By now, pretty much everyone who cares even a little about pop culture knows that Marvel is very secretive, especially when it comes to the films that make up the MCU. Leading up to the release of Avengers: Endgame, the cast and crew were even more tight-lipped than usual. But now that the spoiler embargo is up, they’ve taken to social media to share behind the scenes photos and videos from set. So we’ve rounded them all up for you in one place. Cap and Black Panther Just hanging out, chatting about vibranium. pic.twitter.com/ryzEcVlOJS — Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) May 5, 2019 Captain America himself, Chris Evans, has really let loose on Twitter since the spoiler embargo ended. Here’s a shot of him and Chadwick Boseman (T’Challa / Black Panther) on set. Everyone’s here Fun day on set. pic.twitter.com/kL3WIztTNP — Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) May 7, 2019 Evans, who doesn’t have an Instagram account, also shared this video in which he showed the embroidered folding chairs for each of the actors, bearing the name of their character. There’s a lot to unpack in this video: Benedict Wong (Wong) taking a nap, a Christmas tree, and even the box that holds Cap’s shield (!! ). Women’s lunch On the press tour, a few of the Endgame stars mentioned that Robert Downey Jr. had quite the set up, and often hosted lunch in his “camp.” After the film’s release, we learned that one of those lunches was for all the lead women. Zoe Saldana and others shared their memories and photos from the meal. The (first) lake scene OK, it’s time to get into some sad stuff (and definitely spoiler territory). After Black Widow sacrificed herself so Clint Barton could take the Soul Stone back to Earth, the remaining five of the original six Avengers sat on a dock overlooking a beautiful lake and talked a little about their friend. Last one for today pic.twitter.com/VL8cvo0VYz — Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) May 6, 2019 Evans took a two part video during the filming of that scene, as well as photo of himself and Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner / Hulk), Downey Jr. (Tony Stark / Iron Man), and Jeremy Renner (Barton / Hawkeye). Despite the somber tone of the shoot, it looks like they were having a good time together. The video that started them all Like his character, Peter Quill / Star-Lord, Chris Pratt isn’t one to follow the rules. In fact, he took this behind-the-scenes video that features nearly every single Endgame cast member, and shared it just a couple of days before the spoiler embargo lifted. And others followed suit. Video ban lifted! I guess I’m not the only one who broke the rules on this day of filming. (My camera work is annoyingly shaky) pic.twitter.com/D0f0e2PnXo — Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) May 6, 2019 As you can see, Evans and Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch) also took their own videos that same day, while filming a scene that is difficult to place in the film (but we have a theory). Singing ‘Happy Birthday’ Considering how long filming for Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame went, probably everyone celebrated a birthday at one point. So when Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) shared this video in honor of the anniversary of the release of Iron Man — which ends right before the say the recipient’s name — fans tried to piece things together. Fortunately, we didn’t have to wait long. The next day, Josh Brolin (Thanos) shared that the video was of the cast singing to him on his 50th birthday, revealing the extended cut. Nebula accent You may not be aware of this, but Karen Gillan (Nebula) is actually Scottish. She pulls off a perfect, gruff voice when playing the alien creature, but as it turns out, her talent for accents extends beyond just her character. Gillan shared a video of herself doing a very finely tuned British accent, which was especially funny to fans of the U.K. reality series Love Island. Star-Lord and Nebula Speaking of the Blue Meanie, Pratt also shared a photo of himself and Gillan in full makeup on set to celebrate Endgame‘s box-office success. All of the Chrises A commonly made joke about the MCU is how many actors there are named Chris. Sean Gunn (who portrays Kraglin in the Guardians of the Galaxy films but also does the motion capture work for Rocket in Endgame) decided to play on this with a photo of Chrises Hemsworth, Pratt, and Evans on set. RDJ filming scenes Downey Jr. is the man who started this whole thing, and given his character’s demise, it makes sense that he’d be the one with the most to share from set. He shared a funny video of himself before shooting a scene, as well a slow-motion action moment during the battle against Thanos. The entire cast and crew Everyone who works with Downey Jr. has nothing but nice things to say about him, and it’s pretty clear as to why. In addition to being a great actor, he’s clearly an incredible person. He even took the time to honor everyone who worked on the films with the above panorama image. Mark Ruffalo premiere video Oh, Ruffalo. The man is known for accidentally spoiling MCU secrets (remember the time he was on Instagram Live during the Thor: Ragnarok premiere? ), so it was cute when he took a video of the cast at the premiere after seeing the movie. Make sure you listen for when Brie Larson congratulates him for keeping his mouth shut this time. Jeremy Renner becomes Ronin As quickly became obvious from the trailers, Hawkeye got a new look this time around. Renner shared some behind-the-scenes photos and videos of him in hair and makeup, receiving his Ronin transformation. But don’t worry, he’s still Hawkeye when it counts. This quick video looks like it was taken while they were shooting the opening scene of Endgame, in which Barton is teaching his daughter his greatest skill. A very festive lunch Remember when we mentioned RDJ’s famous lunches.