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Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely
AVENGERS: ENDGAME
Adapted Screenplay
Written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely
EXT. BARTON HOME - DAY
CLOSE ON: A HOUSE-ARREST ANKLE BRACELET.
CLINT BARTON (O.S.)
Okay, you see where you’re going?
Let’s work on how to get there.
Pan up to find...CLINT BARTON, with his daughter, LILA,
coaching her as she notches an arrow in her bow.
CLINT BARTON (CONT'D)
Okay, good...tip down...bow arm
out...three fingersLILA BARTON
Why three?
CLINT BARTON
‘Cause two’s not enough and four’s
too muchLAURA BARTON (O.S.)
You guys want mustard or mayo, or
both?
CLINT TURNS. IN THE FIELD BEHIND THEM, his wife, LAURA
BARTON sets up a picnic as COOPER and NATHANIEL play soccer.
LILA BARTON
Who puts mayo on a hot dog?
CLINT BARTON
We’ll both have mustard, hon!
(to Lila)
Okay. Draw back, deep breath...
She lets loose. THUD! HER ARROW HITS NEAR THE BULLS-EYE.
CLINT BARTON (CONT'D)
Good job, Hawkeye. Go get your
arrow.
LAURA BARTON (O.S.)
Enough murder practice! Soup’s on!
CLINT BARTON
One sec, babe. Be right there!
We’re gonna kill some hot dogs.
We’re hungry.
But when he turns back...LILA IS GONE. The bow and arrow lie
at his feet. He stares.
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CLINT BARTON (CONT'D)
Lila? Babe, did you see LilaHe turns to his wife, BUT SHE’S GONE. So are the boys. The
soccer ball rolls to a stop near the picnic blanket.
NO ONE CAN BE SEEN FOR A HUNDRED YARDS IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
CLINT BARTON (CONT'D)
Guys? Guys, come on...
Clint walks toward the field, dread growing.
CLINT BARTON (CONT'D)
Laura?
Clint breaks into a panicked run.
CLINT BARTON (CONT'D)
LAURA!
CLINT MELTS DOWN, SPINNING AROUND, FRANTIC...
MARVEL FLIP
EXT. SPACE - NIGHT
BLACKNESS.
TITLE: “TWENTY-TWO DAYS LATER.”
Soon, THE BENATAR tumbles past, adrift...
INT. BENATAR, GALLEY - NIGHT
TONY STARK and NEBULA play table-top football. She wins.
TONY
(offering his hand)
Good sport. Have fun?
Nebula studies his hand, confused. Finally she shakes.
NEBULA
It was fun.
INT. BENATAR, FLIGHT DECK - NIGHT
Tony, thin and haggard, kneels in front of HIS BROKEN IRON
MAN HELMET. He hits a switch. A light blinks.
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TONY’S RECORDING: he stares directly into the “camera.”
TONY
This thing on? Hey, Ms. Potts.
Pep. If you find this recording,
don’t post it on social media.
It’s going to be a real tearjerker.
EXT. SPACE - NIGHT
THE BENATAR sparks, adrift.
TONY (O.S.)
I don’t know if you’re ever going
to see these. I don’t even know if
you’re still...God, I hope so.
Today’s day twenty-one, no...twentytwo.
INT. BENATAR, GALLEY - FLASHBACK
NEBULA lasers shut Tony’s infected wound.
TONY (O.S.)
You know, if it wasn’t for the
existential terror of staring into
the literal void of space, I’d say
I’m feeling a little better today.
Infection’s run its course, thanks
to the Blue Meanie back there.
You’d like her. She’s very
practical. And only a tiny bit
sadistic.
INT. BENATAR, GALLEY - FLASHBACK
TONY AND NEBULA MEND THE EMPTY FUEL CELLS UNDER THE FLOOR.
TONY (O.S.)
The fuel cells were cracked during
battle, but we figured out a way to
reverse the ion charge. Bought
ourselves about 48 hours of flight
time. Problem is that was
about...49 hours ago.
EXT. SPACE - NIGHT
FROM HIGH OVERHEAD, WE WATCH THE BENATAR DRIFT IN SPACE.
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TONY (O.S.)
Which means, we’re dead in the
water. A thousand light years from
the nearest 7-11.
INT. BENATAR, GALLEY - FLASHBACK
Tony hands Nebula the last of A PURPLE POWDER. She pushes it
back to him.
TONY (O.S.)
Most of the quote-unquote ‘food’
and potable water ran out two weeks
ago.
INT. BENATAR, FLIGHT DECK - NIGHT
Tony stands on the flight deck, one hand resting on the
glass, staring into the unknown.
TONY
Pep, I know I said no more
surprises. But, I gotta say, I was
really hoping to pull off one last
one. But it looks like...well, you
know what it looks like.
INT. BENATAR, FLIGHT DECK - NIGHT
Back to now. Tony records his thoughts into his helmet.
TONY
Don’t feel bad about this. I mean,
actually, if you grovel for a
couple weeks, and then move on with
enormous guilt...I should probably
lie down for a minute, rest my
eyes. Please know, when I drift
off, it will be like every day
lately. I’m fine, totally fine.
I’m going to dream about you. It’s
always you.
Tony switches the helmet off.
TIME CUT:
NEBULA finds TONY SPRAWLED ON THE FLOOR.
TIME CUT:
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Nebula helps Tony into Quill’s chair. Tony slumps,
completely still. Nebula gives him his privacy.
Move in on Tony’s face as...A LIGHT SLOWLY GROWS BRIGHTER.
Soon, the entire flight deck glows as bright as a sun.
Nebula appears from the galley, shading her eyes. Tony’s
eyelids flutter. Finally, he opens them to see...
CAPTAIN MARVEL (CAROL DANVERS) hovering in space.
INT. AVENGERS COMPOUND, BATHROOM - NIGHT
STEVE ROGERS shaves.
He studies himself in the mirror, exhausted. He’s about to
tap his razor in the sink’s standing water, when...
THE WATER RIPPLES. Steve stares a beat, puzzled. Then the
lamp catches his eye...SWAYING GENTLY.
Just then, a sound roars overhead. Steve turns...
EXT. AVENGERS COMPOUND - NIGHT
THE MOON HANGS HUGE OVER THE EARTH. Then the silhouette of
THE BENATAR races past, propelled by CAROL DANVERS.
Below...STEVE ROGERS, BRUCE BANNER, AND NATASHA ROMANOV watch
a flying woman guide the ship to the ground.
Behind them, PEPPER POTTS walks up to the group.
TIME CUT:
Steve races up as NEBULA helps Tony down the ramp.
TONY
I couldn’t stop him.
STEVE
Neither could we.
TONY
I lost the kid.
STEVE
(unable to say it all)
We...lost...
TONY
Is Pepper...?
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JUST THEN, PEPPER POTTS THROWS HERSELF INTO TONY’S ARMS.
PEPPER POTTS
Stay here, you stay right hereTONY
I’m not going anywhere.
NEARBY, NEBULA watches the sad humans. ROCKET SITS BESIDE
HER, GRATEFUL. She rests a hand on his furry head.
INT. AVENGERS COMPOUND, WORKSHOP - DAY
RHODEY, TONY, STEVE, NATASHA, AND CAROL watch...
A HOLO-DISPLAY ROTATING THROUGH FACES OF PEOPLE WE’VE LOST:
WANDA. VISION. BUCKY. T’CHALLA. MARIA HILL.
RHODEY
It’s been twenty-three days since
Thanos came to Earth.
TONY, weak, sits in a hi-tech wheelchair, IV dripping into
his arm. He stares, taking in the loss:
SAM WILSON. SECRETARY ROSS. SHARON CARTER. SCOTT LANG.
HOPE VAN DYNE. HANK PYM. NICK FURY.
At Fury, Carol bites back emotion.
NATASHA
World governments are in pieces, as
you can imagine. But the parts
that still work are trying to take
a census. It looks like he did
what he said he was going to do.
