All of the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe have an extra scene tacked onto the end credits of the movie. It's something fans have come to expect from the shared universe. However, that all changes with Avengers: Endgame, which hits theaters on April 26. There isn't a traditional mid-credit or end-credit sequence, but there is a little audio stinger at the end.
Avengers: Endgame marks the 22nd movie in the MCU and the first time in the shared film universe that will not have a visual sequence tacked on to the end, teasing what's next for Marvel. However, there may be a reason to stick around as there is an audio stinger at the end, when the Marvel logo appears. The metal hitting metal sound is open to interpretation, but it's been suggested it sounds like Tony Stark forging his first Iron Man armor. So as soon as the credits begin to roll, the choice is yours. You can leave the theater or stay through the credits to hear a noise that may or not mean anything for Phase 4.
Endgame is effectively the end of Phase 3 of the MCU, and as we learned last month, these films will be known as The Infinity Saga. As far as recent mid-credits and post-credit sequences go, Infinity War ended with Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury contacting Captain Marvel on a pager, Ant-Man and the Wasp left Paul Rudd's Scott Lang trapped in the Quantum Realm with his friends snapped to dust, and Captain Marvel showed us Brie Larson's Carol Danvers answering the pager's call in the present, meeting the Avengers. Additionally, there were a couple of comedic post-credit moments as well.
Some of these sequences give the audience a hint as to what's coming next. But with Endgame being the end of the 22-film journey, there's nothing left to tease before Phase 4 begins--although Marvel boss Kevin Feige has clarified that Spider-Man: Far From Home, not Endgame, is technically the end of Phase 3. So perhaps some hint as to what is to come will be delivered there, once the movie is released in July. Whatever transpires in Endgame, and when Far From Home is set, we know the movie will feature both Nick Fury and Tom Holland's Peter Parker, along with a variety of returning characters from Homecoming.
In our Endgame review, GameSpot's Mike Rougeau wrote, "Endgame is truly a love letter to the entire MCU--the whole thing." Additionally, enjoy our predictions of who will die in the video above, the latest teaser for the film, and the best ways to avoid spoilers for Endgame, which hits theaters on April 26.
If you can't wait for the end-credits to use the facilities, check out our guide on when to go pee. It's spoiler-safe, giving just vague allusions to what events to watch for when you step out to relieve yourself. At just over three hours long and the stakes being so high, no one will blame you if you need a quick bathroom trip.
As you can see from the 8.50 patch notes below, the headline new feature is the Avengers Endgame event, which sees Thanos and his army invade the Battle Royale island in search of the six Infinity Stones.
"Endgame features a team of heroes fighting to stop Thanos and his Chitauri from claiming all six Infinity Stones," read the Epic post.
Heroes start with a treasure map leading to a Mythic Avengers item. The aim is to equip these items and destroy Thanos and his army.
Chitauri Invaders, on the other hand, start with a powerful laser rifle, an anti-structure grenade attack, and a jetpack that lets them briefly leap high into the air.
The first Chitauri to recover an Infinity stone will be transformed into Thanos. Finding additional stones increases Thanos' power.
The Thanos team wins by claiming all of the Infinity Stones and eliminating all enemies.
You can see for yourself by checking out the 8.50 patch notes below...
LIMITED TIME MODE: ENDGAME
Summary
• Thanos and his Chitauri invade the Battle Royale island, in search of the six Infinity Stones.
Mode Details
• Endgame features a team of heroes fighting to stop Thanos and his Chitauri from claiming all six Infinity Stones.
• Both teams respawn when eliminated until the other side completes their objective.
• On one side is the Hero team. Heroes respawn when eliminated until the enemy team has found all six Infinity Stones.
• Heroes start with a treasure map that leads directly to a Mythic Avengers item.
• Other Avengers items can be found in Chests throughout the map.
• The goal for the Hero team is to destroy the Chitauri army and defeat Thanos.
• Team Thanos is comprised of Chitauri Invaders and Thanos himself.
• Chitauri Invaders start with a powerful laser rifle, an anti-structure grenade attack, and a jetpack that lets them briefly leap high into the air.
• The first Chitauri to recover an Infinity stone will be transformed into Thanos.
• Thanos has a powerful punch, a destructive beam attack, and the ability to jump high into the air and then smash anything in his way when he comes back down.
• Each time an Infinity Stone is claimed, Thanos’ abilities grow more powerful and the Chitauri gain health.