<doc-sep>Avengers: Endgame features dozens of moments comic book movie fans will be talking about for years to come, and one of the biggest is at the start of its final battle when portals open up, allies pour through onto the battlefield to oppose Thanos and his army, and Captain America (Chris Evans) delivers the one line fans were waiting to hear: “Avengers…assemble.” In a recent interview, Weta Digital’s visual effects supervisor Matt Aitken told me which actors were actually on set for that shot, and the surprising person who wasn’t able to be there during the film’s “women of Marvel” shot. “Avengers Assemble” Shot In a film with this many movie stars, I initially assumed the only time the production was able to gather all of its key players in one location simultaneously was for that long tracking shot at Tony Stark’s funeral. But when I asked Aitken how difficult it was to stitch together multiple shots to achieve that huge “Avengers Assemble” shot just before the battle begins in earnest, he corrected me: “No, they’re actually all there.” Reader, I was stunned. He told me: They’re all there, yeah. Iron Man, he was there on the day, but he wasn’t going to be in that shot originally. He was supposed to be pulling himself together on the battlefield from where Thanos had left him, so we actually added him in. And The Hulk is added in, obviously. But no, I think there’s actually been footage that’s started to leak online that the cast filmed of each other on that day. That was the day when everybody was there. It was an incredible day. Here’s some of that footage he was alluding to: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw0zRW6lYh3/ Video ban lifted! I guess I’m not the only one who broke the rules on this day of filming. (My camera work is annoyingly shaky) pic.twitter.com/D0f0e2PnXo — Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) May 6, 2019 There’s so much to love in this little clip: -Danai dancing -Tessa laughing -Mark having no clue what’s happening -Renner being Renner -Rudd being Rudd pic.twitter.com/T8b6V1Xsp9 — Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) May 12, 2019 Women of Marvel Shot Much has been made about Endgame‘s “girl power” moment. But regardless of whether you think it was empty pandering or if you appreciated seeing those characters share the screen together for a brief few seconds, there was only one actor who wasn’t present during that shot – and thankfully it was the least essential person for the moment. Aitken explains: The “women of Marvel” beat, when those women all come together and support Captain Marvel, there’s one shot at the start of that where people just keep coming into frame. It’s beautifully choreographed, the way it reveals. They were all there on that day, which is an amazing day to be on set for sure, in terms of the power of the acting presence. Who wasn’t there on that day was actually Tom Holland, playing Peter Parker. He wasn’t able to be there on that day, and Peter Parker needs to hand the gauntlet to Captain Marvel at the start of that shot. So there was a stand-in on set on the day for that, and we picked up our Tom Holland element later on. For much more about how that final battle came together, I encourage you to read my full conversation with Aitken here. Avengers: Endgame is in theaters now.<doc-sep>Even superheroes need their down time (Picture: @ChrisEvans/Twitter) Avengers Endgame star Chris Evans has blessed us with a behind the scenes glimpse of the Marvel movie, and it’s all very undramatic without the CGI. Chris Hemsworth in his dressing gown is a straight up mood, though. The Captain America star, who has proved his reputation as the most sensible of the Chrises by dutifully sticking to the spoiler ban, has blessed fans with a clip of the Avengers squad casually chilling on the set of the huge battle. While the god of thunder milling about in a dressing gown as he checked his phone, Mark Ruffalo (Hulk) and Paul Rudd (Ant-Man) can be seen doing some weird hand gestures to each other. Do we even wanna know, guys? Meanwhile, Sean Gunn (Kraglin) and Pom Klementieff (Mantis) can be spotted giggling away together, with Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther) chilling on a mound of dirt next to them. In the background, Zoe Saldana and Karen Gillan are shown having a sisterly chat as Nebula and Gamora, while Chris zooms in on his best pal Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes). To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video ‘Video ban lifted! I guess I’m not the only one who broke the rules on this day of filming. (My camera work is annoyingly shaky),’ the 37-year-old wrote. He definitely wasn’t, as Chris Pratt (Peter Quill) previously shared a clip of the same day – before the spoiler ban had lifted. Tut tut. A mood (Picture: @ChrisEvans/Twitter) As the 39-year-old panned his camera around, he was met by Sean Gunn, who plays on-set Rocket (the character voiced by Bradley Cooper in the film) and Guardian of the Galaxy, Kraglin. ‘I’m pretty sure I’m the most famous person here,’ he told the camera, as Pratt turned it on himself and said: ‘This is a really illegal video.’ Directors Joe and Anthony Russo previously revealed that they’d be lifting the spoiler ban after two weekends of the film’s release. Joe said: ‘There has to be some point. Part of why we make these movies is for conversation. I think it’s Monday.’ ‘Give it two weekends, not everybody can get there the first weekend. But I think if you haven’t seen it yet, you should go see it, because by Monday, people are gonna be talking about it.’ The directors’ official Twitter account confirmed the news, writing: ‘If you haven’t seen Endgame yet, see it this weekend. The spoiler ban lifts on Monday!’ You have been warned. Avengers: Endgame is out now. Got a showbiz story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page - we'd love to hear from you. MORE : The highest grossing movies of all-time at the box office as Avengers: Endgame knocks Titanic from its spot MORE : Avengers theory suggests Thanos wasn’t the first to use Infinity Stones<doc-sep>Now that Avengers: Endgame has been out for two weeks, already grossed over $2 billion (surpassing Titanic at the box office), and the Russo Brothers have lifted the "spoiler ban" last Monday, spoilers are freely out in the wild via leaked set photos, videos, memes, and even official ads for the film: While Chris Pratt and Elizabeth Olsen were the first ones guilty of sharing "illegal" videos they filmed on set (which they posted just days after the film released), all the cast and crew have joined in on the fun after the spoiler ban lifted, and we've been blessed with some exhilarating, hilarious and heartbreaking behind-the-scenes photos. While these photos probably won't heal the pain leftover from Endgame - in fact, some will just remind you of the heartbreak - they're still fascinating to take a look at. You may appreciate the movie that much more looking behind the scenes. Obviously, spoilers ahead. But chances are even if you haven't seen the film, you've had it spoiled for you anyway.<doc-sep>
Avengers: Endgame (2019 movie) Close this dialog window Streaming Options With the ban on Avengers: Endgame spoilers officially lifted by directors Joe and Anthony Russo, the film’s cast members are going wild sharing never-before-seen videos and photos from the set of the largest superhero smash-up ever put to screen. Chris Pratt already beat most of his coworkers to it. If that didn’t tip you off already, you may not want to read ahead if you haven’t seen Avengers: Endgame. Chris Evans, oh Captain, my Captain, revealed a snapshot of him “just hanging out” with Chadwick Boseman as the two were suited up for the big battle sequence, as well as Marvel bros Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye/Ronin), Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Mark Ruffalo (dotted-up for his facial-capture Hulk performance), and Chris Hemsworth (bearded up for his “melted ice cream” Thor performance). Evans also unveiled his “illegal” video of most of the actors together on set as they prepare to film a face-off with Thanos. On Wednesday, Evans dropped more behind-the-scenes videos from a certain lake-side scene. Over the past few days, Downey has been sharing additional looks, including a birthday song for the 11th anniversary of the first Iron Man film and, more importantly, a clip from their filming of the keep away scene with Thanos and the Infinity Gauntlet. Hemsworth, keeping with the funnies of his character, shared a video of that “little lunch” Downey threw for the cast during production. It involved mariachi singers and Hemsworth dancing about in his Thor beard. Renner shared another moment from that lunch, a video message to Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), who wasn’t present for the luncheon. “You blew it!” her friends from work said. Also getting in on the fun are Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff) and the directors themselves. Olsen unveiled set footage of her character’s big solo skirmish with Thanos, a scene she writes on Instagram “we shot and later reshot.” Meanwhile, over on the Russos’ joint Instagram account, one can find photos of Joe giving Hemsworth “going for the head” lessons with Stormbreaker, and the brothers directing Downey through a scene. These folks haven’t been able to talk about Avengers: Endgame, even as they were promoting the film. But the Russos designated Monday, May 6, as the time to allow spoiler talk… within reason. “Just because the spoiler ban is lifting, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t treat your fellow humans with respect and dignity during discourse. Or that you should run around intentionally trying to spoil the movie for people who haven’t seen it,” they clarified in an Instagram post yesterday. “Be courteous and give folks fair warning… #BeKindOutThere #NuffSaid.” Based on the box office numbers, it seems like a ton of people have already seen it. So most are safe. This article has been updated with additional behind-the-scenes looks from the cast and crew. Close this dialog window Streaming Options Related content: