AVENGERS: ETERNITY WAR
A Fun Spec Written by
James Bean
Based on
"Avengers: Infinity War"
DARKNESS.
REVEAL: We’re in the whirling expanse of space, dotted with
colorful GALAXIES, PLANETS, RINGS, and STAR SYSTEMS.
TONY (V.O.)
(echoing)
If we can’t protect the Earth...
We focus in on an ORANGE, WRECKED planet. TITAN. There are a
few FIGURES on its surface. From far away, we can see who it
is. NEBULA is still standing as TONY STARK sits in mourning.
He looks up at Nebula, his face heavy with loss.
TONY (V.O.)
You can be damned sure that we’ll
avenge it.
CUT TO BLACK.
INT. TONY’S LAB - LATER
RHODEY and BANNER looks across the monitors in the lab,
impatient.
Some of them have readouts: NO SIGNAL. CONNECTION LOST.
ERROR. SCAN INCONCLUSIVE.
Banner presses a button on the keyboard. The readouts go away
and are replaced by scrolling code, maps, and what’s clearly
a signal with ZERO BARS.
The readouts return: NO SIGNAL. CONNECTION LOST. ERROR. SCAN
INCONCLUSIVE.
STEVE (O.S.)
Anything?
Rhodey and Banner turn to see STEVE ROGERS standing in the
doorway.
BANNER
No signal. Like always.
STEVE
Well we can’t lose hope. At this
point it’s all we’ve got.
RHODEY
Yeah, maybe. Or maybe it’s our hope
that’s killing us.
2.
Steve gives Rhodey a disapproving look.
EXT. NEW YORK STREET - DAY
The streets look almost the same. The only difference are the
MISSING PERSON POSTERS posted on every surface:
- A SMILING WOMAN in a family picture, with text underneath
that reads: Missing, but not forgotten.
- A YOUNG BOY, with text underneath that reads: Please help
me find my baby boy.
- A TEENAGE GIRL with text that reads: $1,000 reward if
found. Lost during the Rapture.
Most of the posters look quite old. Someone STEPS on one that
fell to the street.
Life is continuing with frustrating normalcy. People are
going in and out of shops. Getting on the bus. Laughing.
Natasha, in an alleyway and mounted on her motorcycle,
watches with an almost sickened face.
Her wheels SCREECH as she speeds away, leaving MISSING
POSTERS fluttering in the wind.
INT. WAKANDA THRONE ROOM - DAY
From behind the throne, we see the DORA MILAJE are standing
guard over a NEW KING. As we circle around, we see that the
new king is M’BAKU, but his face is somber.
SHURI, OKOYE, and FORMER QUEEN DIVINE JUSTICE approach the
throne, still heartbroken. The Dora Milaje let them pass to
the throne and they kneel before the king.
M’Baku considers them for a moment, and then opens his arms
wide. Shuri and the Former Queen Divine Justice approach and
embrace him, allowing themselves to be vulnerable. They cry.
Okoye hangs back. M’baku considers her, and addresses Shuri.
M’BAKU
Mourn not. The King is not dead.
She looks up at him, confused.
3.
M’BAKU (CONT’D)
I visited the ancestral plane,
T’challa was not among the kings
that we’ve laid to rest.
OKOYE
We could not bury him. I saw him
disintegrate with my own eyes.
M’BAKU
And you believe that disintegration
would stop T’Challa from joining
his ancestors?
Okoye does not answer this. She merely bows her head in
acknowledgement.
M’BAKU (CONT’D)
T’challa is alive. Your King is not
dead.
Former Queen Divine Justice looks up at M’Baku, tears still
flooding her eyes.
DIVINE JUSTICE
Thank you.
M’BAKU
And if he’s alive...
He shifts his gaze to Shuri.
M’BAKU (CONT’D)
Then he can be found.
Shuri nods, but does not look any more hopeful.
INT. SHURI’S LAB - DAY
Shuri enters her lab, still looking crestfallen. She sits in
front of one of her workstations and makes a few gestures at
the screen.
