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Major spoilers forAvengers: Endgamebelow.
Stephen McFeely: Agreed.
I dont know if you knew that.
Stephen McFeely: [Laughs.]
CM: The bit sort of grew and grew and grew.
I think the line was originally just a free-standing, That suit does nothing for your ass.
Because no ones really a fan of thatparticular costume.
Thats sorta where it started.
Another big line that has to do with Cap is Hail Hydra.
It was about, how do you take a left turn from where this scene is supposed to go?
But maybe Im wrong.
CM: But the fact that it works on different levels makes me very happy.
What is the end result of a guy who has lost so much and just blatantly failed?
We wondered, Okay, well, what if hedoesbecome a sort of depressive alcoholic?
And the weight gain was just part and parcel of that state of mind.
We didnt go, like, Lets chunk him up, itll be hilarious.
And we leave him in that state at the end of the movie.
Even though hes emotionally resolved … We fix his problem, and its not his weight.
I know some people are sensitive about some of the humor that comes from it, which I understand.
But our issue that we wanted him to deal with was his emotional state that his mom addresses.
Thats an interesting point.
Thor became human, for the first time.
She was all-in for heavy Thor.
Im interested in the 11-year arc of Tony Stark and Robert Downey Jr. on a metatextual level.
He came from tough circumstances in his career, and Tony Stark was a big buoy to his career.
CM: I think Abrahams talking more about Tony Stark.
Why did Doctor Strange give away the Time Stone inInfinity War?
He watched 14 million versions.
Effectively, he watchedEndgameand saw that this was the one way to win.
It needed to evolve the way it did.
Feel free to choose.
One comes from [Age of Ultronwriter-director] Joss Whedon.
And he said, Couldnthe?
So theres one version where Steve was sorta making sure Thor didnt feel bad.
Hes withholding this thing from Tony, that his parents were murdered by his friend, Bucky.
Or he likely knew that.
That comes from the internet.
Thats not necessarily what we were thinking, but I kinda like it.
What were the origins of Thanoss recurring line, I am inevitable?
CM: We wouldnt have I am Iron Man.
Its almost low-hanging fruit, but I am Iron Man sorta sums it all up.
You dont need to put any whipped cream on that.
This interview has been edited and condensed.
