Fans Solved the 'Avengers: Endgame' Title Mystery Months Ago

Tony Stark first uttered the phrase "endgame" in 'Avengers: Age of Ultron.'

The trailer for the fourth installment of Avengers is finally out, and with it, the official title of the movie. Like it or not, Avengers 4 is called Avengers: Endgame. This may come as a surprise to many fans, but a couple people happened to guess the Infinity War follow-up's title months ago. 

Back in September, director duo the Russo Brothers posted a photo of them on set with the message "Look hard..." 

WAIT... A, E. Avengers: Eternity? @Russo_Brothers @MarvelStudios pic.twitter.com/mPOxOS9jI5

— ‎ts (@spideyscomics) September 19, 2018

Fans quickly assumed it was a hint about the movie's title, long sought by fans and journalists, and started throwing out random names.

ITS AVENGERS : ASSEMBLE GUYS, THEY'RE TRYING TO TELL US THAT THE TITLE IS AVENGERS : ASSEMBLE AND YOU CANNOT CHANGE MY MIND pic.twitter.com/3CLj1Pjh9H

— ℘ gιgι ℘ (@qweenofthegeeks) September 19, 2018

pic.twitter.com/UUaiNSs2eE

— Patrick Smith (@Patrick83Smith) September 19, 2018

But a couple of them actually guessed correctly. 

“ I guess the wizard wasn’t wrong”#AvengersEndgame pic.twitter.com/Yz9H1X5ssv

— j (@supimjayh) December 7, 2018

When you see 14,000,605 possible outcomes, you just gotta know your next movie title. #AvengersEndgame pic.twitter.com/rL4nt3LWZy

— alias (@itsjustanx) December 7, 2018

Many assumed the title would be Avengers: Annihilation, but soon after the real title was revealed, people realized they'd heard the phrase "endgame" somewhere before...

Correction: The #Avengers started with Iron Man, so of course "End Game" was first said by Tony Stark. In Age of Ultron...#AvengersEndGame pic.twitter.com/Maz1nMoERM

— Fandango (@Fandango) December 7, 2018

But contrary to popular belief, Doctor Strange wasn't the first Avenger to utter the phrase "endgame." Tony Stark called the final battle in Avengers: Age of Ultron the "endgame" back in 2015. 

Aside from putting debates about the movie's title to bed, the new trailer put everyone in their feelings. Avengers: Endgame hits theaters on April 26, 2019, a week earlier than previously announced.

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