Avengers: Endgame - 8 Biggest Challenges In Ending The Infinity War Story

There's a lot to consider for the finale more than 10 years in the making.

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As Doctor Strange said just before half the universe disintegrated to dust – we’re in the end game now. Avengers: Endgame is only two months away and with an impressively minimal amount of marketing that has been released for the film, there are a lot of questions still being asked.

The film itself has to deliver on a lot of promises made in Infinity War. There’s the obvious challenge of undoing Thanos’s snap and restoring life to billions of people, including some much-beloved characters, but beyond that there are some hurdles that Endgame must successfully navigate in order to not only complete the Infinity War saga, but to close out the first 10 years in the MCU.

While it’s not likely that all of these concerns will be addressed in full by the credits roll of the film, there needs to at least be some seeds planted for future MCU films to sew later on. There is a lot riding on the shoulders of this behemoth, and some of the challenges might be tougher to land than others – even with Endgame’s three-hour runtime.

8. Integrating Some B-Listers

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In the marketing material we’ve seen thus far, the roster of Avengers looks to be comprised of the original six plus the addition of Ant Man, War Machine, Rocket Raccoon, and Nebula. While the first Avengers proved that the core team is strong enough to carry a film on their own, coming off of the full-blown casting of Infinity War sets some expectations regarding spectacle.

Particularly, the heroes that will be joining the original Avengers are majorly comprised of side characters, with the exception of Ant-Man and Captain Marvel (not seen in marketing, but we know she’s going to be involved). While it’s likely not accurate to say that this is the iteration of the team that we will see through the entirety of the film, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that they will be the band that we follow through a good portion of it.

The challenge presented with this mashup of characters is getting audiences to care about the side characters that haven’t held the spotlight for too long in the titles they were introduced in. This route can work to hone in on the emotional struggle with Cap, Tony, and the others – characters we’ve grown attached to - while providing additional support for the narrative through the sidekicks.

The handling of this assortment of heroes can either make for some really great emotional beats or some sections of the film that viewers might get bored with due to lack of investment in certain characters.

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