‘Avengers: Endgame’ Was Originally Titled ‘Infinity Gauntlet,’ Could’ve Been Two Movies
For a solid three years, we all assumed that the third and fourthAvengersmovies would be a massive two-parter known asAvengers: Infinity War Part 1 and 2. But that soon changed whenAnthony and Joe Russocame on board to directAvengers 3andAvengers 4, the first of which was quickly titledAvengers: Infinity War.
But we were left in the dark for several years about the title of the fourthAvengersmovie. Many of the rumored titles for what would becomeAvengers: Endgamewere debunked as false, but there were a few in there that had a grain of truth to them. The Russo brothers recently revealed which of those rumors were true in their confirmation of theAvengers Endgameoriginal title, and whether the films were ever intended to be a two-parter.
In an interview with Josh Horowitz on MTV’sHappy Sad Confused podcast, Joe Russo confirmed that the original title forAvengers: EndgamewasAvengers: Infinity Gauntlet. This was the chosen title for “quite a long time,” which explains the confusion star Zoe Saldana had when she accidentally revealedInfinity Gauntletto be the title back in 2017.
Infinity Gauntletwould have been fitting title forAvengers: Endgame, as the film’s plot does revolve around creating a new gauntlet that could undo Thanos' universe-halving Snap. But perhaps it was too fitting: a title like that could have revealed most of the plot of the film, and it’s clear that Marvel wanted to keep the film veiled in mystery up until its release (and maybe a little after). But if you’re going to change it to a vague title likeEndgame, why not just reveal the title earlier and saved us months of speculation?
Maybe it’s all a joke to the Russo brothers, just like they joked about splitting the three-plus hour movie into two parts. That would have definitely caused quite a stir if the films had retained theirInfinity Part 1and2titles (what would the next part be,2.5?) but the Russo brothers revealed that they didn’t seriously consider it. “We used to joke about [splitting the movies in two] all the time,” Joe Russo said. “Because Alan Horn at Disney had overseenLord of the Ringsand he used to joke about it. Like, three hour movie, just cut it in half. I don’t know that it would have achieved this kind of success had we split it up.”