The BLACK PANTHER suit generates in a projection. She walks
around it as a picture of the globe appears. The globe spins -
and then the text “NOT FOUND” appears in Wakandan.
Shuri looks disheartened. But then an idea hits her. She
types something into the computer.
The screen GLITCHES for a moment, and then the globe appears
again. This time, a TARGET is found in the Wakandan jungle.
4.
The screen GLITCHES and FREEZES. The targets are EVERYWHERE.
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.
SHURI
What...?
A flashing notice appears on her screen.
TARGET FOUND.
INT. AVENGERS HQ - DAY
PEPPER POTS stares out of a large, glass window on one of the
upper decks of the Avengers compound. She’s absentmindedly
picking at her fingertips, which are RAW and RED.
A LOW BEEP echoes and Pepper closes her eyes.
PEPPER
Come in.
Rhodey enters, alongside Banner. She doesn’t turn to look at
them, but she knows who it is.
PEPPER (CONT’D)
Don’t tell me you’re giving up.
RHODEY
Pepper...we can’t...
PEPPER
You haven’t tried, okay? Not hard
enough. Not...not as hard as he
would have...
Her voice snags on a tear. She chokes it back. Rhodey
embraces her.
RHODEY
I know. It’s hard for me too. You
know how much Tony saved me. I’d
give anything to save him right
back.
PEPPER
Then do it.
BANNER
The signal is gone, Pepper. We’re
looking...but...there’s a whole
universe...
5.
PEPPER
Then search the whole universe.
Banner puts his head down in shame.
BANNER
We are.
PEPPER
(to Banner)
You were lost out there too. And
you came back. Tony can too.
Banner’s brow furrows. He looks down at his shoes.
RHODEY
Pepper. I’m sorry. We’re not giving
up, but it’s time I gave you this.
Rhodey hands a SMALL SILVER DISC to Pepper.
PEPPER
What’s this?
RHODEY
Tony wanted you to have it. He
always said that if there came a
time that he couldn’t come back,
that I should give this to you.
She clutches it in her hand. Rhodey start to leave. Banner
lingers for a moment and Rhodey pulls him along.
PEPPER
Where are you going?
RHODEY
Tony said that you should open that
alone.
She looks down at it as Rhodey and Banner leave the room.
Alone, she turns the disc around in her hand, examining it
closely. On one side it’s brushed completely smooth. On the
other is A FINGERPRINT.
Tentatively, she PRESSES her finger to the fingerprint.
A BEAM of LIGHT shoots out of the DISC.
Pepper SCREAMS and DROPS IT on the GROUND. Up from the disc
comes a LIFE-SIZED PROJECTION OF TONY.
6.
TONY HOLOGRAM
Don’t freak out!
PEPPER
Dammit Tony!
TONY HOLOGRAM
Yeah, sorry about that. Knew I
shoulda put a warning on this
thing.
PEPPER
What the...are you...
TONY HOLOGRAM
Nope. Just a copy.
PEPPER
What...what’s going on...?
TONY HOLOGRAM
Rhodey should’ve explained. That’s
the deal. Man, did he screw this
up? I’m assuming he’s still here.
Jeez, what could’ve got me that
didn’t get him?
Pepper stares at the hologram, shaking her head. Angry.
PEPPER
I can’t believe you.
TONY HOLOGRAM
Sure you can. When you think about
it, this is exactly the kind of
shit I’d do.
PEPPER
This isn’t you.
TONY HOLOGRAM
Well, it’s pretty close.
PEPPER
You’re a genius, Tony. But you
don’t know what you’re talking
about.
She turns OFF the Hologram. She holds the silver disc tight
in her hand...and then THROWS it across the room with a YELL.
She moves her hands down to hold her stomach, which is
PROTRUDING SLIGHTLY. She begins to cry.
7.
INT. BAR - DAY
THOR TAKES A SHOT and slams the glass down on the bar.
THOR
Another.
