Anthony and Joe Russo, the directors of Avengers: Endgame, have discussed Katherine Langford’s cut role.
Avengers: Endgame delivered on many fronts, providing a truly epic conclusion to this chapter of the MCU as well as a fitting end to many character’s journeys. One thing that didn’t come to fruition, however, was Katherine Langford’s role.
While Langford (13 Reasons Why) was cast in the movie, her part never made it to the screen. Apparently, Langford was to play an older version of Tony’s daughter who he sees in a ‘metaphysical way station’. Joe Russo described why the scene was cut on the Happy Sad Confused Podcast:
“The intention was that [Tony’s] future daughter, because these films are dealing with magic, his future daughter forgave him and sort of gave him peace to go. And the idea felt resonant. But it was just too many ideas in an overly complicated movie.
Anthony added that test audiences “didn’t feel an emotional association with the adult version of his daughter. So it wasn’t ringing to us and resonating with us on an emotional level”.
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Avengers: Endgame stars Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America), Mark Ruffalo (Hulk), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), Josh Brolin (Thanos), Brie Larson (Captain Marvel), Paul Rudd (Scott Lang), Don Cheadle (War Machine), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther), Tom Holland (Spider-Man), Sebastian Stan (Winter Soldier), Anthony Mackie (Falcon), Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch), Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange), Danai Gurira (Okoye), Benedict Wong (Wong), Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Dave Bautista (Drax), Bradley Cooper (Rocket), Vin Diesel (Groot), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Pom Klementieff (Mantis), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Gwyneth Paltrow (Pepper Potts), Evangeline Lilly (The Wasp), Letitia Wright (Shuri) and Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie).
Originally published May 8, 2019. Updated May 9, 2019.
