AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Screenwriters Insist That The Deaths In The Movie Are Real - SPOILERS Ahead
Despite the fact that some of the deaths in Avengers: Infinity War are clearly temporary, screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely are still insisting that they'll stick. More past the jump...
Though some of the characters that that are killed off in Avengers: Infinity War will most likely stay dead, it's abundantly clear that the ones that "cease to exist" when Thanos snaps his fingers at the very end will be back.
Still, the film's writers are sticking to their guns and insisting that the likes of Black Panther, Spider-Man, and most of the Guardians of the Galaxy - you know, all of those major character with sequels on the way - won't be resurrected.
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR SPOILERS - Do Any Of The Main Characters Die; And If So, Could They Return?
During an interview with Buzzfeed, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely suggested that fans "move on to the next stage of grief" and accept that all of the heroes who perished will remain piles of ash.
“['Avengers 4'] doesn’t do what you think it does," states Markus. "Also … [the deaths are] real. I just want to tell you it’s real, and the sooner you accept that, the sooner you will be able to move on to the next stage of grief."
Yeah... sorry, Chris, but we're not buying it.
McFeely then added:
“Put it this way. I think ['Infinity War'] is a fairly mature movie for a blockbuster. It’s got a lot of fun in it, obviously, but boy, it gets very mature. The second one is also mature. We’re going to own these choices, and hopefully surprise and delight you and get you invested. It’s by the same studio, the same filmmaking team. They were written at the same time, shot at the same time. They’re clearly connected, but they are definitely two different movies, one of which is dependent on what happened previous.”
It's completely understandable that those involved with bringing these movie to the screen want to maintain some secrecy and are hesitant to outright admit that there will be a lot of deceased characters returning, but at some point it starts to get a little insulting to the intelligence.
At any rate, let us know what you make of the writers' comments in the usual place.
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