The bartender approaches Thor apprehensively.
BARTENDER
Hey...uhhh...buddy. You can’t have
pets here.
REVEAL: Rocket Raccoon is sitting next to Thor on a stool.
ROCKET
I ain’t nobody’s pet, you
understand me?
The Bartender’s eyes go wide.
BARTENDER
What the hell?
THOR
Sounds to me like he’s not a pet.
Rocket downs his shot and grimaces before he too slams his
glass back on the bar.
ROCKET
Hey buddy how about you fetch this
pet some more ethanol?
The Bartender looks between Thor and Rocket, bamboozled.
THOR
You heard him.
BARTENDER
(sighing)
I gotta quit drinkin’.
He pours two more shots for the duo, who accept their drinks
quietly, pensively. They both look into their drinks for a
moment, wondering if it will even help.
ROCKET
Thanks for that.
THOR
Don’t mention it.
8.
They drink. On the TV behind the bar, a NEWS STORY catches
Thor’s attention.
NEWS ANCHOR
It’s been only days since the
mysterious Rapture tragedy that saw
millions all over the globe turning
to dust.
The NEWS STORY begins showing FACES on the screen, followed
by CELL PHONE FOOTAGE of people turning to dust.
NEWS ANCHOR (CONT’D)
While no cause has yet been found
for this tragic event, some are
finding comfort in the thought that
their loved ones are in a better
place.
The News Show turns to a CRYING WOMAN, but she smiles through
her tears.
CRYING WOMAN
I just know my Amber was taken by
God. It means we’re at the end-
times, but I just thank God that in
his wisdom, he took her.
Thor turns away from the screen.
INT. SANCTUM SANTORUM - DAY
Banner creaks open the front door of the Sanctum Santorum.
The staircase still has a HOLE in it. He approaches it.
BANNER
Jeez, you think with magic...
He looks up the staircase.
BANNER (CONT’D)
Hello?
No response.
BANNER (CONT’D)
Wong?
Still no response. Banner steps up the staircase and goes to
the upper level.
9.
In front of the gigantic bay window is a LEVITATING FIGURE.
WONG. He’s BEARDED and deep in concentration.
BANNER (CONT’D)
Oh.
WONG doesn’t make a movement or even acknowledge Banner’s
presence.
BANNER (CONT’D)
Oh...kay...I’m just gonna...
He walks towards a STACK of books that appear to have
different SYMBOLS on them. Banner reaches for one with a
symbol of a GAUNTLET.
WONG
Do -
Banner JUMPS, scared.
WONG (CONT’D)
- not touch that.
BANNER
S- sorry about that.
Banner backs away from the books, his hands in the air.
Wong hasn’t even opened his eyes or turned around yet.
BANNER (CONT’D)
So - uh...could you hear me? Or...
A long, awkward pause as Wong opens his eyes, and rolls them.
WONG
Unfortunately, I could. Strange,
however...
He closes his eyes again.
BANNER
So you haven’t lost hope either?
Wong doesn’t respond.
EXT. CLINT’S FARM - DAY
Natasha pulls up to the farm on her motorcycle, kicking up
clouds of dust.
She dismounts and takes a look around.
10.
INT. CLINT’S FARMHOUSE - DAY
Natasha unlocks the door and enters.
She surveys the place. There’s soup on the floor. Toys
scattered in the living room.
Bothered, she makes her way to Clint’s room.
INT. CLINT’S ROOM - DAY
She enters his room to find the bed unmade. The window open.
His closet is open. She walks in to find that his bow has
been taken from its mounting place. Her eyes furrow.
She leaves in a hurry.
EXT. AVENGERS HQ - DAY
Steve Rogers, flanked by Rhodey and DOCTOR SELVIG head
towards a QUINJET that’s waiting for them to board.
STEVE
Thanks for coming, doctor.
SELVIG
Of course. I’ve never been to
Wakanda.
STEVE
Banner’s been searching everywhere
and hasn’t found any sign or
signal. The Wakandans think they
might have a lead.
