With the New Year fast approaching , it ’s the ideal time to front back at 2019 and face at how theMCUpanned out . Disney made three $ 1billion movies , withCaptain Marvel , Avengers : EndgameandSpider - Man : Far From rest home , all leaving audiences enchanted . They also announced Phase Four , including the many , many superheroes who will be induce their own TV show . And they also gave fans a satisfying conclusion to the stories of both Captain America and Iron Man - as well as giving Black Widow a tragic ending .

So with that in psyche , we ’re now decease to take a look at the 10 biggest decisions Marvel made this year .

Nick Fury’s Injury Explanation

One of the biggest whodunit surrounding Nick Fury was how he lost his centre . He had antecedently suggested that he ’d been grass articulate , " the last clock time I trusted somebody , I lost an eye . " And fan had spent year chew over the exciting manner it could have played out .

However , inCaptain Marvel , it ’s divulge that Fury lose his eye because he left Carol Danvers ' preferent cat get too confining to him , where it scratched him right in the pupil . Ouch . To understate such a secret was a risky decision , and one fans have been divided over ever since the blockbuster ’s release .

Killing Thanos Early (And Then Bringing Him Back)

There were hearable gasp when Thor , in a burst of rage , severed Thanos ' head during the first 20 arcminute ofAvengers : Endgame . Who was go to be the magnanimous bad now ? And , with the Mad Titan dead , what potential opportunity did they have of track down and then destroying the six Infinity Stones ?

Nobody was bear it , but Marvel also floor fans by then making a young , more bloodthirsty Thanos the adversary of the movie . This work well for the secret plan and it was entrancing go through the two versions of Josh Brolin ’s character and how differently they go about their maniacal way .

Captain America Wields Mjolnir

avenger : Endgamewas a picture show with a ton of special and memorable moments - which is why it ’s ride miles ahead at the top of the loge office for the calendar year . But the best of the best has to be when Captain America maintain Mjolnir to lay off Thanos killing Thor during an epic face-off at the rubble of Avengers HQ .

Just about every moving picture theatre on the planet get wind cheers from their audience when this happened , with it also being a nice throwback toAge of Ultron , where Cap had accepted the challenge of come up it . To have Steve Rogers using Thor ’s weapon system could have need something away from the God of Thunder , but the decisiveness paid off , and the scene is reckon as one of the best within the movie ’s entire three - hour long runtime .

Captain America Goes With Peggy Carter

We thought we ’d say enough goodbyes inAvengers : Endgamewhen Captain America prepare to take back the Infinity Stones , with lover still stagger from the expiry of Black Widow and Iron Man . However , it sour out the bigwigs at Disney had one last final surprise in store .

We are , of course , refer to when Cap travel back in time to reunite with Peggy Carter and ' opt to get some of that life Tony was talking about . ' To see Chris Evans in full old - years make - up was a huge shock , but we feel it was the right call for his character . Cap ’s heart always belonged to Peggy , and it ’s keen to know he finally catch to be with the love of his life after many , many year apart .

Captain America Gives Falcon The Shield

Captain America is featuring prominently on this list - and that ’s because the Russo brothers yield the iconic character the perfect farewell pic . When he return to the modern day , as an old man , he brings his shield along . sacrifice his closemouthed human relationship with Bucky Barnes , we expect him to be the receiver .

Yet he was n’t , with the decision made that the blanket would pass down to Sam Smith , AKA Falcon , instead . We ’re gage Anthony Mackie to do the role justice , too , having spent years picking up tips from the good .

Killing Mysterio

When you hire an actor as big as Jake Gyllenhaal , you have to make the use utter . fortuitously , the actor have intercourse his time as Mysterio duringFar From Home , with his quirky performance bringing the character of Quinten Beck to life and create us , as the audience , pine for more .

It was , therefore , surprising that the movie ended with his death . We ’d have cogitate Marvel wanted Gylenhall to stay around , while the delectation he had while doing the role hint he ’d have stayed for more . However , with Mysterio dead , that looks go under to be the   Beck ’s only MCU outing - which is a crying shame .

Fat Thor

Thor was perhaps at the undecomposed he ’s ever been during the chaotic events of 2018’sAvengers : Infinity War . He ’d finagle to supplant Mjolnir with Stormbreaker , seemingly had the entire sky ’s lightning at his disposal , and was also the only appendage of the squad to get remotely snug to stopping Thanos ' mission to eliminate one-half of the universe .

And when we meet Chris Hemsworth ’s character for the sequel , he ’s changed substantially . Suddenly he ’s fat , having spent the five - year time gap imbibe and eating anything he can come across . The decision to keep Thor like this through the blockbuster also split public opinion , but we imagine it madeAvengers : Endgameall that bit more special .

Smart Hulk

The last time we ’d seen Bruce Banner , he was have quite a few issue with his alter ego , the Hulk . The green monster had unconditionally resist to reappear after produce his butt kicked by Thanos at the beginning ofAvengers : Infinity War , leaving Banner to make do with wearing Iron Man ’s old Hulkbuster suit for the vast last showdown on Wakanda .

But , forEndgame , Marvel made the sheer decision to show audiences Smart Hulk on the big screen for the first clock time . While the CGI was brilliant to the point of disconcerting , Mark Ruffalo ’s operation was good enough to make it work . And we ’re also hop we ’ve not seen the last of this version of Banner .

Bringing Back J Jonah Jameson

There had been voicelessness about J. Jonah Jameson popping up inFar From Home , and they eventually proved to be straight , with the character returning to the large screen . However , what was even more lurid was the determination to remodel J.K Simmons , who had played the role during the Sam Raimi Spider - Man trilogy .

It just seemed like a big dreaming , Simmons barking out the word just like he used to during the 2000s , defecate us feel as if nothing has changed . And he was also able to deliver another surprisal …

Spider-Man’s Identity Leak

In all of the former Spider - Man motion-picture show , the game has largely been the same : Peter Parker have to contend some of the biggest villains in the world all while trying to keep his identity element a secret . In both Sam Raimi ’s trilogy and Marc Webb ’s two Amazing Spider - Man creations , Peter ’s arcanum was safe .

ButFar From Homethrew a giant curveball by having J. Jonah Jameson announce Spider - Man ’s true persona to the world . It have in mind that Phase Three of the MCU ends on a arresting note , and we ’re worked up to see how everybody ’s friendly - neighborhood webhead copes with the packaging . We ’re guessing it may take some getting used to .

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