AVENGERS: ETERNITY WAR

A Fun Spec Written by

James Bean

Based on

"Avengers: Infinity War"

DARKNESS.

REVEAL: We’re in the whirling expanse of space, dotted with

colorful GALAXIES, PLANETS, RINGS, and STAR SYSTEMS.

TONY (V.O.)
(echoing)
If we can’t protect the Earth...

We focus in on an ORANGE, WRECKED planet. TITAN. There are a

few FIGURES on its surface. From far away, we can see who it
is. NEBULA is still standing as TONY STARK sits in mourning.

He looks up at Nebula, his face heavy with loss.

TONY (V.O.)
You can be damned sure that we’ll
avenge it.

CUT TO BLACK.

SUPER: 6 MONTHS LATER

INT. TONY’S LAB - LATER

RHODEY and BANNER looks across the monitors in the lab,

impatient.

Some of them have readouts: NO SIGNAL. CONNECTION LOST.

ERROR. SCAN INCONCLUSIVE.

Banner presses a button on the keyboard. The readouts go away

and are replaced by scrolling code, maps, and what’s clearly
a signal with ZERO BARS.

The readouts return: NO SIGNAL. CONNECTION LOST. ERROR. SCAN

INCONCLUSIVE.

STEVE (O.S.)
Anything?

Rhodey and Banner turn to see STEVE ROGERS standing in the

doorway.

BANNER
No signal. Like always.

STEVE
Well we can’t lose hope. At this
point it’s all we’ve got.
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RHODEY
Yeah, maybe. Or maybe it’s our hope
that’s killing us.

Steve gives Rhodey a disapproving look.

EXT. NEW YORK STREET - DAY

The streets look almost the same. The only difference are the
MISSING PERSON POSTERS posted on every surface:

- A SMILING WOMAN in a family picture, with text underneath

that reads: Missing, but not forgotten.

- A YOUNG BOY, with text underneath that reads: Please help

me find my baby boy.

- A TEENAGE GIRL with text that reads: $1,000 reward if

found. Lost during the Rapture.

Most of the posters look quite old. Someone STEPS on one that
fell to the street.

Life is continuing with frustrating normalcy. People are

going in and out of shops. Getting on the bus. Laughing.

Natasha, in an alleyway and mounted on her motorcycle,

watches with an almost sickened face.

Her wheels SCREECH as she speeds away, leaving MISSING

POSTERS fluttering in the wind.

INT. WAKANDA THRONE ROOM - DAY

From behind the throne, we see the DORA MILAJE are standing
guard over a NEW KING. As we circle around, we see that the
new king is M’BAKU, but his face is somber.

SHURI, OKOYE, and FORMER QUEEN DIVINE JUSTICE approach the

throne, still heartbroken. The Dora Milaje let them pass to
the throne and they kneel before the king.

M’Baku considers them for a moment, and then opens his arms
wide. Shuri and the Former Queen Divine Justice approach and
embrace him, allowing themselves to be vulnerable. They cry.

Okoye hangs back. M’baku considers her, and addresses Shuri.

M’BAKU
Mourn not. The King is not dead.

She looks up at him, confused.

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M’BAKU (CONT’D)
I visited the ancestral plane,
T’challa was not among the kings
that we’ve laid to rest.

OKOYE
We could not bury him. I saw him
disintegrate with my own eyes.

M’BAKU
And you believe that disintegration
would that stop T’Challa from
joining his ancestors?

Okoye does not answer this. She merely bows her head in
acknowledgement.

M’BAKU (CONT’D)
T’challa is alive. Your King is not
dead.

Former Queen Divine Justice looks up at M’Baku, tears still

flooding her eyes.

DIVINE JUSTICE
Thank you.

M’BAKU
And if he’s alive...

He shifts his gaze to Shuri.

M’BAKU (CONT’D)
Then he can be found.

Shuri nods, but does not look any more hopeful.

INT. SHURI’S LAB - DAY

Shuri enters her lab, still looking crestfallen. She sits in

front of one of her workstations and makes a few gestures at
the screen.

The BLACK PANTHER suit generates in a projection. She walks

around it as a picture of the globe appears. The globe spins -
and then the text “NOT FOUND” appears in Wakandan.

Shuri looks disheartened. But then an idea hits her. She

types something into the computer.

The screen GLITCHES for a moment, and then the globe appears
again. This time, a TARGET is found in the Wakandan jungle.
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The screen GLITCHES and FREEZES. The targets are EVERYWHERE.

ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

SHURI
What...?

A flashing notice appears on her screen.

TARGET FOUND.

INSERT: MARVEL STUDIOS LOGO MONTAGE

INT. AVENGERS HQ - DAY

PEPPER POTS stares out of a large, glass window on one of the

upper decks of the Avengers compound. She’s absentmindedly
picking at her fingertips, which are RAW and RED.

A LOW BEEP echoes and Pepper closes her eyes.

PEPPER
Come in.

Rhodey enters, alongside Banner. She doesn’t turn to look at

them, but she knows who it is.

PEPPER (CONT’D)
Don’t tell me you’re giving up.

RHODEY
Pepper...we can’t...

PEPPER
You haven’t tried, okay? Not hard
enough. Not...not as hard as he
would have...

Her voice snags on a tear. She chokes it back. Rhodey

embraces her.

RHODEY
I know. It’s hard for me too. You
know how much Tony saved me. I’d
give anything to save him right
back.

PEPPER
Then do it.

BANNER
The signal is gone, Pepper. We’re
looking...but...there’s a whole
universe...
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PEPPER
Then search the whole universe.

Banner puts his head down in shame.

BANNER
We are.

PEPPER
(to Banner)
You were lost out there too. And
you came back. Tony can too.

Banner’s brow furrows. He looks down at his shoes.

RHODEY
Pepper. I’m sorry. We’re not giving
up, but it’s time I gave you this.

Rhodey hands a SMALL SILVER DISC to Pepper.

PEPPER
What’s this?

RHODEY
Tony wanted you to have it. He
always said that if there came a
time that he couldn’t come back,
that I should give this to you.

She clutches it in her hand. Rhodey start to leave. Banner

lingers for a moment and Rhodey pulls him along.

PEPPER
Where are you going?

RHODEY
Tony said that you should open that
alone.

She looks down at it as Rhodey and Banner leave the room.

Alone, she turns the disc around in her hand, examining it

closely. On one side it’s brushed completely smooth. On the
other is A FINGERPRINT.

Tentatively, she PRESSES her finger to the fingerprint.

A BEAM of LIGHT shoots out of the DISC.

Pepper SCREAMS and DROPS IT on the GROUND. Up from the disc

comes a LIFE-SIZED PROJECTION OF TONY.
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TONY HOLOGRAM
Don’t freak out!

PEPPER
Dammit Tony!

TONY HOLOGRAM
Yeah, sorry about that. Knew I
shoulda put a warning on this
thing.

PEPPER
What the...are you...

TONY HOLOGRAM
Nope. Just a copy.

PEPPER
What...what’s going on...?

TONY HOLOGRAM
Rhodey should’ve explained. That’s
the deal. Man, did he screw this
up? I’m assuming he’s still here.
Jeez, what could’ve got me that
didn’t get him?

Pepper stares at the hologram, shaking her head. Angry.

PEPPER
I can’t believe you.

TONY HOLOGRAM
Sure you can. When you think about
it, this is exactly the kind of
shit I’d do.

PEPPER
This isn’t you.

TONY HOLOGRAM
Well, it’s pretty close.

PEPPER
You’re a genius, Tony. But you
don’t know what you’re talking
about.

She turns OFF the Hologram. She holds the silver disc tight
in her hand...and then THROWS it across the room with a YELL.

She moves her hands down to hold her stomach, which is

PROTRUDING SLIGHTLY. She begins to cry.
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INT. BAR - DAY

THOR TAKES A SHOT and slams the glass down on the bar.

THOR
Another.

The bartender approaches Thor apprehensively.

BARTENDER
Hey...uhhh...buddy. You can’t have
pets here.

REVEAL: Rocket Raccoon is sitting next to Thor on a stool.

ROCKET
I ain’t nobody’s pet, you
understand me?

The Bartender’s eyes go wide.

BARTENDER
What the hell?

THOR
Sounds to me like he’s not a pet.

Rocket downs his shot and grimaces before he too slams his
glass back on the bar.

ROCKET
Hey buddy how about you fetch this
pet some more ethanol?

The Bartender looks between Thor and Rocket, bamboozled.

THOR
You heard him.

BARTENDER
(sighing)
I gotta quit drinkin’.

He pours two more shots for the duo, who accept their drinks
quietly, pensively. They both look into their drinks for a
moment, wondering if it will even help.

ROCKET
Thanks for that.

THOR
Don’t mention it.
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They drink. On the TV behind the bar, a NEWS STORY catches

Thor’s attention.

