Kevin Feige's original pitch for the ending of Avengers: Endgame would have seen the original cast die in the battle against Thanos, but that decision ultimately would have done more harm than good to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Co-director Joe Russo revealed in the new book The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that Feige had originally pitched a Toy Story 3-esque ending, referring to the Pixar film's emotional scene where the toys nearly plummet to their
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