assistant director: Dan John , Mark Rossi , Chris Castaldi , Simon Downes , Ryan Gentilucci , Matt Haggerty , Mark Johnstone , Jeremy Moffett , Jeff Okabayashi , R. Ben Parker , David Sardi , Paul Schneider , James Edward Tilden
distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
producer: Kevin Feige
production company: Marvel Studios
franchise: Marvel Cinematic Universe
sfx supervisor: Trent Claus , Dan DeLeeuw , Russell Earl , Jamie Hallett , Stuart Penn , Kelly Port
prequel: Avengers: Infinity War , Avengers: Age of Ultron , The Avengers
cinematographer: Trent Opaloch After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the surviving heroes look to regroup and devise a plan to defeat Thanos once and for all.
This is the 22nd installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and direct sequel to 2018's Avengers: Infinity War, which ended with Thanos collecting the six Infinity Stones and wiping out half of the universe's population. Endgame serves as the culmination of the MCU's first three phases before the franchise heads off in new directions with characters like Spider-Man, Black Panther, and Captain Marvel leading the charge.