NEWS ANCHOR
It’s been 6 months since the
mysterious Rapture tragedy that saw
millions all over the globe turning
to dust.

The NEWS STORY begins showing FACES on the screen, followed

by CELL PHONE FOOTAGE of people turning to dust.

NEWS ANCHOR (CONT’D)

While no cause has yet been found
for this tragic event, some are
finding comfort in the thought that
their loved ones are in a better
place.

The News Show turns to a CRYING WOMAN, but she smiles through
her tears.

CRYING WOMAN
I just know my Amber was taken by
God. It means we’re at the end-
times, but I just thank God that in
his wisdom, he took her.

Thor turns away from the screen.

INT. SANCTUM SANTORUM - DAY

Banner creaks open the front door of the Sanctum Santorum.

The staircase still has a HOLE in it. He approaches it.

BANNER
Jeez, you think with magic...

He looks up the staircase.

BANNER (CONT’D)
Hello?

No response.

BANNER (CONT’D)
Wong?

Still no response. Banner steps up the staircase and goes to

the upper level.
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In front of the gigantic bay window is a LEVITATING FIGURE.

WONG. He’s BEARDED and deep in concentration.

BANNER (CONT’D)
Oh.

WONG doesn’t make a movement or even acknowledge Banner’s

presence.

BANNER (CONT’D)
Oh...kay...I’m just gonna...

He walks towards a STACK of books that appear to have

different SYMBOLS on them. Banner reaches for one with a
symbol of a GAUNTLET.

WONG
Do -

Banner JUMPS, scared.

WONG (CONT’D)
- not touch that.

BANNER
S- sorry about that.

Banner backs away from the books, his hands in the air.

Wong hasn’t even opened his eyes or turned around yet.

BANNER (CONT’D)
So - uh...could you hear me? Or...

A long, awkward pause as Wong opens his eyes, and rolls them.

WONG
Unfortunately, I could. Strange,
however...

He closes his eyes again.

BANNER
So you haven’t lost hope either?

Wong doesn’t respond.

EXT. CLINT’S FARM - DAY

Natasha pulls up to the farm on her motorcycle, kicking up

clouds of dust.

She dismounts and takes a look around.

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INT. CLINT’S FARMHOUSE - DAY

Natasha unlocks the door and enters.

She surveys the place. There’s soup on the floor. Toys

scattered in the living room.

Bothered, she makes her way to Clint’s room.

INT. CLINT’S ROOM - DAY

She enters his room to find the bed unmade. The window open.

His closet is open. She walks in to find that his bow has
been taken from its mounting place. Her eyes furrow.

She leaves in a hurry.

EXT. AVENGERS HQ - DAY

Steve Rogers, flanked by Rhodey and DOCTOR SELVIG head

towards a QUINJET that’s waiting for them to board.

STEVE
Thanks for coming, doctor.

SELVIG
Of course. I’ve never been to
Wakanda.

STEVE
Banner’s been searching everywhere
and hasn’t found any sign or
signal. The Wakandans think they
might have a lead.

SELVIG
They’d be the ones to have it.
Their tech is just...

He makes an exaggerated attempt to grasp at the words.

RHODEY
We get it. They’re dope.

They enter the QUINJET.

INT. SANCTUM SANTORUM - DAY

Banner watches as Wong sets up a gigantic representation of

the universe. Like Shuri’s display, there are TARGETS on it.
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They’re everywhere, and as we ZOOM OUT on the universe, we

see that there are TARGETS all over the universe.

BANNER
Are those - ?

WONG
Essence. Your shade. What you would
call a soul.

INTERCUT

EXT. WAKANDA - DAY

Captain Rogers, Selvig, and Rhodey step out of the quinjet

and on to the landing pad.

Shuri and the Queen walk out of the palace to greet them.

WONG (V.O.)
Each of us carries with us a shade
of what makes us us.

EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - DAY

Natasha SPEEDS on her motorcycle, a concerned look on her

face. On her helmet, a HUD interface shows that she’s headed
somewhere, and she’s close.

WONG
And this shade of us leaves a mark
on us, and everyone it touches.

INT. PEPPER’S ROOM - DAY

Pepper lays in bed, looking at Tony’s side.

WONG
And then this shade departs, it
leaves an energy trace.