JANE FOSTER. ERIK SELVIG. WONG. DR. STRANGE. THE BARTON
FAMILY. QUILL. DRAX. MANTIS. GROOT. PETER PARKER.
Finally, Tony looks away. RHODEY turns it off.
NATASHA (CONT'D)
Thanos wiped out fifty percent of
all the living creatures on Earth.
CAROL DANVERS
Not just Earth.
RHODEY
You sure about that?
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CAROL DANVERS
You never have to ask me that.
TONY
Where is he now?
STEVE
We don’t know. He just opened a
portal and walked through.
Tony looks out to see...THOR on the patio.
TONY
What’s his deal?
ROCKET (O.S.)
He’s pissed.
Tony turns to see Rocket for the first time.
ROCKET (CONT'D)
He thinks he failed. Which, of
course, he did. But there’s a lot
of that going around, ain’t there?
TONY
Until this second, I literally
thought you were a Build-a-Bear.
STEVE
We’ve been hunting Thanos for three
weeks - deep space scans,
satellites - we got nothing. Tony,
you fought himTONY
Who told you that? I didn’t fight
him, he wiped my face with a planet
while a Bleecker Street magician
gave away the store. There was no
fight because he’s not beatable.
STEVE
Did he give you anything to go on?
Clues, coordinatesTony stares, lost, barely acknowledging Steve.
TONY
I saw this coming, few years back.
Didn’t wanna believe. I thought I
was dreaming...
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STEVE
Tony, I need you to focusTONY
And I needed you, as in past tense.
That trumps what you need. It’s
too late, buddy. You know what I
need?
Tony turns to everyone, slightly unstable.
TONY (CONT'D)
I need a shave and a burger, not a
bowl of soup.
(stands)
And I believe I remember telling
all of you, alive and otherwise,
that we needed a suit of armor
around the world, whether it
impacted our precious freedoms or
notSTEVE
But that didn’t work out, did it?
TONY
I said we’d lose, you said we’d “do
that together, too.” Guess what,
Cap, we lost, and you weren’t
there. But that’s what we do,
right? Our best work after the
fact? We’re the “Avengers”, not
the “Pre-vengers-”
RHODEY
Tony, take it easy...
TONY
I’ve got nothing for ya, Cap. No
coordinates, no clues, no
strategies, no options. Zero, zip,
nada. No trust.
(rips out RT)
Here. You take this. You find
him, you put this on, and hide.
(drops to his knees)
I’m fine!
Tony COLLAPSES. Rhodey catches him.
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INT. AVENGERS COMPOUND, CORRIDOR - DAY
CAROL, STEVE, AND NATASHA stare through GLASS DOORS at TONY
IN A HOSPITAL BED, PEPPER AND BANNER AT HIS SIDE.
RHODEY STEPS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL ROOM.
RHODEY
Bruce gave him a sedative. Should
be out the rest of the day.
CAROL DANVERS
(heading for the lab)
Take care of him. When I come
back, I’ll bring a bottle of
Xorrian elixir.
STEVE
Where are you going?
CAROL DANVERS
To kill Thanos.
INT. AVENGERS COMPOUND, WORKSHOP - DAY
NATASHA catches up to CAROL IN THE WORKSHOP.
NATASHA
Hey, hey, hang on. We’re sort of a
team here. Between you and me,
morale’s a little fragile.
CAROL DANVERS
Oh, I’m sorry. My fault.
Carol sees Steve and Rhodey catch up. She claps her hands.
CAROL DANVERS (CONT'D)
All right, team! I’m going to go
kill Thanos. Message me if you get
any intel that can help.
Otherwise, I’ll report back when
he’s dead. Great work, everybody.
STEVE
Look, we realize “up there’s” more
your territory, but this is our
fight, too.
RHODEY
Do you even know where he is?
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CAROL DANVERS
I know people who mightNEBULA (O.S.)
Don’t bother.
They all turn to see NEBULA in THE LIVING AREA DOORWAY.
NEBULA (CONT'D)
I can tell you where Thanos is.
INT. AVENGERS COMPOUND, LIVING AREA - DAY
STEVE, NATASHA, RHODEY, BANNER, ROCKET, THOR, and CAROL
gather. NEBULA studies her robotic hand.
NEBULA
Thanos spent a long time trying
to...perfect me. When he worked,
he talked. About his Great Plan.
Even disassembled, I wanted to
please him. I’d ask, where would
we go once his plan was complete?
His answer was always the same: “To
the Garden.”
RHODEY
You’re saying Thanos had a
retirement plan.
STEVE
Where’s this garden?
ROCKET brings up EARTH on A HOLO-MAP. A BRIGHT SURGE OF
ENERGY ENVELOPS THE PLANET (EMANATING FROM WAKANDA).
ROCKET
When Thanos snapped his fingers,
Earth become ground zero for a
power surge of ridiculously cosmic
proportions. No one’s seen
anything like it.
He shifts the map, crossing billions of light years, to...AN
IDENTICAL SURGE ENVELOPING A MYSTERIOUS, ORANGE PLANET.
ROCKET (CONT'D)
Until two days ago.
NATASHA
You’re saying he snapped his
fingers again. Where?
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Rocket zooms the holo-image toward a cluster of stars...
NEBULA
Planet is unnamed, but inhabitable.
Rich atmosphere, good soilSTEVE
A garden.
BRUCE BANNER
Thanos is there. And he just used
the stones.
Steve eyes everyone. THOR FINALLY LOOKS UP.
BRUCE BANNER (CONT'D)
(thinking of himself)
You know, we’d be going shorthanded.
RHODEY
Because he killed all our friends.
ROCKET
Are we saying they’re dead? We’re
using that word now?
RHODEY
He’s still got the stones.
CAROL DANVERS
So, we take them. And we use them
to bring everybody back.
BRUCE BANNER
Just like that?
STEVE
Yeah. Just like that.
No one speaks. Finally...
NATASHA
If there’s even the smallest chance
we can undo this, then we owe it to
everyone who’s not sitting here to
try.
Everyone looks around the room...AGREED.
BRUCE BANNER
If we do this...why would it end
any differently than it did before?
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CAROL DANVERS
Because before you didn’t have me.
RHODEY
Hey, new girl. All of us in here
are about that superhero life.
Where’ve you been all this time?
CAROL DANVERS
There’s a lot of people in the
universe. And they didn’t all have
you.
THOR STANDS. He crosses to Carol and holds out his hand.
STORMBREAKER WHIPS PAST HER HEAD, RUFFLING HER HAIR.
Carol doesn’t flinch. Thor smiles.
THOR
I like this one.
Steve stares at the planet a long, deciding moment. Then...
STEVE
Let’s go get that son of a bitch.
SLAM TO:
TITLE: “AVENGERS: ENDGAME”
INT. BENATAR, FLIGHT DECK - DAWN
EVERYONE settles into their seats on the Benatar’s flight
deck. STEVE WATCHES EARTH GROW SMALLER THROUGH THE WINDOW.
CAROL DANVERS
Trust me. You get used to it.
ROCKET looks around from the pilot’s chair.
ROCKET
Okay, who here hasn’t been to
space?
STEVE, NATASHA, and RHODEY half-raise their hands.
ROCKET (CONT'D)
Oh, you’re gonna hate this.
NEBULA
Approaching jump in three, two...
STEVE’S FINGERS TIGHTEN on the arm rest as...
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EXT. BENATAR - DAWN
WHOOSH! THE BENATAR WARPS, LEAPING INTO JUMP SPACE.
EXT. SPACE - DAY
WHOOSH! THE BENATAR ARRIVES ABOVE AN OMINOUS, ORANGE PLANET.
As the ship maintains orbit, CAROL flies toward the planet.
CAROL DANVERS
I’ll head down for recon. If I’m
not back in fifteen, you’ll know I
found him.
INT. BENATAR, FLIGHT DECK - SPACE
OUR HEROES wait on the flight deck, tense.
NATASHA looks at STEVE, who’s staring at...A COMPASS: PEGGY
CARTER’S YELLOWED PHOTO STILL RESTS INSIDE.
