to simply recover from what initially seemed like a mortal wound.
 

Repairing The Benatar



A lot of fans were confused by the appearance of the Benatar in the first trailer for Avengers: Endgame, considering it was widely assumed that it got destroyed on Titan after Thanos pretty much tore the planet apart. However, it sounds like Tony and his new ally have been hard at work trying to repair it.

Iron Man reveals that while the fuel cells were damaged at one stage, they've fixed things up well enough to get two days worth of flight time before the oxygen runs out. Someone clearly comes to Rescue them, though, because it really doesn't sound like much more can be done before it's too late.
 

The Movie's Opening Scene



Those in attendance have said that they saw what appeared to be the movie's opening scene as "Dear Mr. Fantasy" plays over the Marvel Studios logo, before we catch up with Tony Stark and Nebula playing...paper football. 

It's a surprisingly light way to open this adventure but, then,  what would you expect them to do after being left stranded in space for weeks? Either way, Tony is clearly making good use of Star-Lord's Zune so he can enjoy some tunes.
 

The Rematch Happens Early



We've now seen some of the second clip shown to reporters, so won't bother going too much into that - but a little more was shown to journalists than what's popped up online.

Apparently, Earth's Mightiest Heroes do decide to head into outer space to launch a counter attack against Thanos and it seems as if we can expect this rematch to go down fairly early on in the proceedings, which is unexpected.
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SpideyPuffsMJ
SpideyPuffsMJ - 4/19/2019, 7:01 AM
I do want to see a quick peek at the New Avengers team that'll form by the end of this, showing us what we're in store for.
SpideyPuffsMJ
SpideyPuffsMJ - 4/19/2019, 7:02 AM
...while I'm still mourning other heroes' deaths
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 4/19/2019, 7:35 AM
@SpideyPuffsMJ - I don't expect any of the original 6 to be on that team except MAYBE Black Widow and Hawkeye.

I expect it to be:

Captain Marvel

Dr Strange (which I'm highly against, but whatever)

War Machine

Bucky (Possibly as the New Captain America)

Black Panther

Ant-Man

Spider-Man
SpideyPuffsMJ
SpideyPuffsMJ - 4/19/2019, 7:46 AM
@CorndogBurglar - I hope to God Thor sticks around. Only because he's in a rare position where his character has only recently had a very successful rebirth and I'm not ready to see him go yet even though he's had a trilogy. Iron Man had the benefit of making up for his trilogy by popping up in other peoples' films, Cap's trilogy is satisfying and complete, but I need me some more Thor.
Unites
Unites - 4/19/2019, 7:53 AM
@CorndogBurglar - I don't think Bucky is gonna be the new Cap since he is getting his own series and I don't see them calling these 'Captain America & Falcon'.
TheGrayGhost
TheGrayGhost - 4/19/2019, 8:09 AM
@Unites - "I don't see them calling these 'Captain America & Falcon'." Not yet anyway. Doesn't mean they can't/won't change that title.
TheGrayGhost
TheGrayGhost - 4/19/2019, 8:13 AM
@SpideyPuffsMJ - I think Thor will cameo but will mostly be starting a new trilogy. Would like to see them explore him being back on Earth starting New Asgard, especially if like the comics a few years ago when Asgard was floating over Oklahoma.

PantherKing
PantherKing - 4/19/2019, 7:01 AM
I’m not ready
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 4/19/2019, 7:05 AM
Captain America's funeral.
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 4/19/2019, 7:16 AM
@blackandyellow - i hate you so much sometimes :(
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 4/19/2019, 7:42 AM
@knocturnalzen10 - I can't wait to take video of people crying in the theater so I can post them online and mock them.
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 4/19/2019, 7:45 AM
@blackandyellow - you have to DM the footage cause i don't have the other social media's . i can picture you in full a**hole mode that day lol
giannis
giannis - 4/19/2019, 7:10 AM
Endgame will probably be my favorite MCU movie. 5 more days.
KWilly
KWilly - 4/19/2019, 7:10 AM
Tony and Pepper’s wedding... Hopefully.
JoeInTheBox
JoeInTheBox - 4/19/2019, 8:21 AM
@KWilly - I was picturing something similar to the end of Armageddon. A wedding and memorial to those that were lost.
Thanoswasright
Thanoswasright - 4/19/2019, 7:10 AM
Does MCU's Scarlet Witch come back at the end and say to FOX, "No More Mutants!"

Because that would certainly bring tears of joy! Since it's true after this year.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 4/19/2019, 7:13 AM
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 4/19/2019, 7:14 AM
I knew this wouldn't be spoilers. I dont think we came this far for the cast to start dropping spoilers.

Anyways, not too far to go guys. We're almost there
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 4/19/2019, 7:16 AM
@MyCoolYoung - i'm getting a bit nervous now cause i know several things are coming to an end :/

6 more days
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 4/19/2019, 7:22 AM
@knocturnalzen10 - me too! I'm nervous about going on one of these threads and see someone spoiling the movie and I'm also nervous about the inevitable.

Some journey's are coming to an end and some are getting new beginnings. I can't help but think of Vision's speech in age of ultron.

I said this before, but everyone around here helped make this journey special and exciting. I love this community
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 4/19/2019, 7:26 AM
@MyCoolYoung - i don't do social media at all really aside from this and youtube and i enjoy everyone in here good bad or indifferent ... we're passionate nerds who dreams come true with these films .... this is quite the journey good sir .
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 4/19/2019, 7:58 AM
@knocturnalzen10 - I honestly wish I never would have gotten into social media because I really don't understand it but it's such an addiction that I'm trying to break.

Anyway, truly incredible unprecedented journey. All of this hysteria over cinema they said no one would truly take seriously.
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 4/19/2019, 8:03 AM
@MyCoolYoung - exactly !
Vigor
Vigor - 4/19/2019, 8:51 AM
@MyCoolYoung - love you back bruh
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 4/19/2019, 10:11 AM
@Vigor - love
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 4/19/2019, 7:17 AM
Final 8 Minutes Are The Best In The MCU

The credit roll and additional scenes?
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 4/19/2019, 7:25 AM
I believe him.
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 4/19/2019, 7:27 AM
@Joshwilding when do you get to see it ?
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