Disney Unveils New 'Avengers: Endgame' Posters For Its Oscar Campaign

Raking in a whopping $2.79 billion at the worldwide box office and beating out James Cameron’s “Avatar” by a slight margin, “Avengers: Endgame” left comic book fans and moviegoers alike speechless in its climactic finale in April.

Last year’s “Infinity War” set up a slew of payoffs that awarded a community of faithful viewers one heroic experience, so much so that Disney has now ramped up an all-new campaign to bolster its own movie’s stock in the weighty Oscars competition.

The sleek new “Endgame” poster not only details a consideration for Best Picture, but also Best Sound Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, and Best Sound Mixing. The 92^nd Oscars will be held Feb. 9, 2020 and will feature some powerful potential competitors, from the likes of “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” and “Jojo Rabbit” to “Ford v Ferrari” and even Disney’s own “Frozen 2.”

Yet, with a premise of superheroes like Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) going up against the mighty Thanos (Josh Bolin) in an end-of-the-world cataclysmic event, all bets are simply off. And, with Disney’s acquiring of many more beloved Marvel characters in its $71.3 billion buyout of 21^st Century Fox, the next few years look to be just as heroic as the last—if not more so with Disney+ arriving in less than two weeks.

“Black Panther” was nominated for Best Picture in 2019’s Oscar race, and though it may not have won, the over $1 billion box office hit did pounce away with Best Original Score, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design, so it’s no long shot for “Avengers: Endgame.” Speaking with ComicBook.com, “Endgame” producer Trinh Tran said:

“I think, with RDJ [Robert Downey Jr.], he spent the last decade bringing this character to life since the first ‘Iron Man.’ To pay tribute to him in ‘Endgame’ and where his journey ends, I hope everybody embraced what we felt emotionally was impactful to his character. I think that the Russos [directors Joe and Anthony Russo] mentioning that it would be great that he gets acknowledged for the endeavor that he did.”

The rumor of a cosmic hero debuting in the untitled “Avengers 5” is proof alone that Marvel knows what it’s doing well into the future. With a bevy of original shows forthcoming on Disney+, in addition to another decade’s worth of film already well-mapped by the genius Kevin Feige, even without winning any Oscars, Marvel Studios is headed for the stars as a whole new class of heroes emerge.