NATASHA
This is going to work, Steve.
STEVE
I know it will.
(beat)
Because I don’t know what I’m going
to do if it doesn’t.
JUST THEN, CAROL FLIES UP TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GLASS.
CAROL DANVERS (OVER COM)
No satellites, no ships, no armies.
No ground defenses of any kind.
It’s just him.
NEBULA
That’s enough.
The Avengers exchange a look.
EXT. TITAN-2 - DAY
SMOKE CURLS FROM THE CHIMNEY OF A SOLITARY LODGE.
INT. THANOS’ LODGE - DAY
A POT BOILS OVER A FIRE. Then...THANOS LIMPS TOWARD IT, LEFT
SIDE PARALYZED, arm blackened. A shell of his former self.
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He stirs the pot. Suddenly, AN ARMORED HAND BURSTS FROM THE
FIRE, GRABBING THANOS’ GAUNTLET...
PREVENTING THANOS FROM CLOSING HIS FIST.
Thanos jerks back as HULKBUSTER SPRINGS INSIDE. CAROL AND
RHODEY BASH THROUGH THE ROOF, PINNING THANOS’ ARMS.
THOR crashes through the door, followed by the others. HE
SWINGS STORMBREAKER...CUTTING OFF THANOS’ HAND.
The Gauntlet lands at Rocket’s feet. He picks it up...and
his face goes slack. He turns the glove toward the others.
And we now realize...THE INFINITY STONES ARE GONE.
STEVE
Where are they?
Thanos doesn’t answer. CAROL PRESSES HIM TO HIS KNEES.
CAROL DANVERS
Answer the question!
THANOS
The universe required correction.
After that, the stones served no
purpose beyond temptation.
BRUCE BANNER
You murdered trillions.
THANOS
You should be grateful.
NATASHA
Where are the stones?
THANOS
Gone. Reduced to atoms.
BRUCE BANNER
You used them two days ago!
THANOS
I used the stones to destroy the
stones. It nearly killed me.
But the work is done. It always
will be.
That lands, sickening. ROCKET SEARCHES, FRANTIC, NEAR TEARS.
ROCKET
No...they can’t be gone...
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RHODEY
He’s lying.
NEBULA
My father is many things. A liar
is not one of them.
THANOS
Thank you, daughter. Perhaps I’ve
treated youSWOOSH. THOR’S AXE SEVERS THANOS’ HEAD FROM HIS BODY. IT
HITS THE FLOOR, FOLLOWED BY THE THUD OF HIS HUGE FRAME.
ROCKET
What did you do?
Thor just stares, his long journey a failure.
THOR
I went for the head.
As Thor walks away, Steve looks at Thanos’ head on the
ground. IT’S OVER. THEY LOST.
FADE TO BLACK.
OVER BLACK: “FIVE YEARS LATER.”
EXT. PORT OF NEW YORK - DAY
A CAR CRUSHER flattens an Audi. THOUSANDS MORE NEVER-DRIVEN
CARS LIE STACKED ON THE DOCKS, WAITING THEIR TURN.
EXT. NEW YORK - DAY
A HUGE TARP flaps over the shuttered LINCOLN CENTER.
EXT. SHEA STADIUM - DAY
A TEENAGE GIRL rides her skateboard, alone in a weed-filled
parking lot. Pull back to see THE EMPTY STADIUM BEHIND HER.
INT. BROOKLYN COMMUNITY CENTER - NIGHT
A POSTER SHOWS A SINGLE FIGURE STARING AT A GROUP OF SHADOWS.
IT READS, “WHERE DO WE GO, NOW THAT THEY’RE GONE?”
The bottom reads, “BROOKLYN SUPPORT GROUP, TUESDAYS 8PM.”
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A GRIEVING MAN speaks in A RECOVERY GROUP.
GRIEVING MAN
So, I went on a date the other day.
JIMMY
Good job, Bobby. Back in the game.
GRIEVING MAN
Thank you, Jimmy.
(to the group)
First in five years. I sat there
at dinner thinking, what are we
even supposed to talk about?
STEVE ROGERS, thinner, older, LISTENS INTENTLY.
STEVE
What did you talk about?
GRIEVING MAN
Same old crap. How much things
have changed. How much we miss the
Mets. My job, his job. Then it
got kind of quiet. He cried during
the salads.
OLDER MAN
What about you?
GRIEVING MAN
I cried just before dessert. But
I’m seeing him again tomorrow.
So...
STEVE
That’s great. You’ve already done
the hardest part. You took a jump,
didn’t know where you’d come down.
And that’s it, those little brave
baby steps we’ve gotta take. To
try to make us feel whole again, to
find a purpose...
(to everyone)
I went into the ice right after I
met the love of my life. Woke up
seventy years later and...had to
keep going.
The group takes this in.
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STEVE (CONT'D)
The world’s been left in our hands.
If we don’t do something with
it...then Thanos might as well have
killed all of us.
People nod, but Steve seems unconvinced by his own words.
EXT. SAN FRANCISCO - DAY
THE CAMERA ROTATES down from the sky onto a strangely quiet
San Francisco, until it finds...A STORAGE WAREHOUSE.
INT. STORAGE WAREHOUSE, UNIT 277 - DAY
LUIS’ VAN sits in a storage unit, surrounded by boxes: “S.
LANG, KITCHEN, S. LANG, CLOTHES.”
THROUGH THE VAN WINDOWS, we see...HANK PYM’S QUANTUM TUNNEL.
A MEANDERING RAT CRAWLS ONTO THE CONTROLS. IT ACCIDENTALLY
STEPS ON A TOGGLE SWITCH and...A LIGHT GOES GREEN. FLASH.
THE BACK DOORS OF THE VAN BLOW OPEN, revealing...SCOTT LANG,
ANT-MAN suit shorting. He retracts his helmet, gasping.
INT. STORAGE WAREHOUSE, SECURITY OFFICE - DAY
A GUARD reads THE TERMINAL BEACH, by J.G. Ballard. He looks
up at a monitor: SCOTT LANG holds up a sign, “HELP.”
EXT. STORAGE WAREHOUSE - DAY
A dented WAGON rolls over a speed-bump. Scott, in his old
clothes, slowly wheels his belongings away.
The Guard watches him go, puzzled.
EXT. SAN FRANCISCO, STREET - DAY
Scott walks A STREET OF ABANDONED HOMES.
SCOTT LANG
Hello?
He hears A CLACKING. A KID on a bicycle rides by, playing
card wedged between his spokes.
Scott waves him down. The kid stops.
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SCOTT LANG (CONT'D)
Hey. Kid. What happened here?
The kid says nothing. He just stares at Scott with a haunted
look. Then he stands on his pedal and keeps riding.
CLACK-CLACK-CLACK-CLACK-CLACK-CLACK-CLACK...
EXT. SAN FRANCISCO, GOLDEN GATE PARK - DAY
STONE MONUMENTS loom in a park. A small crowd mills. Reveal
Scott looking over the monuments, lost.
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Scott walks up to the obelisks. At the top, they read: “THE
VANISHED.” Hundreds of names line the stones.
He scans the “L’s,” finally finding, “SCOTT LANG.”
SCOTT LANG
What?
(realizing)
Cassie...
EXT. MAGGIE LANG’S HOUSE - DAY
A winded Scott races up the sidewalk toward his old house.
He leaps a bush, banging on the front door.
SCOTT LANG
Cassie! Cassie!
SOON, A TEEN GIRL opens the door, shocked. A very long beat.
CASSIE LANG
Dad?
SCOTT LANG
Peanut?
Scott wraps his arms around CASSIE LANG (14), now five years
older than when he last saw her. She hugs him, CRYING.
CASSIE LANG
I thought you were gone.
SCOTT LANG
I’m sorry. I’m back...I’m
back...I’m back...
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EXT. AVENGERS COMPOUND, FRONT GATE - DAWN
Avengers Compound stands amidst overgrown grass. Rusty
chains lock the gate.