SELVIG
They’d be the ones to have it.
Their tech is just...
He makes an exaggerated attempt to grasp at the words.
RHODEY
We get it. They’re dope.
They enter the QUINJET.
INT. SANCTUM SANTORUM - DAY
Banner watches as Wong sets up a gigantic representation of
the universe. Like Shuri’s display, there are TARGETS on it.
11.
They’re everywhere, and as we ZOOM OUT on the universe, we
see that there are TARGETS all over the universe.
BANNER
Are those - ?
WONG
Essence. Your shade. What you would
call a soul.
INTERCUT
EXT. WAKANDA - DAY
Captain Rogers, Selvig, and Rhodey step out of the quinjet
and on to the landing pad.
Shuri and the Queen walk out of the palace to greet them.
WONG (V.O.)
Each of us carries with us a shade
of what makes us us.
EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - DAY
Natasha SPEEDS on her motorcycle, a concerned look on her
face. On her helmet, a HUD interface shows that she’s headed
somewhere, and she’s close.
WONG
And this shade of us leaves a mark
on us, and everyone it touches.
INT. PEPPER’S ROOM - DAY
Pepper lays in bed, looking at Tony’s side.
WONG
And when this shade departs, it
leaves a trace.
INT. SANCTUM SANTORUM - DAY
Banner moves closer to the gigantic holographic EARTH that
Wong has created, moving a finger to TOUCH a TARGET.
Wong PULLS it away.
12.
WONG
Do not touch the souls!
Banner withdraws his hand.
BANNER
Sorry.
WONG
This was the state of the Earth the
moment before it happened.
He REWINDS slightly, and the TARGETS go away.
WONG (CONT’D)
Then when it happened...
The TARGETS GLOW, some spots more brightly than others.
WONG (CONT’D)
It has been this way ever since.
BANNER
So do you think they’re still
alive?
WONG
If Strange was able, he would
communicate with me.
BANNER
What about Tony?
WONG
Unfortunately I cannot find
individual souls. To do that would
require...
He makes A HOLOGRAPHIC version of the Soul Stone.
BANNER
Yeah well, that would be great.
Wong makes holographic versions of the other stones.
WONG
One stone to see the souls -
(the soul stone glows)
- one to eradicate their memory-
(the mind stone glows)
- one to forge a new reality -
(the reality stone glows)
- one to power the energy exchange-
(the power stone glows)
(MORE)
13.
WONG (CONT'D)
- one to take them across space-
(the space stone glows)
- and trap them for all eternity.
(the time stone glows)
But I cannot find where they are.
No parallel dimensions or time
pockets of the millions I have
searched...
He waves a hand and dismisses the hologram with a wave.
BANNER
But we can find them, right?
They’re out there. Trapped for all
eternity. You JUST said that! And
if they’re trapped we can save
them, right?
WONG
A malevolent being is at the helm
of the most power forces in the
history of the universe. I do not
know what hope we possibly have.
EXT. TITAN - DAY
The surface of the dead planet looks desolate, dusty, and
completely trashed, with pieces of GIANT BUILDINGS and
SPACESHIPS crumbling everywhere.
There doesn’t appear to be anyone there. Just the howl of the
wind. Just under the WIND, there’s a TRACE of something else.
MUSIC.
The HOWL of AC/DC grows louder as we get closer to the
planet, and we see that there’s actually a SPACESHIP that
looks more put-together than the rest.
On a CLOSER INSPECTION we see that the spaceship is crudely
constructed. A FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER OF A SHIP.
INT. SHIP COCKPIT - DAY
We finally find the source of the music, a ZUNE.
It’s BLASTING in the cockpit. A pair of LEGS are sticking out
from underneath the main console, and TONY STARK rolls out
like he’s working underneath a hot rod.
TONY
Hey Blue!
14.
REAR OF SHIP - INTERCUT
NEBULA, who is busy underneath another console fusing wires
together, sighs. She doesn’t respond.
