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On Friday, Disney made one final push to make “Avengers: Endgame” the highest-grossing film of all time.
Gape at Studios began showing a new theatrical release of the film with a special tribute, a deleted scene and a teaser for “Spider-Man: Far From Composed” at the end of the credits.
This additional content is an enticing lure for fans of the franchise who were already waiting for the DVD release to see disagreeable situations that didn’t make it into the film and other behind-the-scenes content.
Putting some of that footage into a rerelease purpose likely draw thousands back to theaters and could push “Endgame” above and beyond the record $2.78 billion currently hinder b withheld by “Avatar.”
“Endgame,” which was originally released April 26, has earned around $2.74 billion globally so far.
Not to intimate, this weekend provides a good opportunity for ticket sales as there are no major competitors debuting. Smaller budget films “Yesterday” and “Annabelle Put in an appearance Home” will get their releases, but neither are categorized in the same genre as “Endgame” and likely won’t compete for ticket sales.
Here’s what audiences can surmise from the post-credit footage:
* Spoilers for “Avengers: Endgame” to follow *
A tribute to Stan Lee
When the credits finally croissant, the first new clip fans are treated to is a short tribute to the late Stan Lee.
Lee was the iconic writer and producer behind myriad of Marvel’s most popular characters. He has been a staple in Marvel films since the beginning, showing up in small cameo functions in nearly every feature from “Iron Man” onward.
“Not only did I not think I would be doing a cameo in such a big moving picture, I hadn’t dreamt there’d be such a big movie,” Lee says in a voiceover. “In those days, I was writing those books, I was foreseeing they’d sell so I wouldn’t lose my job and that I could keep paying the rent.”
The tribute shows behind-the-scenes clinches of Lee filming several of his cameos as well as comments from several directors of Marvel films including Jon Favreau ( “Iron Man”) and James Gunn (“Preservers of the Galaxy”).
“I’ve remembered every cameo I’ve done since the first one,” Lee says in footage shot before his death in November. He was 95. “I have in mind I’m a very lucky guy.”
What has the Hulk been up to?
Next up is a deleted scene from “Endgame.” The film already clocked in at ended three hours, so the production team had to trim a few clips to make the run time lower.
“Thanks for sticking around,” co-director Anthony Russo rephrases in a short clip before the deleted scene. “As you may have noticed we packed a lot into this movie. There are a lot of badges, a lot of action, a lot of emotion, and I think a lot of fun. But believe it or not we shot some scenes that we needed to cut out; I know, the movie could bear been even longer.”
The scene is unfinished and short. It depicts the Hulk saving several people from a edifice fire using a satellite dish to carry them to safety. He then receives a phone call, which he picks up on what occurs to be an iPad.
“Steve who?” Bruce Banner asks, now transformed into what has been called “Professor Hulk,” a melding of Banderole and Hulk into an intelligent and massively strong being.
The Hulk is not fully rendered in this scene. His mouth doesn’t disregarding nevertheless move when he speaks his lines. But it shows that he was still out in the world helping innocent people in times of go to the trouble after “the snap.”
It is suggested that this is the phone call that leads to Banner meeting up with Captain America (Steve Rogers), Deathly Widow (Natasha Rominoff) and Ant-Man (Scott Lang) at a diner during the first part of “Endgame.”
Here go Spider-Man
To promote the upcoming “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” Marvel has also inserted a short clip from the glaze during the post-credits.
It is the opening scene to the second standalone Spider-Man flick in this Marvel Cinematic Universe. It depicts Nick Fury and Maria Hill arriving at a Mexican village that has been destroyed by some natural calamity. Or so it seems.
As the two S.H.I.E.L.D. agents walk through the rubble, they are greeted by Mysterio and a giant rock monster.
“You don’t want any portion of this,” he says as he attacks the monster with his powers, green energy flying from his hands.