Faded signs warn: “RESTRICTED AREA. KEEP OUT.”
INT. AVENGERS COMPOUND, LIVING AREA - NIGHT
NATASHA SITS SURROUNDED BY HOLO-SCREENS FEATURING CAROL
DANVERS, RHODEY, ROCKET AND NEBULA, AND OKOYE.
ROCKET (HOLO)
We boarded that “highly suspect
warship” Danvers pinged.
NATASHA
And?
NEBULA (HOLO)
It was an infectious garbage scow.
ROCKET (HOLO)
So thanks for the hot tipCAROL DANVERS (HOLO)
You were closer.
ROCKET (HOLO)
And now we smell like garbageNATASHA
(to Okoye)
You get a reading on those tremors?
OKOYE (HOLO)
Minor subduction in the African
plate.
NATASHA
Do we have a visual? How are you
handling it?
OKOYE (HOLO)
Nat. It was a mild earthquake. In
the ocean. We handle it by not
handling it.
Natasha looks burdened. Rhodey steps in.
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RHODEY (HOLO)
I can have NASA redirect a
satellite, do a sweep just to make
sure.
NATASHA
Thanks. Carol, you’re still coming
our way next month?
CAROL DANVERS (HOLO)
Not likely.
ROCKET (HOLO)
Getting another haircut?
CAROL DANVERS (HOLO)
Listen, fur-face, I’m covering a
lot of territory out here. The
things that have been happening on
Earth have been happening
everywhere else. On thousands of
planets. You might not see me for
a long time.
NATASHA
All right. Everybody keep keeping
their eyes open. This channel’s
always active. Anything goes
sideways, anyone makes trouble
where they shouldn’t, it comes
through me.
They ad lib their goodbyes as they sign off, except Rhodey.
NATASHA (CONT'D)
What’s up? Where are you?
RHODEY (HOLO)
Mexico. Got some news.
NATASHA
Okay...
RHODEY
Federalés found a room full of
bodies outside Juarez. Cartel
guys. Guns still in their pants.
NATASHA
Could be a rival hitRHODEY
But it wasn’t. Same MO as
Marseille. And Kiev.
(MORE)
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RHODEY (CONT'D)
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(beat)
It’s definitely Barton.
She nods, grim, reluctantly accepting.
RHODEY (CONT'D)
What he’s done here...what he’s
been doing...I got to tell you,
part of me doesn’t want to find
him.
Natasha just stares a long beat.
NATASHA
Find out where’s he going next.
Rhodey nods, signing off. Natasha sits there, THEN CRUMPLES.
After a long beat...
STEVE (O.S.)
I’d offer to cook you dinner but
you seem sad enough already.
Natasha turns to see STEVE in the doorway.
NATASHA
Come by to do your laundry?
STEVE
And see a friend.
NATASHA
Your friend’s fine.
STEVE
She leave the house today?
NATASHA
Nothing out there I particularly
want to see.
STEVE
I spotted a pod of whales coming
over the bridge.
NATASHA
(dubious)
In the Hudson.
STEVE
Fewer ships, cleaner water. Just
saying, there’s still a world out
there.
RHODEY (CONT'D)
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NATASHA
If you’re about to tell me to look
on the bright side, I’m about to
hit you with a peanut butter
sandwich.
Steve relents, LETTING DOWN HIS FACADE.
STEVE
Sorry. Force of habit.
NATASHA
I don’t know how you do it.
Steve bites into the uneaten half of her sandwich.
STEVE
I guess I don’t know how not to.
NATASHA
Me, neither.
After a long moment, Steve looks up at her, honest.
STEVE
I keep telling them, move on. Grow
past it. And some of them actually
do. But not us.
NATASHA
If I move on, who does this?
STEVE
Maybe it doesn’t need to be done.
Natasha takes that in. Steve is thinking of giving up. She
looks around at Avengers Compound.
NATASHA
I used to have nothing. Then I got
this. This job, this family. And
I was better because of it.
She chokes slightly, collecting herself.
NATASHA (CONT'D)
And even though they’re gone, I’m
still trying to be...better.
STEVE
I think we both need to get a life.
NATASHA
You first.
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They stare at each other a long, melancholy moment.
THEN, WE HEAR A PING. NATASHA SWIPES TO A CCTV DISPLAY:
SCOTT LANG’S FACE FILLS A SCREEN, LUIS’ VAN BEHIND HIM.
SCOTT LANG (ON SCREEN)
Hello? Is anyone home? This is,
uh, Scott Lang? We met a few years
ago. At the airport?
STEVE
This an old message?
NATASHA
(stunned)
It’s the front gate.
INT. AVENGERS COMPOUND, WORKSHOP - NIGHT
SCOTT paces, mumbling to himself.
STEVE (O.S.)
Scott, are you okay?
SCOTT LANG
What? Yes.
He turns to STEVE and NATASHA.
SCOTT LANG (CONT'D)
Have either of you guys ever
studied quantum physics?
NATASHA
Only to make conversation.
Steve glances at her. She shrugs.
SCOTT LANG
Well, five years ago, just before
this Thanos guy...I went into a
place called the Quantum Realm.
It’s like its own microscopic
universe. You can only get there
if you’re incredibly small. Hope,
she’s my...she was supposed to pull
me out. But then Thanos happened.
And I was stuck in there.
NATASHA
I’m sorry. It must’ve been a long
five years.
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SCOTT LANG
(getting excited)
Okay, but that’s the thing. It
wasn’t. For me, it was only five
hours. The rules in the Quantum
Realm aren’t like out here.
They’re completely unpredictable.
Is anybody gonna eat that sandwich?
STEVE
Scott, what are you talking about?
SCOTT LANG
Time works differently in the
Quantum Realm.
Steve and Natasha share a look.
SCOTT LANG (CONT'D)
Problem is, right now, it’s chaos,
there’s no way to navigate it. But
what if we could figure out a way
to enter the Quantum Realm at a
certain point in time...and come
out in another. Like, before
ThanosSTEVE
Wait...wait. Scott. Are you
talking about a time machine?
SCOTT LANG
No, not a machine. More like a...
(searches, then gives up)
Yeah, like a time machine. I know
it sounds crazy...
NATASHA
Scott, I get emails from a raccoon.
Nothing’s crazy anymore.
SCOTT LANG
So, who do we talk to about this?
EXT. STARK ECO-COMPOUND, UPSTATE NEW YORK - DAY
LLAMAS and FARM ANIMALS GRAZE A RUSTIC-TECH ECO-COMPOUND.
EXT. STARK ECO-COMPOUND, WOODS - DAY
TONY approaches A WOODED GLADE near the house.
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TONY
Morgan H. Stark. Chow time. Want
some lunch?
Silence. Then MORGAN STARK (4) steps out of her play tent,
wearing A PURPLE-BLUE IRON MAN HELMET (RESCUE).
MORGAN STARK
Define lunch or be disintegrated.
TONY
You should not be wearing that.
It’s part of a special anniversary
gift I made for Mom. You thinking
about lunch?
Tony gently takes the helmet off, revealing A YOUNG GIRL.
TONY (CONT'D)
Where’d you find this?
MORGAN STARK
Garage.
Tony picks her up, walking toward the house.
TONY
You like going in the garage? So
does Daddy. It’s all right. Mommy
never wears what I buy her.
TIME CUT:
Tony and Morgan exit the woods. Suddenly, Tony stops.
In the driveway, STEVE ROGERS stares at him. NATASHA AND
SCOTT GET OUT OF THE CAR BEHIND HIM.
EXT. STARK ECO-COMPOUND, PORCH - DAY
STEVE, SCOTT, and NATASHA sit with TONY.
TONY
I just want to thank you folks for
dropping by. It’s not every day
one gets to contemplate biting it
on an inter-dimensional timescape.
NATASHA
You’ve got some objections to the
plan.
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TONY
So you’re calling it a plan. To
me, it sounds like an exotic
suicide method. Not to mention,
it’s impossible.