TONY (O.S.)
Do we have anything that can draw
heat from a thermonuclear coil?
Nebula thinks about it, sighs again, and gets up.
INT. SHIP COCKPIT - DAY
Tony PUNCTURES A HOLE in a BROWN POUCH, which begins to leak
powder. He catches the powder in his mouth, making a face as
he does it.
TONY
(mouth full)
Also, I’m not sure this stuff is
actually keeping me alive. You’re
punking me aren’t you. This is
like, dirt or something.
Nebula throws down a THERMONUCLEAR COUPLER, a device that
looks roughly like a BOP-IT, at Tony’s feet, then walks away.
TONY (CONT’D)
Thank you!
Nebula doesn’t respond. Tony examines the THERMONUCLEAR
COUPLER, and the fake smile fades from his face.
TONY (CONT’D)
(to himself)
The kid would’ve loved this.
His face turns determined as he takes another swig of BROWN
DIRT, gets back on the roller, and goes back to work.
INT. SHURI’S LAB - DAY
Steve Rogers stares at Shuri’s output of the globe. It still
has TARGETS everywhere. Selvig is deep in conversation with
Shuri, and we can overhear them.
SELVIG
But if each energy signal is
different...
SHURI
Yes, some are larger than others.
15.
SELVIG
Then what does that mean for us?
SHURI
It means that some of the energy
signals are larger than the other
ones. They left larger holes.
This catches Steve’s attention.
STEVE
Holes?
Shuri walks to her workspace and types.
SHURI
When I couldn’t track the energy
signal of T’Challa’s suit, I
decided to instead track the energy
signal that appeared the moment
that he disappeared.
The globe goes back to a blank slate, then it shows the
single target in the Wakandan jungle.
SHURI (CONT’D)
But then...
The targets appear EVERYWHERE again.
SHURI (CONT’D)
I didn’t know what I was seeing,
but then I realized that the energy
is coming out of these holes
continuously...almost as if...
She shakes her head, smiling, as if what she’s about to say
is simultaneously exciting and insane.
STEVE
As if what?
SHURI
I think that what we’re seeing are
passages to them...in another
dimension.
STEVE
Another dimension...?
SELVIG
Of course!
16.
STEVE
So...they’re alive?
Shuri nods her head proudly.
Steve cracks a smile for the first time in a while.
STEVE (CONT’D)
Buck...
He turns to look at Shuri.
STEVE (CONT’D)
How do we find them?
INT. QUANTUM REALM
SCOTT LANG WAKES UP, surrounded by SWIRLING QUANTUM ENERGY.
SCOTT
Man, I just had the weirdest dream.
He’s floating in an endless expanse.
SCOTT (CONT’D)
Oh yeah.
(into his communicator)
Guys? Are you there? Can you hear
me yet? I’ve tried every
channel...I’m starting to feel like
the problem might be on your end...
Up ahead, a WHIRLING, BLUEISH/GREEN VORTEX opens up, like a
whirlwind.
SCOTT (CONT’D)
Oh God. That can’t be good.
It swallows up everything around it, Scott runs in the
opposite direction.
SCOTT (CONT’D)
Okay. Visual of a blue green
vortex. Not teal. I repeat, not
teal. Green and blue!
He starts to run up toward an CLIFF of sorts, overlooking a
VALLEY inside the QUANTUM REALM. Vortexes of different COLORS
are opening everywhere.
SCOTT (CONT’D)
And...lots of other colors!
17.
The VORTEXES grow wider, and Scott is ABSORBED by ENERGY FROM
ALL COLORS OF THE RAINBOW.
SCOTT (CONT’D)
AHHHHHHH!!!
The COLORS ALL PHASE TO A TRANSPORTATIVE WHITE LIGHT.
EXT. FIELD - DAY
Scott OPENS HIS EYES.
He gets up and takes a look around. His HELMET slides down to
reveal his FACE.
SCOTT
What the...
There doesn’t seem to be anyone for MILES.
