--- title: Avengers: Endgame: 7 Scenes That Didn't Make the Cut description: Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame writers offered fans a look at some scrapped scenes during San Diego Comic Con (SDCC). canonical: https://time.com/5630547/avengers-endgame-cut-plotlines/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-07-19T19:43:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:56:50.186Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: 7 Insane Scenes That Wound Up Getting Cut From Avengers: Endgame og:description: Off with Cap's head? og:url: https://time.com/5630547/avengers-endgame-cut-plotlines/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc2fa45d01d3ebd64/698a003c929fadcba1bf4a22/captain-america-chris-evans-2-avengers-endgame.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Chris Evans Avengers Endgame og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 7 Insane Scenes That Wound Up Getting Cut From Avengers: Endgame twitter:description: Off with Cap's head? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc2fa45d01d3ebd64/698a003c929fadcba1bf4a22/captain-america-chris-evans-2-avengers-endgame.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 7 Insane Scenes That Wound Up Getting Cut From _Avengers: Endgame_ > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Jul 19, 2019 7:43 PM UTC  Chris Evans as Captain America in Avengers: Endgame Chris Evans as Captain America in Avengers: EndgameMarvel Studios  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Jul 19, 2019 7:43 PM UTC During a Friday panel at San Diego Comic-Con, [_Avengers: Infinity War_](https://time.com/5255759/avengers-infinity-war-ending-explained/) and [_Avengers: Endgame_](https://time.com/5578697/whos-in-the-avengers-now/) writers Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus offered fans an inside look at what it was like to piece together the two incredibly complicated films. Not only were the writers dealing with dozens of heroes and villains, but for the second movie, they had to sort out a complex time-travel plot. The writers even shared the storyboard they used to track where all the [Infinity Stone](https://time.com/5227586/mcu-six-infinity-stones/)s were located at different times in the movies and the time-travel plot. > [](https://twitter.com/ian%5Fsandwell/status/1152273052236832768) It’s said that there are no bad ideas in brainstorming, but some of McFeely and Markus’ stranger plot points would have radically changed _Endgame_ — and perhaps even disturbed the audience. In one pitch to Marvel, they suggested that Thanos could enter the climactic fight with the Avengers carrying the decapitated head of one of their team members. Yuck. Here are all the strange, extraneous and bizarre ideas that were cut from the latest _Avengers_ scripts, according to the film’s writers. ## Thanos goes on a psychedelic tour with Doctor Strange  DOCTOR STRANGE, from left: Tilda Swinton, as The Ancient One, Benedict Cumberbatch, as Dr. Stephen Strange, 2016\. © Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection Walt Disney Co. Markus and McFeely almost borrowed a scene from _Doctor Strange_. In that movie, the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton) pushed Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) through the Mindscape, and Strange finds himself falling through an array of colors. One of the scenes that was cut from _Infinity War_ involved Strange sending Thanos (Josh Brolin) on a similar LSD trip-esque experience, but with hefty psychological consequences. During the trip, Thanos would appear before the Living Tribunal, a cosmic panel which judges whether the various realities of the Marvel universes are sustainable. The tribunal would find him guilty of old crimes. But the writers said the diversion took the punch out of the climactic fight, so the scene was cut. ## Smart Hulk emerges in the Hulkbuster suit  Mark Ruffalo as Hulk in Avengers: Endgame Marvel Studios Originally, Smart Hulk — the melding of the Hulk and Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) into one large but smart being — was supposed to appear in _Infinity War_, before _Endgame_. In the original script, Bruce and Hulk achieve a union while wearing the Hulkbuster armor and fighting Thanos’ henchman, Obsidian. But the triumph felt strange in the larger landscape of a battle that the Avengers ultimately lose. ## Rocket and Jane have a chat  Still from 'Avengers: Endgame' featuring Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper). Film Frame—Marvel Studios 2019 Natalie Portman returned to the Marvel movies for the briefest of cameos as Thor’s former love interest, Jane Foster. A scene was cut in which Rocket (Bradley Cooper) tries to explain to Jane why he has traveled back in time and needs the Reality Stone. But the scene was cut for time. ## Thanos decapitates 2014 Captain America and shows the head to 2023 Captain America  Chris Evans as Captain America in Avengers: Endgame Marvel Studios This is a truly messed up twist: The original plan for the final battle between Thanos and the Avengers in 2023 was for Thanos to enter the fight carrying the head of the decapitated Captain America (Chris Evans) to psych him out. Remember, the Thanos who fights the Avengers in the climax hails from the year 2014 (and the original _Guardians of the Galaxy_ film). So he would have visited earth in 2014, decapitated that version of Captain America, traveled forward in time to 2023 and shown the 2023 Captain America the 2014 version’s head. (Time travel in _Endgame_ is [rather complicated,](https://time.com/5576656/avengers-endgame-time-travel/) but because new actions create parallel universes, killing someone in the past does not kill their future self.) This idea proved too gruesome and was quickly cut from the script. ## Spider-Man and Iron Man have a pizza party before the climactic fight  Tom Holland as Spider-Man and Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man in Spider-Man: Homecoming Columbia Pictures Originally, after the snap, all the Avengers were supposed to return to the Avengers compound before the fight with Thanos. Crucially, Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) is greeted by Spider-Man (Tom Holland). Then they all go to get pizza together. But the writers decided it would make more sense for all of the dusted characters to reappear in the exact place where they vanished. Thus, they decided to bring back the missing heroes in the midst of the battle with Thanos. ## Iron Man had dying words  Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) in Avengers: Endgame Marvel studios The writers tested many different versions of a dying speech for Tony. But it was Robert Downey Jr.’s idea to not speak during the scene lest it take the weight away from his heroic “I am Iron Man” moment. ## Captain America meets Red Skull again  Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger Marvel Studios Though the scene was never written, the writers did think about the fact that Captain America returning all the Infinity Stones to their original locations at the end of _Endgame_ meant that he would have to confront his nemesis from _Captain America: The First Avenger,_ [Red Skull](https://time.com/5256515/avengers-infinity-war-red-skull/). 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