Deleted Avengers: Endgame Footage Reveals Kraglin In The Final Battle

Avengers: Endgame had to live up to some extremely high expectations. With Infinity War providing a ludicrous amount of superhero action, it felt impossible to truly top it. But, the finale of Endgame, where every MCU hero to date teams up to battle Thanos’ army, caused jaws to drop in theaters around the world. Well, almost every hero.

One absence from the movie was Sean Gunn’s Kraglin, first mate in Yondu’s Ravager unit. We know that he was supposed to participate in the finale, but it appears that he got left on the cutting room floor and now, a deep dive into the effects that went into creating that epic battle has finally revealed his fate.

At about 2:45 in the video below, we see the tracking shot across the gathered heroes that ends with a close-up on Captain America announcing: “Avengers, assemble.” In the green screen version of the shot, we can clearly see Kraglin standing behind the Wasp and next to Spider-Man. However, in the final movie, it appears he was CGI’d out and replaced with Groot.

Avengers, assemble! See what went into creating the iconic final battle from Marvel Studios' #AvengersEndgame: https://t.co/bRSCxYXvhK #EarthsMightiestShow pic.twitter.com/xFHYWIRtFX

— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) August 26, 2019

Avengers: Endgame Behind The Scenes Photos

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Fortunately, this wasn’t the only appearance from Sean Gunn in the film, as he also provides the motion capture for Rocket Raccoon. Interestingly, Gunn has explained that his performance as Rocket isn’t technically motion capture, but more motion reference – as the animators are just watching what Gunn does and animating that (regular human motion capture just wouldn’t work for a raccoon sized character).

In any case, while Kraglin and his Ravagers are an interesting corner of the MCU, they’re hardly the most crucial elements in the fight, and if it came down to a choice between having Kraglin and Groot in the scene, I’d choose Groot any day. Besides, we can probably expect to see the former in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which will be part of Marvel’s Phase 5 lineup and will likely hit cinemas sometime in 2022.

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Lucasfilm President Says She Loves Hearing Fans’ Criticism Of Star Wars

It hasn’t exactly been entirely plain sailing for the Star Wars franchise since Kathleen Kennedy was named President of Lucasfilm following Disney’s purchase of the company for over $4 billion back in 2012. The studio may have made their money back and then some after The Force Awakens, Rogue One, The Last Jedi and Solo combined to earn close to $5 billion at the box office, but ever since Star Wars entered the post-George Lucas era, the series has also been plagued by behind-the-scenes issues, as well as coming under heavy criticism from certain sections of the fanbase.

With a franchise like Star Wars, which has been beloved by people from all walks of life for over 40 years and has been enjoyed by multiple generations, there’s virtually no chance that every movie is going to be able to please everybody. Kennedy knows this, too, and addressed the fan opinion on Disney’s handling of the franchise in a recent interview, claiming that the filmmakers themselves are fans and are willing to listen to their audience.

“I frankly love the feedback and the criticism. You develop a little bit of an armor, but you learn from that. It’s kind of like having a continual focus group that’s out there telling you things, whether it’s what you want to hear or you don’t want to hear. We’re just like the fans out there, we’re just trying to find out what’s cool, what’s heartfelt, what’s strong storytelling and so I have to say, within reason, I love the feedback.”

New Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker Photos Tease Rey's Dark Turn

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No franchise has a perfect track record, especially one that’s been going as long as Star Wars, but the Disney-era movies haven’t exactly gone off without a hitch. The Force Awakens was generally well-received if perhaps a little too reverential to the Original Trilogy, while The Last Jedi deviated hugely from some of the established mythology and became the most divisive and polarizing entry in the entire series in the process.

The concept of biennial Anthology movies was also quietly abandoned after Solo became the first live-action installment in the saga to bomb at the box office following a troubled production that saw original directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller fired with shooting well underway. Rogue One may have been a runaway success, but there were also persistent rumors that director Gareth Edwards was essentially replaced by Tony Gilroy when it came to the extensive reshoots and post-production process.

The Rise of Skywalker looks to bring a definitive end to the current cinematic makeup of the Star Wars franchise, with the saga reportedly taking a break from cinemas for several years as Lucasfilm focuses their efforts on their Disney Plus shows. For what it’s worth, The Mandalorian looks great and the fans are definitely onboard with Ewan McGregor’s return as Obi-Wan Kenobi, so hopefully Kathleen Kennedy and the other higher-ups at Lucasfilm will address the issues that have become increasingly common with recent Star Wars-related projects.

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John Carpenter Reveals How He Came Up With Halloween’s Big Brother Twist

As big of a success as 2018’s Halloween released by Blumhouse Productions has been, I remain intrigued as to how its retconning of the Michael Myers-Laurie strode relationship went over with moviegoers. After decades of having accepted them as brother and sister, the latest entry into the franchise disregarded this element, as it followed only the events depicted in the 1978 original.

If you’re decently knowledgeable about the long-running slasher series, then you’re aware of how the previous status quo had actually been established by 1981’s Halloween II. But since David Gordon Green didn’t factor that into his addition to the mythos as just stated, that decision allowed him to explore the Michael-Laurie dynamic from a new perspective.

Last fall, franchise creator John Carpenter was quoted as saying he was probably drunk when he came up with said twist, but he went into greater detail while speaking with ComicBook.com recently, saying:

“Well, the brother reveal was caused by NBC. NBC purchased the rights to show Halloween on network television. But our movie was too short for them. So we needed to add some time. I think we had to add, what was it, eight minutes or something like that, I don’t remember. And there was nothing to add. The first movie was just what I wanted to make. I don’t have anything to add. So I came up with this brother thing. It was awful, just awful. But, I did it.”

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To provide greater context to that quote, scenes for Halloween‘s TV cut were actually retroactively filmed while Halloween II was in production, so that’s why there was connectivity in that regard. Personally, I have no real preference when it comes to the sibling argument, as I’ve now seen it from both perspectives.

But if you were vexed by the overturning of the twist, I can understand why, as it’s been so prominent in various sequels and reboots produced in years prior. H20 immediately springs to mind, as do both films directed by Rob Zombie.

For more of non-related Michael and Laurie, be sure to venture out when Halloween Kills arrives in theaters on October 16th, 2020, with Halloween Ends set to follow on October 15th, 2021.

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