Marvel are stuck between a rock and a hard place. Or should that be a Stone?
The spectacular and devastating end of Infinity War was a masterclass in blockbuster film making but it leaves a huge problem.
Fans know many of the dusted heroes must come back. Not just because they are beloved, but because they are part of the ongoing MCU Phase 4.
A new promo trailer for the Infinity War home entertainment packages just revealed the powers of each Infinity Stone and two are clearly crucial to saving everyone.
The international teaser lists each Stone and gives a clear explanation of their primary abilities. They are as follows:
Space Stone: “Travel across any dimension.”
Time Stone: “See the future, alter the past.”
Reality Stone: “Bend reality to your will”
Clearly altering the past is a massive priority for all the remaining Avengers and this ties in with many theories that the Time Stone could be used to go back and alter the timelines. Except for one teeny problem – Thanos still has the Stone.
Soul Stone: “Control life and death.”
Power Stone: “Destroy anything in your path.”
Mind Stone: “Create and alter consciousness.”
It’s the Soul Stone that many are convinced is the key. Are all the souls taken during The Snap somehow held within the Stone, itself, in some sort of other dimension? This would also then apply to those taken before, like Gamora.
Again, though, the surviving heroes are still left with the initial problem that Thanos currently holds all the Stones.
After Ant-Man and the Wasp revealed the existance of the Time Vortex, just before Scott Lang was trapped in the Quantum Realm, it looks likely that he will somehow travel in time.
Perhaps Avengers 4 will follow the fight back against Thanos but only when he has finally been defeated can the Soul Sone be used to restore all those who fell.
AVENGERS 4 IS OUT ON APRIL 27, 2019