SCOTT LANG
We know what it sounds like.
STEVE
Tony, after what you’ve seen, is
anything really impossible?
TONY
Quantum fluctuation kinda messes
with the Planck Scale, which then
triggers the Deutsch Proposition,
can we agree on that?
(offering more tea)
Chai?
(back on message)
In layman’s terms, it means you can
cancel your Netflix subscription
because you’re not coming home.
SCOTT LANG
I did.
TONY
Which was a billion-to-one cosmic
fluke. Now you want to pull aWhat are you calling it?
SCOTT LANG
A time heist.
TONY
Oh, of course, a time heist, why
didn’t we think of this before?
Right, because it’s a pipe dream.
Who are you again?
SCOTT LANG
Still Scott...
STEVE
Tony, the Stones exist in the past.
We could get them and bring them
here.
NATASHA
We can snap our own fingers. We
can bring everybody back.
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TONY
Or screw it up worse than he
already has.
STEVE
I don’t believe we would.
Tony stares at Steve, a lot of water under the bridge.
TONY
Gotta say it. Sometimes I’ve
missed that giddy optimism. Sadly,
all your high hopes won’t help me
if there’s no logical, tangible way
for me to safely execute said “time
heist.” I believe the most likely
outcome would be our collective
demise.
SCOTT LANG
Not if we strictly follow the rules
of time travel. No talking to our
past selves. No betting on
sporting eventsTONY
Stop, Scott. Stop. Are you
telling me that your plan to save
the universe is more than loosely
based on Back to the Future?
SCOTT LANG
(meaning “yes”)
No...
TONY
Good. Because that would be
horseshit. Scientifically
speaking, your brother’s picture
doesn’t disappear just ‘cause you
went to the dance with your mom.
That’s not how quantum physics
works.
NATASHA
We have to take a stand.
TONY
We did stand. And yet here we are.
SCOTT LANG
Look, Stark- Can I call you Tony?
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TONY
Please don’tSCOTT LANG
TonyTONY
Fine.
SCOTT LANG
I get that you’ve got a lot on the
line, here. You’ve got a wife. A
daughter. But I lost someone very
important - a lot of us did - and
now we have a chance to save her,
and everyone else, and you won’t
evenTONY
No, Scott. I won’t. Even.
Suddenly, MORGAN walks onto the porch.
MORGAN STARK
Mommy told me to come save you.
Tony takes Morgan into his arms and heads inside.
TONY
Good job. I’m saved.
(to Steve)
I wish you were coming here to ask
me something else. I’m honestly
happy to see you. If you want to
staySteve tries one last time.
STEVE
Tony, I get it. And I’m happy for
you. I am. But this is a second
chance.
TONY
Yeah, well, I got my second chance
right here. I can’t roll the dice
on it. The table is set for six.
If you don’t talk shop, you’re
welcome to stay for lunch.
He exits.
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EXT. STARK ECO-COMPOUND - DAY
Steve, Natasha, and Scott walk toward the car.
NATASHA
He’s scared.
STEVE
He’s not wrong.
SCOTT LANG
What are we gonna do? We need him.
You want to stop?
STEVE
No. I want to do it right.
(beat)
We’re going to need a really big
brain.
SCOTT LANG
Bigger than his?
EXT. DINER - NIGHT
ONLOOKERS crowd a diner window, trying to peek inside.
SCOTT LANG (O.S.)
I’m confused.
INT. DINER - NIGHT
SMART HULK ROLLS UP A PIZZA AND EATS IT LIKE A BURRITO.
SCOTT, STEVE, AND NATASHA SIT ACROSS FROM HIM.
SMART HULK
These are confusing times.
SCOTT LANG
No, that’s not what I’mSMART HULK
I’m kidding, I get it. It’s crazy.
I wear shirts now!
SCOTT LANG
But why?
SMART HULK
Five years ago, we got our asses
kicked, right?
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Smart Hulk eats a stack of pancakes in two bites.
STEVE
He’s heard.
SMART HULK
It was worse for me. Because I
lost twice. First Hulk lost. Then
Banner lost. Then we all lost.
NATASHA
No one blamed you, Bruce.
SMART HULK
I did- I feel like I’m the only
one eating. Here, try some.
He holds out a pizza. They decline. He shrugs.
SMART HULK (CONT'D)
Thing is, I kept thinking, it
didn’t have to be that way. That
the best of Banner and best of
Hulk, if they’d worked together,
maybe they could’ve stopped Thanos.
SCOTT LANG
Okay. But how did...this happen?
SMART HULK
For years I treated the Hulk like a
disease, something to get rid of.
But when I started treating him
like the cure...
Smart Hulk MESHES HIS FINGERS together.
SMART HULK (CONT'D)
Eighteen months in the Gamma Lab.
I put the brains and the brawn
together. And now look at me.
Best of both worlds.
TWO KIDS amble up to the booth.
KID
Mr. Hulk? Can we get a picture?
SMART HULK
100%, little lady.
The kid hands a phone to Steve. SMART HULK makes a duck face
as Steve sheepishly snaps the pic, handing the phone back.
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SMART HULK (CONT'D)
(to the fan)
Thanks, pal. Hulk out!
STEVE
So, Bruce, about what we saidSMART HULK
The time travel do-over? I don’t
know, that’s kind of outside my
field of expertise...
Natasha nods at his Smart Hulk-ness, history between them.
NATASHA
You pulled this off. I remember a
time that was impossible, too.
He considers, then finally relents, pulling out his phone.
SMART HULK
I’m supposed to be on Oprah next
week, but I guess I could move
things around.
INT. STARK ECO-COMPOUND, KITCHEN - NIGHT
TONY STARK DOES DISHES. He rinses with the sprayer. It goes
everywhere. He wipes down the counter, including...
A PICTURE OF PETER PARKER. He stares.
INT. STARK ECO-COMPOUND, SIDE PORCH - NIGHT
Tony builds HOLO MODELS: Penrose diagrams, wormholes. He
studies a STAR-SHAPED CAPACITOR, intrigued.
TONY
Friday, you up?
FRIDAY
Yes, sir.
TONY
I’ve had a mild inspiration, like
to see if it checks out. I would
like to run one last sim before we
pack it in for the night. This
time, in the shape of a Mobius
Strip, inverted.
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FRIDAY
Processing.
The model forms.
TONY
All right, give me the eigenvalue
of that particle, factoring in
spectral decomp. Run it. That’ll
take a second. And don’t worry if
it doesn’t pan out, I’m just kind
of...
THE CAPACITOR GLOWS. A HOLO-MAN DRIFTS INTO A CIRCULAR
WORMHOLE, LOOPING...RETURNING TO THE PLACE IT FIRST LEFT.
FRIDAY
Model rendered.
TONY
(in awe)
Shit.
MORGAN STARK (O.S.)
Shit.
Tony turns to see HIS DAUGHTER in the doorway.
TONY
What are you doing up?
MORGAN STARK
Shit.
TONY
First of all, that’s a Mommy word,
she coined it.
MORGAN STARK
Why are you up?
TONY
I just had something on my mind.
MORGAN STARK
Was it juice pops?
TONY
Correct. Great minds think alike.
What kind do you want?
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INT. STARK ECO-COMPOUND, MORGAN’S ROOM - NIGHT
Morgan eats A JUICE POP in bed. Tony watches.
TONY
You done?
(finishing her popsicle)
Now you are.
MORGAN STARK
Tell me a story.
TONY
Once upon a time, Maguna went to
bed. The end.
MORGAN STARK
That was a bad story.
He runs his hand over her hair.
TONY
Love you tons.
MORGAN STARK
Love you three thousand.
TONY
Wow, that’s a lot.
Tony turns out the light, exits.
INT. STARK ECO-COMPOUND, LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
PHOTOS crowd a side table: Pepper, Morgan, Tony. Even one of
HOWARD STARK, PEGGY CARTER & HANK PYM UNDER A SHIELD SYMBOL.
