5. Iron Man Dead? The Avengers
The Moment: To save New York, Iron Man carries a nuclear missile out of a portal that leads to deep space and then proceeds to plummet to earth feared dead. The Stupidity: I know how films work, especially super hero films: the heroes do good work and always win. However, with a superhero ensemble there is always the miniscule chance that this film's threat to kill off one of its principle characters could be serious... But then you realise that Iron Man 3 was announced the day before. If youre releasing a film in a cycle where there is a potential threat of a character dying, dont announce a sequel the day before the film comes out. Why is an announcement even necessary? Anyone who knows anything about Marvel knows that sequels are coming, so why is the concrete announcement necessary as a giant spoiler? Stupid.