The time travel mission. The movie concluded, however, with a battle sequence of the Avengers and their resurrected allies against Thanos and his army in a massive superhero showdown.
Considering it's arguably the biggest cinematic event in history, it's no surprise how time travel works in Avengers: Endgame may have confused many, they've also shared plenty of tidbits about what could have been in the movie.
One of these bits of info recently revealed by writers Markus and McFeely on the Empire Podcast is that Avengers: Endgame almost had Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) telling Thanos to "F-ck off" right before using the Infinity Stones to snap away the Mad Titan's army. The line that eventually made it into the film was, "I am Iron Man," a callback to the very end of Iron Man. On the podcast, the writers said,
I think there was f-ck you at one point. Didn’t he say f-ck off? He may have said it…you do a lot of takes. Like can we really end all this on a complete swear? On a kiss my ass Thanos?
Given the positive reaction to the "I am Iron Man" line among Avengers: Endgame audiences, there's no doubt the directors went with the right choice. In fact, as the Russos revealed last month, that Downey Jr. was convinced the "I am Iron Man" line was needed. The directors said they went through a number of possibilities for Iron Man's final words, since at the time he didn't say anything in response to Thanos' "I am inevitable." It seems some of those options included an F-bomb, which would've been a first for the MCU.
Certainly, though Iron Man's character to mean "F-ck you" by referencing himself with "I am Iron Man." Plus, sometimes dropping and F-bomb just for the sake of it can undermine the emotion of a scene, making it humorous when it's not meant to be.
Altogether, it's an interesting insight into what alternatives were entertained for such a key moment in Avengers: Endgame, but the line that ended up in the final cut is no doubt the best option. While there may be fans who wish Iron Man had dropped an F-bomb in that scene, "I am Iron Man" brings his story full circle in a satisfying way. After all, concluding the story of the MCU thus far in a massive cinematic event was the main goal of Avengers: Endgame, and they pulled it off spectacularly - even if there will always be aspects fans wish were different.
Source: Empire Podcast