Find...PEPPER, curled up on the couch reading. Then...
TONY (O.S.)
Out like a light. Don’t know how
much she loves you but she loves me
three thousand.
PEPPER POTTS
That’s up there.
TONY
What’re you reading?
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A book about composting33
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TONY
I think I solved it.
Pepper looks up.
PEPPER POTTS
Just so we’re both talking about
the same thingTONY
Time travel.
PEPPER POTTS
That’s amazing.
TONY
Yeah.
PEPPER POTTS
And terrifying.
TONY
To say the least.
He sits beside her. She stares, SHARING IN HIS DILEMMA.
PEPPER POTTS
We got really luckyTONY
I knowPEPPER POTTS
Not everybody did.
TONY
I can’t help everybody.
PEPPER POTTS
Except, it sort of seems like you
can.
TONY
Not if I stopped right here.
PEPPER POTTS
Tony, trying to get you to stop is
one of the few failures of my life.
TONY
I could just lock the lab, put it
in a trunk, sink it to the bottom
of the lake, and go to bed.
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PEPPER POTTS
But could you rest?
INT. AVENGERS COMPOUND, HANGAR - DAY
SCOTT WAITS IN HIS ANT-MAN 2 QUANTUM SUIT IN FRONT OF THE
OPEN VAN DOORS.
SCOTT LANG
You’re sure these modifications are
safe?
He looks over to...SMART HULK, WEARING READING GLASSES,
MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO A NEW CONTROL PANEL.
SMART HULK
I reran my calculations three timesSCOTT LANG
Because the guy who invented this
thing is pretty much a geniusSMART HULK
I have seven PhD’s, an MD, the Hans
Bethe Award for Physics, and I’m
personal friends with Bill Nye the
Science Guy. We’re good.
SCOTT LANG
Yeah. And you look like that on
purpose.
STEVE and NATASHA enter from outside.
STEVE
Breakers are set, emergency
generator’s on stand-by.
SMART HULK
Good. If we blow the grid, I don’t
want to lose Tiny back in the
‘50’s.
SCOTT LANG
Excuse me?
NATASHA
He was kidding.
SMART HULK
I was kidding.
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NATASHA
(to Hulk)
You were kidding, right?
SMART HULK
Honestly, I have no idea. We’re
attempting time travel. Either
it’s all a joke, or none of it is.
(loudly to Scott)
We’re good! Helmet on.
Scott puts on his helmet, slightly dubious.
SMART HULK (CONT'D)
Okay. I’m going to send you back
one week, give you an hour to look
around, then bring you back in ten
seconds. Make sense?
SCOTT LANG
Perfectly not confusing.
STEVE
Good luck, Scott. You’ve got this.
SCOTT LANG
(inspired)
Yes, I do, Captain America. Yes, ISMART HULK PULLS A LEVER. SCOTT SHRINKS TO NOTHING.
SMART HULK
Counting down from three, two,
one...
SUDDENLY SCOTT REAPPEARS...BUT HE’S 12-YEARS-OLD.
SCOTT LANG
Uh, guys? This doesn’t feel right.
NATASHA
Is that Scott?
SMART HULK
Probably...?
He scrambles, hitting buttons. SCOTT SHRINKS TO NOTHING.
STEVE
Get him back!
Smart Hulk flips a switch. SCOTT REAPPEARS...AT AGE 93.
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SCOTT LANG
Oh, my back!
NATASHA
Bruce! Get it under control. What
the hell is going on?
SMART HULK
I got it, I know exactly what’s
going on. Pretty much.
SCOTT SHRINKS TO NOTHING AGAIN. HULK TYPES FRANTICALLY with
A PENCIL, fingers too big for the keys.
2-YEAR OLD SCOTT APPEARS.
NATASHA
Oh, my God.
STEVE
It’s a baby.
SMART HULK
It’s Scott.
STEVE
As a baby!
Smart Hulk hits a button. Baby Scott disappears.
SMART HULK
When I tell you, kill the power!
(throwing a switch)
Now!
NATASHA KILLS THE POWER. Normal Scott stumbles off the pad.
SCOTT LANG
Somebody peed my pants. I don’t
know if it was baby-me or old-me.
Or just me-me.
EXT. AVENGERS COMPOUND, HANGAR - DAY
Steve leans on the wall, discouraged. Then he hears AN
ENGINE ROAR. AN AUDI races up the drive.
It stops, the window rolling down to reveal...TONY.
TONY
Why the long face? Wild guess, he
turned into a baby?
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STEVE
Among other things.
TONY
(getting out of the car)
EPR Paradox. Instead of pushing
Lang through time, you were pushing
time through Lang. It’s dangerous.
I probably should’ve cautioned you
against it.
STEVE
You did.
TONY
Thank god, I’m here. Regardless, I
fixed it.
He holds up...HIS STAR-SHAPED CAPACITOR.
TONY (CONT'D)
That is a fully-functioning, timespace GPS. I just want peace.
Resentment is corrosive. I hate
it.
STEVE
Me, too.
Something eases between them, for the first time in years.
TONY
We’ve got a shot at the Stones. I
just need you to know my
priorities. Bring back everyone we
lost, hopefully. Keep what I
found, definitely. And, let’s not
die trying.
Steve looks at Tony. Finally, he offers his hand.
STEVE
Sounds like a deal.
They shake. This is a long time coming. Finally...
TONY
But wait, there’s more. Act now,
and it comes with a bonus offer.
Tony pops the trunk. Steve stares, moved, at...HIS SHIELD.
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Tony, I don’t know38
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TONY
What’s to know? He made it for
you. Plus, I gotta get it out of
the garage before Morgan takes it
sledding.
Steve finally picks up the shield, SLIDING IT ONTO HIS ARM.
STEVE
Thank you, Tony.
Tony chokes up, then covers by slamming the trunk.
TONY
Just don’t flaunt it. I didn’t
bring enough for the whole team.
We are getting the whole team,
right?
STEVE
We’re trying.
EXT. AVENGERS COMPOUND, HANGAR - DAY
SCOTT sits on a bench, eating a hardshell taco. THEN A
MASSIVE EXHAUST WIND BLASTS HIM, blowing his taco away.
THE BENATAR lands outside AVENGERS COMPOUND. NEBULA AND
ROCKET EMERGE. Rocket waits at the end of the gangway.
ROCKET
Hey, Humie. Where’s Big Green?
SCOTT LANG
Um, kitchen, I think.
Scott tries a smile at Nebula. She just hits her COM:
NEBULA (INTO COM)
Rhodey, careful on re-entry.
There’s an idiot in the landing
zone.
She goes in. THEN, WHAM, WAR MACHINE LANDS, STARTLING SCOTT.
SCOTT LANG
Oh, my God!
RHODEY
What’s up, Regular-Sized Man?
Rhodey goes inside as SMART HULK walks out, carrying an
overnight bag. He hands Scott some tacos.
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ROCKET
Finally. I ain’t got all day.
SMART HULK
I call shotgun!
As he walks up the Benatar’s gangway, PRE-LAP A METALLIC
SCRAPING SOUND.
EXT. NEW ASGARD - DAY
The scraping goes on as we see...A NORWEGIAN FISHING VILLAGE.
Tilt to a sign: “NEW ASGARD,” in English and ASGARDIAN RUNES.
A PICK-UP passes, scraping the pavement: SMART HULK AND
ROCKET SIT IN BACK, WEIGHING DOWN THE TRUCK.
EXT. NEW ASGARD, VILLAGE - DAY
SMART HULK AND ROCKET WALK THROUGH TOWN. ASGARDIANS IN
EARTHLY CLOTHES EYE THEM WITH SUSPICION.
ROCKET
What the heck are they looking at?
SMART HULK
I’m kind of famous...
ROCKET
Yeah, I’m sure that’s it. Kind of
a step down from golden palaces and
magic hammers...
SMART HULK
They lost Asgard, then half their
people. Maybe they’re just happy
to have a home.
VALKYRIE (O.S.)
