‘Avengers: Endgame’ Writers Explain Why Nick Fury Wasn’t In The Final Battle

Screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely explained why Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury was absent from the final battle of Avengers: Endgame.

After successfully retrieving the Infinity Stones from the past and using them to bring back everyone erased by Thanos decimation, nearly every hero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe assembled for an epic battle against the Mad Titan and his forces. However, despite being the one who initially united Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury was not present for the spectacular showdown and only made a brief cameo during Tony Stark’s funeral.

 Avengers: Endgame Christopher Markus explained that Samuel L. Jackson was never considered for the final battle due to the character’s limited capabilities:

“I don’t think we ever put him in. It was [because] we have such a traffic jam of heroes and so much power, that to have a guy who, in combat, would just be firing a gun… it doesn’t come off well for Nick Fury, frankly.”

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Here is the official synopsis for Avengers: Endgame:

The grave course of events set in motion by Thanos that wiped out half the universe and fractured the Avengers ranks compels the remaining Avengers to take one final stand in Marvel Studios’ grand conclusion to twenty-two films, “Avengers: Endgame.”

Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, Avengers:Endgame stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo,  Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Josh Brolin.

Avengers: Endgame will be available on Digital HD starting July 30 followed by a 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD release on August 13.

Source: ComicBook.com