Imagine if the fourth Avengers movie started with Peter enjoying his life. Wanda and Vision living their lives together. Thor and Loki enjoying a drink with each other. Then Tony says “that’s how I wish it happened…” All of these visions dissolve into the Marvel logo we all know and love, but this time there is no triumphant music; there is only silence. You don’t know it yet, but you didn’t just walk into a movie, you walked into a funeral.
The untitled fourth Avengers movie is set to release Spring of 2019 and there are more fan theories than ever! Below is a list of some popular ones:
We all know that many of our favorite characters who got killed by the snap will return to the big screen, but how? Reddit user LA -Confidential has an idea. If you want to read his theory, you can find it here. For those of you that don’t have the time here is the TL;DR:
The entire theory revolves around the idea that Dr. Strange was using the time stone as he gave it to Thanos.
The theory is that Dr. Strange knew the snap would happen no matter what they did, in fact, the snap is necessary for our protagonists’ victory in the end. When Strange handed over the time stone, he was casting a time loop that would eventually loop back to a time before the snap. When that time comes, it will allow all the Avengers to group up and go to the past to collect stones for a gauntlet of their own, which they will use to defeat Thanos. So why did the snap need to happen? Because the snap trapped Ant-Man in the Quantum Realm, which forces him to learn about time vortexes to escape. Those are the same vortexes the Avengers will use to travel through time to collect stones for a gauntlet Captain Marvel will wield.
Another popular theory is that all of the characters who died from the snap are trapped in the soul stone. Now imagine the soul stone traveling back to Vormir, perhaps after Thanos regrets losing Gamora and tries to bring her back, and Steve and Tony stumble upon it.
Steve sacrificing himself for the stone would be a bit obvious, Tony on the other hand (whose story arc had him transform from selfish billionaire to father figure) could have a fitting end if he decided to sacrifice himself. Steve once told Tony “You’re not the guy to make the sacrifice play, to lay down on a wire and let the other guy crawl over you.” Tony is now that guy. What if he asks Cap to push him off? Cap could end up wielding the stone to save all the others, possibly even killing himself in the process.
There are many, many more theories on the internet, and if you are ever bored I encourage you to read some of them! I am also very sure many more theories will pop up once the trailer is released, but for now, all we can do is wait.