You shouldn’t have come.
VALKYRIE approaches from the pier. Smart Hulk GRINS.
SMART HULK
Hey, Valkyrie! Great to see you!
He goes for a hug...VAL DOESN’T. She studies the new him.
VALKYRIE
Uh huh. I liked you better either
of the other ways.
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SMART HULK
This is Rocket.
ROCKET
Hey.
VALKYRIE
Hey.
(to both)
He won’t see you.
SMART HULK
We didn’t say we were here to seeVALKYRIE
Great, then you can hose out the
gut bucketsROCKET
We’re definitely here to see him.
VALKYRIE
He can’t give you what you need.
SMART HULK
It’s that bad?
VALKYRIE
We only see him once a month. When
he comes in for “supplies.”
She nods to A DOZEN BEER KEGS STACKED OUTSIDE A PUB.
EXT. NEW ASGARD, CABIN - DAY
Smart Hulk and Rocket knock on the door of A CABIN. Nothing.
INT. NEW ASGARD, CABIN - DAY
SMART HULK opens the door. PIZZA BOXES and LIQUOR BOTTLES
litter the floor. Rocket recoils.
ROCKET
Something died in here.
SMART HULK
Hello...? Thor...?
THOR (O.S.)
Are you here about the cable?
We hear a HEAVY SHUFFLING as someone approaches.
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THOR (CONT'D)
Cinemax went out two days ago, and
the sports are all...fuzzy...
THOR enters, CONFUSED, A LITTLE DRUNK, SHIRTLESS...AND
TREMENDOUSLY FAT. Rocket and Hulk stare.
SMART HULK
Thor?
THOR
BROS! Bring it in!
Thor hugs Smart Hulk. He turns to Rocket, who steps back.
ROCKET
Yeah, I’m good.
THOR
Hulk, you know my boys, Korg and
Miek, right?
KORG and MIEK sit on the couch, playing Playstation 4.
KORG
Beer’s in the bucket. Feel free to
log on to the WiFi.
SMART HULK
Hey, guys. Long time noKORG
Thor! This kid on the TV just
called me a dickhead!
THOR
Noobmaster again?
KORG
NoobMaster69 called me a dickheadThor snatches KORG’S HEADSET and hisses into the mic.
THOR
Noobmaster, this is Thor, again.
God of Thunder. This is your last
warning. Log off this game or I
will come to your basement, rip off
your arms and shove them up your
butt.
(handing the headset back)
Right, who wants a drink?
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SMART HULK AND ROCKET JUST STARE. Thor pulls a beer from the
fridge, and whacks the cap against STORMBREAKER.
SMART HULK
Hey, buddy, are you all right?
THOR
Don’t I look all right?
ROCKET
(under his breath)
You look like melted ice creamTHOR
So, what’s up? Just here for a
hang?
SMART HULK
We need your help. There’s a
chance we can fix everything.
THOR
Like the cable? It’s driving me
bananas.
SMART HULK
Like Thanos.
THOR GRABS HULK’S SHIRT, INTENSE. KORG RISES FROM THE COUCH.
THOR
Don’t say that name.
KORG
Yeah, we don’t say that name in
here.
Smart Hulk looks down at THOR’S HAND STILL ON HIS SHIRT.
SMART HULK
Please take your hand off me.
Thor looks into Hulk’s eyes...and gently removes his hand.
SMART HULK (CONT'D)
Now, I know the thought of...that
guy might scare youTHOR
Scared? Why would I be scared of
that guy? I’m the one who killed
that guy, remember?
(looking around)
Anyone else here kill that guy?
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THOR (CONT'D)
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Didn’t think so. Korg, tell
everyone who chopped Thanos’ head
off.
KORG
Stormbreaker?
Thor uncaps a whiskey bottle. BLAM, IT SHATTERS IN HIS HAND.
Reveal...ROCKET, BLASTER SMOKING.
THOR
Not. Cool. Man.
ROCKET
Don’t. Care. Dude.
SMART HULK
Look, I get it. You’re in a rough
patch. I’ve been there. But you
know who helped me out of it?
THOR
Was it Natasha?
SMART HULK
It was you. You helped me. And I
need you to help me again.
THOR
Ask the Asgardians down there how
much “my help” is worth.
ROCKET
At least they’re aliveTHOR
They were gods! Now they’re
fisherpeople!
(sagging into a chair)
The ones that are left, anyway.
SMART HULK
That’s the thing. I think we can
bring them back.
Thor’s tempted, but shakes his head.
THOR
Stop. Stop. I know you think I’m
down here, wallowing in my own selfpity, waiting to be rescued. But
I’m fine. I’m happy. Whatever it
is you’re offering, don’t care.
Couldn’t care less.
THOR (CONT'D)
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Hulk and Rocket stare at Thor.
SMART HULK
Come on, pal. We need you.
He still can’t meet their gaze. Finally...
ROCKET
There’s beer in the ship.
THOR
(beat)
What kind?
EXT. TOKYO - NIGHT
A KARAOKE BAR LIES IN RUINS AS A TINNY POP SONG PLAYS.
BLOOD POOLS BENEATH DEAD YAKUZA THUGS, UZIS JUST OUT OF REACH
OF THEIR TATTOOED HANDS.
TITLE: “TOKYO.”
AS WE PULL BACK...THE MUSIC FADES, REPLACED BY A SOFT CRYING.
A TERRIFIED HOSTESS DARTS FROM COVER, WIPING AWAY THE CHYRON.
KEEP PULLING BACK...PAST A CAR SMASHED THROUGH THE FRONT
WINDOW, TATTOOED DRIVER SLUMPED OVER THE WHEEL, GUN IN HAND.
WE HEAR RAIN, A REVVING ENGINE, AND THEN GUNFIRE.
PULL ONTO THE SIDEWALK, TURNING JUST AS A MOTORCYCLE CRASHES,
RIDER TUMBLING PAST US IN A WHITE MOHAWKED HELMET.
ANOTHER MOTORCYCLE RACES TOWARD US, BUT...
WHFT-WHFT, TWO ARROWS SEND THE RIDER SKIDDING INTO A WALL,
TIRES SQUEALING AS THE BIKE SPINS HELPLESSLY ON ITS SIDE.
CAMERA TURNS TOWARD AN ALCOVE, WHERE A YAKUZA THUG TUMBLES
OFF THE STAIRS AS...
A MASKED FIGURE HEADS UP, STOPPING MOMENTARILY TO DRAW HIS
TELESCOPING BLADE.
BEHIND THE SMOKED GLASS OF SECOND FLOOR WINDOWS, THE FIGURE
FIGHTS ANOTHER THUG. THEN...
CRASH, THE THUG COMES SMASHING THROUGH THE WINDOW. THUD.
WHIP THROUGH THE RAIN TO THE UPPER FLOORS OF THE BUILDING.
GUNFIRE FLASHES AS THE FIGHT CONTINUES PAST THREE WINDOWS...
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SUDDENLY, THE FOURTH WINDOW SHATTERS AS A YAKUZA BOSS,
AKIHIKO, LEAPS OVER THE SIDEWALK...
LANDING ON THE METAL AWNING OF A NOODLE SHOP. HE ROLLS TO
THE WET STREET, LANDING HARD ON HIS ANKLE.
THE MYSTERIOUS FIGURE GRACEFULLY LEAPS AFTER HIM, BOUNCING
OFF THE AWNING AND DROPPING TO THE STREET BELOW.
RACK UP TO GET OUR BEST LOOK YET AT...RONIN. HARD-SET EYES
STARE AT AKIHIKO THROUGH A BLACK MASK. THEY BATTLE.
AKIHIKO
(Japanese, subtitled)
Why are you doing this? We never
did anything to you!
RONIN
(Japanese, subtitled)
You survived. Half the planet
didn’t. They got Thanos. You get
me.
Akihiko attacks. Ronin slashes him across the middle.
RONIN (CONT'D)
(Japanese, subtitled)
You’re done hurting people.
Akihiko gestures at the bodies in the street.