SCOTT (CONT’D)
How did I...?
There’s nothing but the whirl of the wind and a few dust
devils among the weeds.
Scott starts walking, but he doesn’t make it three steps
before suddenly he hears something. He puts his MASK back on.
All of the sudden, a WHIRLING VORTEX of GOLD and RED appears
before him. The VORTEX swirls more rapidly, and then out of
the VORTEX COMES TONY STARK, with graying hair and a dark
blue JUMPSUIT with the SHIELD LOGO adorned on it.
He looks pretty impressed with himself.
Scott blinks, unable to believe his eyes.
SCOTT (CONT’D)
Tony...? You’re...
TONY
Unbelievably good looking? A
revolutionary? Here? All of the
above? Yup, all of the above. A
plus. Oh that?
He gestures to the VORTEX.
TONY (CONT’D)
Yeah, a friend did it to me once,
gave me some really good ideas.
(MORE)
18.
TONY (CONT’D)
Come on in. It won’t tear your
atoms apart. Too much.
He WALKS THROUGH IT.
Scott looks around, takes a deep breath, and FOLLOWS TONY
through the vortex.
INT. SWORD HQ - DAY - FUTURE
Scott EMERGES through the portal to APPLAUSE.
He’s given a JUICE BOX and a HANDFUL of BLUEBERRIES by WHITE
COATED LAB TECHS. Tony WATCHES, drinking his own juice box.
SCOTT
Thanks?
TONY
No problem. Time travel is
exhausting, isn’t it?
SCOTT
Yeah, it -
He stops, staring at Tony, only just now starting to notice
his graying hair.
SCOTT (CONT’D)
Time travel?
TONY
Yeah.
SCOTT
I travelled through time?
TONY
Yup.
SCOTT
How...how far did we go?
TONY
We are 8 years removed from point
zero. That’s when the big -
snappening - happened.
SCOTT
8 years? We went 8 years just like
that?
19.
TONY
Well no, you falling through a time
portal in the quantum realm caused
that, but us being here to pick you
up? All me, dude. Just taking
advantage of holes in our reality.
SCOTT
Holes?
TONY
Boy, we got a lot to catch you up
on.
SCOTT
We?
TONY
(into his microphone)
He’s here.
A door opens behind tony, and an OLDER CASSIE LANG, 18, sees
her father face to face for the first time in 8 years.
SCOTT
Cassie?
Cassie, forming tears in her eyes, runs into her father’s
arms.
CASSIE
I didn’t think I’d ever see you
again...
Scott, shocked, holds his daughter close.
SCOTT
I’m so glad you’re safe...
TONY
She thought you disappeared when
her mom did.
SCOTT
Her mom disappeared?
TONY
We really have a lot to catch you
up on.
20.
INT. ABANDONED WINDMILL - DAY
A PERCH near the top, which shows signs of habitation, is
otherwise EMPTY.
A GRAPPLE HOOK enters the scene and TIGHTENS.
Natasha pulls herself to the PERCH, and checks the area.
Whatever she’s looking for, she doesn’t find it. She leaves,
disappointed.
EXT. WAKANDA JUNGLE - DAY
Suri LEADS THE WAY into the JUNGLE, using a handheld device
with a hologram on top. On the DIGITAL READOUT we can see
that they’re tracking a BRIGHT GREEN FISSURE.
Steve Rogers, Selvig, and Rhodey follow closely.
SURI
There’s a fissure over here. A
massive energy readout, but it’s
different than the others...
Steve examines the area, looking across the jungle with a
somber face.
STEVE
This is where we found Vision.
RHODEY
You’re right...this is definitely
the spot...
SURI
We have smaller energy readouts all
around us, and all over Wakanda,
but this...
She WALKS over the patch of grass where the FISSURE displays
on her screen.
SURI (CONT’D)
Do you feel anything different?
Steve looks around. In his memory, BUCKY falls to ashes
before his eyes.
STEVE
(devastated)
No...
21.