INT. SHURI’S LAB - DAY

Shuri shows Captain America, Rhodey, and Selvig her energy

readout. Selvig browses the tech, giddy and impressed.
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INT. SANCTUM SANTORUM - DAY

Banner moves closer to the gigantic holographic EARTH that

Wong has created, moving a finger to TOUCH a TARGET.

Wong PULLS it away.

WONG
Do not touch the souls!

Banner withdraws his hand.

BANNER
Sorry.

WONG
This was the state of the Earth the
moment before it happened.

He REWINDS slightly, and the TARGETS go away.

WONG (CONT’D)
Then when it happened...

The TARGETS GLOW, some spots more brightly than others.

WONG (CONT’D)
It has been this way ever since.

BANNER
So do you think they’re still
alive?

WONG
If Strange was able, he would
communicate with me.

BANNER
What about Tony?

WONG
Unfortunately I cannot find
individual souls. To do that would
require...

He makes A HOLOGRAPHIC version of the Soul Stone.

BANNER
Yeah well, that would be great.

Wong makes holographic versions of the other stones.

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WONG
One stone to see the souls -
(the soul stone glows)
- one to eradicate their memory-
(the mind stone glows)
- one to forge a new reality -
(the reality stone glows)
- one to power the energy exchange-
(the power stone glows)
- one to take them across space-
(the space stone glows)
- and trap them for all eternity.
(the time stone glows)
But I cannot find where they are.
No parallel dimensions or time
pockets of the millions I have
searched...

He waves a hand and dismisses the hologram with a wave.

BANNER
But we can find them, right?
They’re out there. Trapped for all
eternity. You JUST said that! And
if they’re trapped we can save
them, right?

WONG
A malevolent being is at the helm
of the most power forces in the
history of the universe. I do not
know what hope we possibly have.

EXT. TITAN - DAY

The surface of the dead planet looks desolate, dusty, and

completely trashed, with pieces of GIANT BUILDINGS and
SPACESHIPS crumbling everywhere.

There doesn’t appear to be anyone there. Just the howl of the

wind. Just under the WIND, there’s a TRACE of something else.

MUSIC.

The HOWL of AC/DC grows louder as we get closer to the

planet, and we see that there’s actually a SPACESHIP that
looks more put-together than the rest.

On a CLOSER INSPECTION we see that the spaceship is crudely

constructed. A FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER OF A SHIP.
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INT. SHIP COCKPIT - DAY

We finally find the source of the music, a ZUNE.

It’s BLASTING in the cockpit. A pair of LEGS are sticking out

from underneath the main console, and TONY STARK rolls out
like he’s working underneath a hot rod.

TONY
Hey Blue!

REAR OF SHIP - INTERCUT

NEBULA, who is busy underneath another console fusing wires

together, sighs. She doesn’t respond.

TONY (O.S.)
Do we have anything that can draw
heat from a thermonuclear coil?

Nebula thinks about it, sighs again, and gets up.

INT. SHIP COCKPIT - DAY

Tony PUNCTURES A HOLE in a BROWN POUCH, which begins to leak

powder. He catches the powder in his mouth, making a face as
he does it.

TONY
(mouth full)
Also, I’m not sure this stuff is
actually keeping me alive. You’re
punking me aren’t you. This is
like, dirt or something.

Nebula throws down a THERMONUCLEAR COUPLER, a device that

looks roughly like a BOP-IT, at Tony’s feet, then walks away.

TONY (CONT’D)
Thank you!

Nebula doesn’t respond. Tony examines the THERMONUCLEAR

COUPLER, and the fake smile fades from his face.

TONY (CONT’D)
(to himself)
The kid would’ve loved this.

His face turns determined as he takes another swig of BROWN

DIRT, gets back on the roller, and goes back to work.
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INT. SHURI’S LAB - DAY

Steve Rogers stares at Shuri’s output of the globe. It still

has TARGETS everywhere. Selvig is deep in conversation with
Shuri, and we can overhear them.

SELVIG
But if each energy signal is
different...

SHURI
Yes, some are larger than others.

SELVIG
Then what does that mean for us?

SHURI
It means that whatever happened put
gigantic holes in our reality.

This catches Steve’s attention.

STEVE
Holes?

SHURI
When I couldn’t track the energy
signal of T’Challa’s suit, I
decided to instead track the energy
signal that appeared the moment
that he disappeared.

The globe goes back to a blank slate, then it shows the

single target in the Wakandan jungle.

SHURI (CONT’D)
But then...

The targets appear EVERYWHERE again.

SHURI (CONT’D)
I think that what we’re seeing are
passages into another dimension.
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