AKIHIKO
We hurt people? You’re crazy.
Ronin slashes Akihiko’s throat. The man drops to his knees.
AKIHIKO (CONT'D)
Wait! Help me! I’ll give you
anything! What do you want?
RONIN
What I want...you can’t give me.
Ronin finishes him off. AKIHIKO GOES STILL. SIRENS WAIL.
Ronin removes his mask, revealing...
CLINT BARTON, haggard. He hears A FOOTFALL. He whirls,
katana raised...then stops. His face goes slack as...
NATASHA STEPS INTO A POOL OF LIGHT, A LARGE BLACK UMBRELLA
KEEPING HER FROM THE RAIN.
They stare at each other. Clint hasn’t seen her in years.
She hasn’t seen what he’s become.
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CLINT BARTON
You shouldn’t be here.
NATASHA
Neither should you.
CLINT BARTON
I’ve got a job to do.
NATASHA
That what you’re calling this?
She moves even closer. He stiffens.
NATASHA (CONT'D)
Killing these people isn’t going to
bring your family back.
(beat)
We found something. A chance,
maybe...
CLINT BARTON
Don’t.
NATASHA
Don’t what?
CLINT BARTON
Give me hope.
NATASHA
I’m just sorry I couldn’t give it
sooner.
CLINT DISSOLVES, sagging into her arms.
INT. AVENGERS COMPOUND, HANGAR - DAY
THOR STANDS WITH A BEER IN A COZY, staring at A NEW QUANTUM
TUNNEL (2.0), AFFIXED WITH TONY’S CAPACITOR.
TONY (O.S.)
Out of the way, Lebowski.
Thor shuffles aside as Tony blows past.
TONY (CONT'D)
Hey, Ratchet, you get lost in
there?
ROCKET (O.S.)
It’s Rocket, and shut up. You’re
only a genius on Earth, pal.
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TONY
And you’re only in there because
you have tiny hands.
ROCKET, COVERED IN GREASE, WRIGGLES OUT A HATCH.
ROCKET
Fixed it.
TONY
Thank you.
ROCKET
Get used to saying that.
INT. AVENGERS COMPOUND, WORKSHOP - DAY
SMART HULK fits SCOTT with A BRAND NEW TIME SUIT. NEBULA
ASSISTS. RHODEY enters the workshop, eyeing the suit.
RHODEY
Time travel suit, I like it.
SMART HULK awkwardly tries to fit a pair of RED TEST TUBES
INTO THE TIME SUIT’S BELT.
SCOTT LANG
Easy, easy. Careful with those.
SMART HULK
I’m being very carefulSCOTT LANG
You’re being very HulkyScott takes the tubes from him and inserts them, himself.
SCOTT LANG (CONT'D)
These are Pym Particles. You can’t
shrink to the Quantum Realm without
them, and since Hank Pym got
snapped out of existence, we can’t
make any more. I told you. We’ve
only got enough for one round trip
each, no do-overs.
Scott gently clicks the tubes into their housing.
SCOTT LANG (CONT'D)
Plus two test runsSUDDENLY, SCOTT SHRINKS INTO NOTHING, THEN GROWS BACK. He
takes that in...
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SCOTT LANG (CONT'D)
One test run.
(embarrassed)
Okay, maybe I’m not ready.
CLINT BARTON (O.S.)
I’m game.
They turn to see CLINT leaning in the doorway.
CLINT BARTON (CONT'D)
I’ll do it.
TIME CUT:
NOW, CLINT WEARS THE TIME SUIT. Scott looks on, sulky.
SMART HULK, RHODEY, and NEBULA attach the Pym housing.
SMART HULK
Okay, Clint, you might feel a
little disoriented when you
chronoshiftRHODEY
Hang on, I’ve got to ask, if we can
do this, why don’t we just go find
baby Thanos and, you know...
Rhodey makes a STRANGLING GESTURE.
SMART HULK
Uh, one, because that’s horrible.
And, two, killing baby Thanos
doesn’t kill adult Thanos. Time
doesn’t work like that. You can’t
change the future by changing the
past.
SCOTT LANG
Sure, we can. We take the stones
before Thanos gets them, then he
doesn’t have them. Problem solved.
NEBULA
That’s not how it works.
CLINT BARTON
I don’t know. That is kind of what
I’ve heardSMART HULK
Heard from who?
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RHODEY
Star Trek. Terminator. Bill and
Ted’s ExcellentSMART HULK
WHY DOES EVERYONE THINK THIS?
THAT’S NOT TRUE. IF YOU TRAVEL TO
THE PAST, THEN THAT PAST HAS BECOME
YOUR PRESENT, AND YOUR FORMER
PRESENT HAS BECOME THE PAST, WHICH
NOW CAN’T BE CHANGED BY YOUR NEW
FUTURE!
NEBULA
Exactly.
RHODEY
Excuse me?
Scott leans over, whispering:
SCOTT LANG
Apparently, Back to the Future is bullshit.
CLINT BARTON
Look, are we doing this or not?
INT. AVENGERS COMPOUND, HANGAR - DAY
CLINT WAITS ALONE ON THE PLATFORM, WEARING THE TIME SUIT.
SMART HULK readies THE QUANTUM CONSOLE as ROCKET, RHODEY,
NEBULA, THOR, and STEVE look on.
SMART HULK
Okay, Clint. Starting in three,
two, one...
Clint nods over at them, determined. SUDDENLY, HE STRETCHES,
SHRINKS, AND VANISHES. WHOOSH.
EXT. BARTON HOME, BARN - DAY
Through the slats of a barn, we see a tractor. ENERGY
FLARES, REVEALING CLINT BARTON IN A TIME SUIT.
He walks to the open door, staring at...HIS OLD HOME.
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EXT./INT. BARTON HOME, FRONT PORCH - DAY
Clint climbs the porch. He accidentally kicks...A BASEBALL
MITT. Then he hears VOICES.
He stares into the house through THE SCREEN DOOR. From the
sounds of it, LAURA and THE KIDS are making dinner.
HIS DAUGHTER LAUGHS. Clint’s face crumples. Just then...HIS
QUANTUM CUFF VIBRATES. A SCREEN COUNTS DOWN: 0:03.
CLINT BARTON
No. Not yet...
(opening the door)
LILA!
BUT HIS BODY STARTS TO GLOW. 0.01- CLINT VANISHES. THE
SCREEN DOOR SLAMS. After a moment, LILA runs in.
LILA BARTON
Dad?
INT. AVENGERS COMPOUND, HANGAR - DAY
CLINT APPEARS ON THE PAD, SHAKEN. TONY and NATASHA approach.
NATASHA
Are you all right? Hey, look at
me. You okay?
TONY
Tell me something good...
Clint looks up, tearful. He holds out THE BASEBALL MITT.
CLINT BARTON
It worked. It worked.
Reveal Steve, Smart Hulk, Nebula, Rhodey, Scott, Thor, and
Rocket, looking on.
ROCKET
Holy crap. We’re freaking time
travelers.
INT. AVENGERS COMPOUND, LIVING AREA, DAY 1 - DAY (MOCO)
On a HOLO-BOARD: “MIND, SPACE, TIME, POWER, REALITY, SOUL.”
Above each word hovers...ITS ARTIFACT:
LOKI’S SCEPTER, THE TESSERACT, THE EYE OF AGAMOTTO, THE ORB,
THE AETHER CONTAINER, AND A QUESTION MARK.
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STEVE
Okay. Now that we’ve got how,
we’re going to need where and when.
NEBULA, TONY, RHODEY, SCOTT, SMART HULK, ROCKET, NATASHA, and
CLINT look on.
STEVE (CONT'D)
Most folks here have encountered at
least one of the six Infinity
StonesTONY
I think you mean nearly been killed
by one of the six Infinity Stones.
SCOTT LANG
I haven’t.
(off their looks)
Just...saying.
SMART HULK
Regardless, we’ve only got enough
Pym Particles for one round trip,
each. And the Stone