• Reality Stone (Red) = Heath & Shields doubled (1000->2000)
• The Hold to Swap functionality is now confirmed upon releasing the Use button rather than when initially pressing it.
• This should help with the issue of accidentally swapping.
• If a player is eliminated by fall damage while inside a vehicle, the player that last damaged that vehicle will receive the credit for that elimination.
• Re-enabled hit markers to be server-side authoritative instead of client-side.
• This will help prevent instances where players see hit markers but no damage.
• Players that were Rebooted into Rifts were teleporting into the sky but would not enter skydiving mode.
• Vehicles weren’t getting impulsed away from the Reboot Van.
• Collision for the Reboot Van was not affecting some vehicles, allowing them to hide inside of the Reboot Van.
• The yellow “invulnerability” effect wasn’t appearing on players who were revived by the Reboot Van.
• The Reboot Card was still playing its spawn sound even if the player disconnected.
• Dropping inventory items while in vehicles with weapons is now blocked to prevent various camera issues.
• Traps were occasionally being placed in the middle of a tile rather than against a wall when using Builder Pro.
• When exiting vehicles, the equip animation will now always play before weapons can be fired.
• This will prevent the issue where players would occasionally see themselves fire right after exiting a vehicle before the server had time to register the shot.
• The elimination feed text will no longer display the “eliminated by ally” message if an ally interrupts a player reboot animation.
• Fall damage was being taken when using a Jetpack (in supported Limited Time Modes) after being launched from the Pirate Cannon.
• Players were not able to negate fall damage using a Flintlock Pistol while crouching.
• Players couldn’t see the nameplates of party member’s Reboot Cards in the UI.
• Players would not drop a Reboot Card if they were eliminated after confirming a Reboot but before their teammate actually spawned.
• We’ve resolved an issue that was preventing the correct amount of Survival XP from being granted after games and have gifted XP to players as compensation.
• You’ll receive this compensation via the Gifting system.
PERFORMANCE
Bug Fixes & Improvements
• Resolved a cause of significant hitching during skydiving. and during late game combat.
ART + ANIMATION
We’ve added a unique animation for petting the dog and other Pets.
AUDIO
• Added Sound Visualizer without Spatialization (panning) of sounds in-game.
• By introducing this mode, if you are a hearing-impaired player, then you will now be able to play the game with audio and the visualizer turned on simultaneously!
• Drop in and give us your feedback about these changes either in-game or on our social channels to help us continue to make improvements for the future!
Bug Fixes & Improvements
• Various gameplay sounds (gunshots, walking, reloading) will no longer retrigger at incorrect/random times.
• This was causing “ghost” sounds to be heard when nothing was causing the actual sound effect.
• Fixed an issue that would cause certain things to not have looping audio when they should.
REPLAY
Bug Fixes & Improvements
• When healing with foraged Banana or Apples, the full visual effects weren’t playing when viewed in replays.
Fortnite Avengers event (Image: EPIC GAMES)
MOBILE
• The reactive effects were not working properly for the Marshmello Outfit.
• The interact button now has context-sensitive icons.
• You can now move while the map is open by providing input on the left side of the screen.
Bug Fixes & Improvements
• Made improvements to stability and to resolve some crashes.
• Made performance improvements on the iPad Mini 4 and Air 2.
• The movement joystick wasn’t appearing on the HUD for certain devices.
• Push notifications were not being sent after updates finished downloading.
• Blocked players on player’s friend lists were not appearing as ‘Blocked’.
• The fire button and right fire-stick would not function after anchoring the Baller grapple with tap to fire.
• The right fire-stick was not allowing camera movement while in the Baller.
• The Baller grapple was not releasing on the first tap.
• Players could get stuck in an infinite fire loop after exiting the Baller while it was anchored with the grapple.
• Double tapping was required to detach the Baller’s grapple when using tap to fire.
• There were visual issues on the Back Button in the menus.
• Voice Chat icons from players set to “sit out” were not appearing.
• Ammo boxes weren’t opening.
• The Confirm and Cancel buttons in Squad Management were difficult to touch/interact with.
• The Option menus were closing the unapplied changes was closing the entire menu instead of just the popup prompt.
• Menu icons could be removed from the HUD Layout Tool.
• Vehicle boost icons were appearing different between viewing them in a match vs in the HUD Layout Tool screen.
• The Score Tracking widget can now be removed from the Mobile HUD
• Score Tracking widget can now be removed from Mobile HUD
• It was difficult to see character and weapon animations while using the Boom Bow.
