The "13 Reasons Why" breakout was removed from the movie after her one scene was not well received in test screenings. [Editors’ note: The following post contains spoilers for “Avengers: Endgame.”] Last October, Disney and Marvel Studios announced “13 Reasons Why” breakout Katherine Langford had been cast in a secret role in “Avengers: Endgame.” The casting gave the rising 23-year-old actress her biggest film project yet after scoring a Golden Globe nomination for her Netflix series and landing a starring role in Fox’s “Love, Simon.” However, anyone who has seen “Endgame” can tell you Langford is nowhere to be found during the film’s three-hour runtime. It turns out Langford’s appearance from the film was entirely scrapped by directors Joe and Anthony Russo. In an interview on the MTV podcast “Happy Sad Confused,” the directors revealed Langford filmed a brief scene for “Endgame” as the adult version of Tony Stark and Pepper Pott’s daughter Morgan (played by Lexi Rabe as a young girl). Langford was set to appear in a dream sequence once Tony/Iron Man snapped his finger while wearing the Infinity Gauntlet. “There was an idea that we had that Tony [Stark] was going to go into the metaphysical waystation that Thanos goes into when he snapped his fingers [at the end of ‘Infinity War’],” Joe Russo said. There was going to be a future version of [Tony’s] daughter in that way-station. We showed it to a test audience and it was really confusing for them.” Anthony Russo added, “What we realized about it was that we didn’t feel an emotional association with the adult version of his daughter. It wasn’t resonating with us on an emotional level, which is why we moved away from it. The intention was that his future daughter forgave him and gave him peace to go.” When Thanos snaps his finger in “Infinity War,” he transported to a metaphysical world and has a brief conversation with the child version of his daughter, Gamora. The Russo brothers were planning something similar for Tony Stark and Morgan but decided to cut the scene from the film’s theatrical release. In the film, Tony snaps his finger and the scene skips the metaphysical world and jumps right to Thanos’ army disappearing. “Avengers: Endgame” is now playing in theaters nationwide. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.<doc-sep>Getty Images / Marvel Studios By Lauren Rearick As fans continue to pour over every detail of Avengers: Endgame and begin theorizing what the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe may hold for everyone’s favorite record-breaking heroes, the film’s directors addressed the absence of one character in the film. Despite previous confirmation that Katherine Langford of 13 Reasons Why had been cast for the movie, she never ended up appearing on screen, and fans finally know why. For those hoping to avoid spoilers, you’ll want to quit reading now. During a podcast interview on Josh Horowitz's HappySadConfused, the film’s directors, Anthony and Joe Russo, confirmed that Langford had been cast to play Tony Stark’s daughter in the future. In Avengers: Endgame, viewers are initially introduced to Tony’s younger daughter, Morgan. However, the directors had planned for a scene that would have allowed Iron Man to see a future, adult version of his daughter. The scene was intended to occur just after Tony secures the Infinity Stones and snaps his fingers. As Joe Russo explained to HappySadConfused, "There was an idea that we had that Tony was gonna go into the metaphysical way station that Thanos goes into [in Infinity War]. There was going to be a future version of [Stark’s] daughter in that way station." According to the directors, Langford’s character would have provided Tony with a sense of peace and forgiveness. Anthony Russo likened the interaction between father and daughter to a previous scene featuring Thanos and a younger Gamora that occured in Avengers: Infinity War. Although Langford’s scene was shot and included in a test version of the film, the directors felt it "was too many ideas in an overly complicated movie." Additionally, Joe Russo revealed that viewers reacted negatively to the clip, saying, “We showed it to a test audience and it was really confusing for them. What we realized about it was we didn’t feel an emotional association with the adult version of his daughter." The Russos didn’t reveal whether fans might eventually see the meeting between Tony and his daughter, but with the movie clocking in at a little over 3 hours, even without an end credits sequence, perhaps there’s hope for some extra goodies when the film arrives on DVD. In the meantime, we’ll keep our fingers crossed that Morgan finds her way to another Marvel project in the future.<doc-sep>In October 2018, way back before Avengers: Endgame was released and everything involving the film was still a mystery, The Wrap revealed that13 Reasons Why actress Katherine Langford had joined the cast in an unknown role. It was reported that Langford had already shot her scenes and her mysterious role was an important one. Fast forward to April 26, 2019, and Endgame was finally released without a shred of Langford to be seen! Langford has kept mum on her character's absence, but directors Joe and Anthony Russo have finally explained who she was and why she was cut. During an appearance on Josh Horowitz's HappySadConfused podcast, the Russo brothers revealed that Langford had been tapped to play the teenage version of Tony Stark's 5-year-old daughter Morgan, played as a child by Lexi Rabe. Langford was meant to appear toward the end of the film, during the giant superhero battle between all the Avengers and Thanos. The actress was shot for a sequence where Tony is taken to another world after he uses his makeshift Infinity Gauntlet, just like Thanos does in Avengers: Infinity War where he sees a Young Gamora. "There was an idea that we had that Tony was going to go into the metaphysical way station that Thanos goes in when he snapped his fingers. And that there was going to be a future version of his daughter in that way station," Joe explained. "The intention was that his future daughter . . . forgave him and sort of gave him peace to go. And the idea felt resonant. But it was just too many ideas in an overly complicated movie." While the idea to provide Tony with a sense of comfort after sacrificing his life is a sweet one, Anthony shared that the test audience was ultimately confused by the presence of a new actress in the role of Tony's daughter. "We didn't feel an emotional association with the adult version of his daughter," he explained. "So it wasn't ringing to us and resonating with us on an emotional level." In the end, the brothers cut Langford's scene and decided to end Tony's journey on the battlefield with his wife Pepper, his best friend Rhodey, and his protégé Peter by his side. Pepper is the one who offers Tony a bit of peace before he goes, telling him that his family will be okay and that he can let go. It's a much more grounded ending for the hero and one that packed enough of an emotional punch that will stay with fans for a long time. However, now that Disney Plus is up and running, the full deteled scene is available to watch under the extras tab for Endgame. Fans are free to to weep over the touching goodbye for the Stark family.<doc-sep>
Katherine Langford’s cut role from Avengers: Endgame revealed Endgame spoilers ahead!! Last year, it was reported that 13 Reasons Why star Katherine Langford has been tapped for a secret role in Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame. However when the epic film was release two weeks ago, MCU fans were confused as to why they didn’t saw any scenes of the young actress in the final cut.. In a recent interview at the Happy, Sad, Confused podcast, directors Joe and Anthony Russo confirmed that Langford was indeed cast in a major role which was crucial to Iron Man’s original send-off scene. In the scene, Langford portrayed the future version of Tony Stark’s daughter Morgan. “There was an idea that we had that Tony was going to go into the metaphysical way station that Thanos goes in when he snapped his fingers. And that there was going to be a future version of his daughter in that way station,” Anthony Russo said on the podcast. Joe added, “The intention was that his future daughter, because these films are dealing with magic, his future daughter forgave him and sort of gave him peace to go. And the idea felt resonant. But it was just too many ideas in an overly complicated movie.“ According to the brothers, the sequence was ultimately cut from the film due to the test audiences’ reaction to Langford’s scene, who didn’t immediately realize who she was playing. “What we realized about it was we didn’t feel an emotional association with the adult version of his daughter. So it wasn’t ringing to us and resonating with us on an emotional level,” Anthony Russo said. RELATED: Robert Downey Jr. Contributed Key Line to Avengers: Endgame Avengers: Endgame stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Sean Gunn, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan and Josh Brolin as Thanos. The epic, three-hour final showdown between Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and the Mad Titan himself is in theaters now.