Directors Anthony and Joe Russo have revealed that only one of the Avengers stars was allowed to read the full script for Endgame. Unsurprisingly, that person was Robert Downey Jr.
The whole thing was so secretive that Tom Holland who plays Peter Parker wasn’t given a script at all and was only allowed to read his lines and his lines only – for obvious reasons.
Speaking with Rotten Tomatoes, Joe revealed, “[Robert Downey Jr] was probably the only one to actually read the entire script. I think Benedict [Cumberbatch] got the script that included his scenes only.”
He also added that Chris Evans, who has already watched one hour of the film, might have also seen it.
Anthony continued, explaining why it was kept a secret, “Part of our motivation to do that is it just takes a lot of pressure off of people because it is hard to constantly censor yourself about what you’re saying, how you talk.
“These movies are your whole life. It’s everything you’re doing all day long. The inclination is to talk about it.
“So, we take a lot of pressure off of people by just saying: ‘OK, the less you know, the less you have to mind yourself.’”
Joe said it was a “tedious way to work” as the cast didn’t have much context for their scenes, but he added that the pay off is worth it in the end.
They also added that “there’s a reason the original six Avengers are left”, but when asked if they’d clue us in on what that is Joe said, “Not one bit.”
When asked if there was fake footage in the trailer the brothers shrugged, joking, “Maybe it’s all fake!”
In a Marvel featurette RDJ said, “Infinity War was nuts, but this one is going to be your finest hour.”
“There is no way anybody could guess what’s going to happen.”
We cannot bloody wait!