• The Map widget was setting its anchors inappropriately when moved in the HUD layout tool, making some attached game mode UI push the Map widget off the screen.
• You may need to reset the Map widget in the HUD Layout Tool to resolve this issue.
Players have the chance to help save the Fortnite world from Thanos by completing 12 in-game challenges which will reward them with experience and exclusive items.
The official Fortnite x Avengers event kicked off on April 25 with the Endgame challenges along with the introduction of the new LTM featuring superhero items and the evil god Thanos himself.
There will be 12 challenges for players to unlock, with the majority being revealed throughout the week of April 22.
Once players complete any ten challenges, they will be rewarded with the Avengers Quinjet glider.
IMG: Epic Games/Disney’s Marvel
Here are the first three Fortnite Endgame challenges:
Deal 1,000 damage while hovering with Iron Man’s Repulsors
Collect 3 Infinity Stones
Play 7 matches of Endgame
Players will be rewarded with 500 in-game experience, the Assemble Loading Screen, and the Captain America banner, respectively.
Deal 500 damage with the Chitauri Laser Rifle – 500 in-game experience
Win 3 matches of Endgame as a Chitauri or Thanos – Infinity Gauntlet spray
Deal 500 damage within 10 seconds of grappling with Hawkeye’s Bow – 500 in-game experience
Deal 500 damage with the Chitauri Energy Launcher – 500 in-game experience
Win 3 matches of Endgame as the Hero team – Avengers banner
The first three challenges are available for players to complete now, while the rest will be unlocked throughout the next couple of days.
If fans are looking for more Fortnite content while the rest of the Endgame challenges unlock, check out our article on all of the v8.50 patch notes that were released on April 25.
Where they are going into Endgame: At the end of Infinity War, Tony found himself left on the planet Titan after the majority of his comrades turned to dust around him. Endgame trailers revealed that Tony is now stranded in space with Nebula and seemingly no way home, but they also showed him back on Earth with Captain America and the rest of the surviving Avengers, so make of that what you will.
Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America.
Marvel
First appearance:Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Where they are going into Endgame: Captain America really took the fight to Thanos in Wakanda, but it just wasn't enough, and he ended up watching as people around him, including Bucky, turned to dust. Judging from the Endgame trailers though, he's not willing to just sit around and accept defeat.
Chris Hemsworth as Thor.
Marvel
First appearance:Thor (2011)
Where they are going into Endgame: Thor was the game changer in the Battle of Wakanda and he nearly stopped Thanos. Unfortunately, he didn't go for the head though, allowing Thanos to snap his fingers and wipe half of the universe out. Judging by Thor's broody looks in Endgame trailers, he's not happy about how that went down.
Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow.
Marvel
First appearance:Iron Man 2 (2010)
Where they are going into Endgame: At the end of Infinity War, Natasha is left on Earth while people turn to dust around her. But, judging from Endgame clips, she's ready to try and ~avenge~ her friends.
Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk.
Marvel
First appearance:The Avengers (2012)
Where they are going into Endgame: In Infinity War, Bruce and Hulk were having a tough time getting on, mostly because Hulk wouldn't play ball. This resulted in Bruce donning the Hulkbuster suit during the Battle of Wakanda. Will Hulk still be in hiding come Endgame?
Brie Larson as Captain Marvel.
Marvel
First appearance:Captain Marvel (2019)
Where they are going into Endgame: Captain Marvel didn't make her first appearance until just a month before Endgame's release, but she already looks to be one of the most powerful Avengers in the mix. Going into Endgame, Captain Marvel will be looking to try and get Nick Fury back at any cost, and if that means taking the fight to Thanos, so be it.
Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man.
Marvel
First appearance:Ant-Man (2015)
Where they are going into Endgame: Ant-Man was notably absent from Infinity War, but he was actually running around San Francisco trying to defeat Ghost. In the post-credits scene to Ant-Man and the Wasp, we then found out that Scott actually got stuck inside the quantum realm after his friends tasked with getting him back out got dusted by Thanos's snap. However, Endgame trailers show Ant-Man knocking on the Avengers' front door, suggesting he managed to get back to the real world. But judging by those white suits, it looks like he might be heading back into the quantum realm sooner rather than later.
Don Cheadle as James Rhodes/War Machine.
Marvel
First appearance:Iron Man 2 (2010)
Where they are going into Endgame: James Rhodes is on Earth with most of the other surviving Avengers, trying to figure out a way to reverse Thanos's snap.
Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye.
