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There aren’t many people who know how Avengers: Infinity War ends, bar the movie’s directors and Benedict Cumberbatch.

With that said there are some things that we do know – namely, that at least one major character will meet their end in the film – while even less is known about the untitled fourth Avengers film.

Aside from that, nearly everything else is speculation.

However, speaking exclusively to Metro.co.uk at the Infinity War Fan Event in London on Sunday, co-director Joe Russo teased that the fourth instalment will see our favourite heroes ‘pay the price’ in order to defeat Thanos.




Having sent Marvel fans around the world into a frenzy after teasing that the title would scare them, Joe , 46, told us that fans need to prepare themselves for ‘heartbreak ‘.

Speaking exclusively to Metro.co.uk Joe Russo hinted the superhero team will need to sacrifice something to win against Thanos: ‘‘They’re going to have to see if they’re willing to pay that price’ (Picture: JRP/WENN)

‘This is it,’ he explained. ‘Thanos is an unstoppable villain he’s virtually invincible, he’s highly intelligent – genius level intelligent – he’s like the Genghis Khan of the universe, and to stop him it’s going to cost them a lot.

‘They’re going to have to see if they’re willing to pay that price, and that’s what these movies are really about.’

Teasing that the fourth film will go beyond the devastation that will supposedly be unleashed in Infinity War, Joe expanded on their scared comment:

He added: ‘What we want is for the audience to be prepared, as there’s a lot of surprises – there’s going to be a lot of humor and a lot of heartbreak’ (Picture: Marvel)

‘What we meant by that is to be prepared. What we want is for the audience to be prepared, as there’s a lot of surprises – there’s going to be a lot of humour and a lot of heartbreak.’

Officially shook.

Now if that’s not a hint that the end of Phase Three in the MCU will usher in defining and drastic change in a way that none of us could have imagined… then we don’t know what is.

There’s been much made of the end of Marvel Studio’s ambitious first decade, and as all MCU fans will know Avengers: Infinity War and the fourth instalment in the series will close the chapter on a decade’s worth of movie magic.

Ever since Iron Man was made the transition from print to celluloid there was a greater plan to bring together the Marvel superheroes in a universe, and the driving force behind that has been the Infinity Stones/Thanos storyline.

That said Marvel Studios have confirmed that they will be killing off at least one major character in Infinity War, and we can expect a few more to bow out (or possibly die as well) as the current Avengers series comes to a close in 2019.

This in turn will help Kevin Feige and his team to move the narrative forward in the MCU and refocus attention on existing characters and new players i.e. Captain Marvel and Black Panther.

But in what order our favourite heroes will fade into the background remains to be seen.

Avengers: Infinity War hits cinemas in the UK on 26 April and one day later in the US.

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