Marvel
First appearance:Thor (2011)
Where they are going into Endgame: After the events of Civil War, Hawkeye found himself under house arrest. However, trailers appear to show him running about as his alter-ego, Ronin, so it doesn't look like he plans on staying at home while the Avengers try to defeat Thanos.
And what about everybody else?! Well, Nebula and Rocket are still alive and kicking, Nebula stranded in space with Tony, Rocket down on Earth after the Battle of Wakanda. But since they basically look exactly the same, they probably don't need a before and after.
Okoye, Pepper Potts, Valkyrie, Happy Hogan, and Wong have also escaped the dusting according to character posters revealed by Marvel. However, they've all been left out of Endgame trailers, so no before and afters of those characters just yet.
As for the rest of your faves? Well, they weren't so fortunate in Infinity War and are currently piles of dust. It's probably a little disrespectful to do before and afters like this...
Avengers: Endgame hits theatres April 26!
Ben Henry is a celebrity reporter for BuzzFeed UK and is based in London.
Daniel Craig is set to return as James Bond, while Léa Seydoux will reprise her role of 007's love interest Madeleine Swann from 2015's "Spectre," it was revealed Thursday.
Other returning castmembers include Ralph Fiennes (M), Naomie Harris (Moneypenny) and Ben Whishsaw (Q), as well as Jeffrey Wright and Rory Kinnear, The Independent reports.
The Oscar winner said in a video message, "I'm very much looking forward to joining the cast and crew very soon, I will be making sure that Bond does not have an easy ride of it in his 25th outing."
Billy Magnussen, David Dencik, Lashana Lynch, Dali Benssalah and Ana de Armas will also appear.
Producer Barbara Broccoli said of the as-yet-untitled flick, "Bond is not on active service when we start — he's enjoying himself in Jamaica. We consider it Bond's spiritual home. He starts his journey here. We've built an extraordinary house for him. We've got quite a ride in store for Mr. Bond."
Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek is to play a villain in the 25th official James Bond film, it was confirmed at the movie's launch event in Jamaica.
Malek won the Academy Award for best actor in February for playing singer Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody.
Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge is among the new film's writers. But the title of the movie, which will be released next April, wasn't revealed.
It will be Daniel Craig's fifth and final outing as 007.
Malek wasn't at the official launch but sent a video message. "I'm stuck here in New York in production but I'm very much looking forward to joining the whole cast and crew," he said.
"I will be making sure Mr Bond does not have an easy ride in this, his 25th outing. See you all soon."
After watching that, Craig joked that he was "scared" about what lay in store for Ian Fleming's suave secret agent.
It was also confirmed that Ralph Fiennes and Ben Whishaw will return as M and Q respectively, with Naomie Harris coming back as Moneypenny. Lea Seydoux is reprising her Madeleine Swann character from 2015's Spectre.
'No title, unfortunately'
As well as Malek, new cast members will include Captain Marvel star Lashana Lynch and Game Night actor Billy Magnussen.
They will be joined by fellow Bond newcomers Ana de Armas, Dali Benssalah and David Dencik.
Asked about the plot, producer Barbara Broccoli said: "Bond is not on active service when we start the film. He is actually enjoying himself in Jamaica.
"He starts his journey here. We've built an extraordinary house for him... We've got quite a ride in store for Mr Bond - and no title, unfortunately."
Waller-Bridge, who was also behind the first series of Killing Eve, is just the second female writer in Bond history - after Johanna Harwood, who worked on Dr No and From Russia With Love.
The other co-writers on Bond 25 are seasoned Bond scribes Neal Purvis and Robert Wade along with Scott Z Burns, whose credits include 2007's The Bourne Ultimatum.
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Bruce Springsteen has announced a new album. Western Stars is out June 14 via Columbia. The first single, “Hello Sunshine,” will be released at midnight tonight with an accompanying video. Scroll down to see Western Stars’ cover art and tracklist.
“This record is a return to my solo recordings featuring character-driven songs and sweeping, cinematic orchestral arrangements,” Springsteen says in a press release. “It’s a jewel box of a record.” Springsteen co-produced the album with Ron Aniello. It features appearances from Jon Brion (on celeste, Moog, and farfisa), Patti Scialfa, early E Street Band member David Sancious, Charlie Giordano, Soozie Tyrell, and more.
According to the press release, the record is inspired by “Southern California pop records of the late ’60s and early ’70s” and explores a “sweeping range of American themes, of highways and desert spaces, of isolation and community and the permanence of home and hope.”
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