5 Reasons Marvel Fans Are Freaking Out Over ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Trailer

5 Reasons Marvel Fans Are Freaking Out Over 'Avengers: Infinity War' Trailer

Will Captain America, Iron Man and Loki make it out alive? Why is Peter Parker so cute? And where the hell is Hawkeye?!

The brand new trailer for "Avengers: Infinity War" blew up Twitter on Friday morning, easily taking over half of the Top 10 trends in the United States thanks to fan theories about the upcoming Marvel movie.

The sneak peek was packed with new footage of Earth's Mightiest Heroes crossing paths with the Guardians of the Galaxy and taking on the most powerful villain to date, Thanos (who looks a lot like Steve Austin — Happy Stone Cold Day!). Though exciting, the video also left Marvel fans wondering which — if any — of their favorite superheroes would survive the battle.

We're sure you did, but just in case you didn't — watch the trailer first, then take a look at what Twitter is freaking out over. Warning: Potential spoilers ahead if any these theories turn out to be true!

Where's Hawkeye?

So far, Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye has been totally MIA from any and all publicity materials for the movie. He's not in either trailer, was not in the footage shown at Comic-Con or D23, isn't in any posters and was not included on any of the 15 Entertainment Weekly covers for the movie.

"Hawkeye coming out of Civil War is in the same position that the Cap and Falcon are in at the end of that movie," director Joe Russo explained. "And coming into this movie, the characters who are on Cap's side coming out of Civil War, some made certain decisions and others made other decisions that led to different paths and them dealing with oversight in this movie in a different way. So, Hawkeye's on his own journey in this movie. He has a unique reaction to the Civil War situation that puts him in a special spot this film."

OK, but what does that mean? Will he even appear in the movie at all? Our guess: He's chilling with his family on the farm, and will re-enter the fold when something happens to those he loves … either his family, or one of the Avengers. Ant-Man is also MIA.

To those wondering where Hawkeye is in the Infinity War trailer: He is a father of several children so he obviously was exhausted and overslept on the day of the big battle. Leave him alone, he’s doing his best.

— Matt Singer (@mattsinger) March 16, 2018

Hawkeye while all this is going on #AvengersInfinityWar pic.twitter.com/dhVWpEhhXS

— Comic Book Talk (@ComicBooksTalk) March 16, 2018

Good news! I spotted Hawkeye in the Avengers: #InfinityWar trailer. pic.twitter.com/ldnz9ec6Z6

— Dan Casey (@DanCasey) March 16, 2018

I hope 'Avengers 4' is "The Search for Hawkeye" and the third act is just everybody at that damn barn trying really hard to convince Hawkeye he's a valuable part of the team even tho they forgot to call him for the Infinity War.

— Adam Chitwood (@adamchitwood) March 16, 2018

Jeremy Renner/Hawkeye during the #InfinityWar poster shoot pic.twitter.com/c3gIMYyAiq

— Matthew T'Cherry (@MatthewACherry) March 16, 2018

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Is Thanos Crushing Thor’s Head — Or Forcing Him to Watch Loki Die?

At first glance, it appeared as if Thor (Chris Hemsworth) was getting his head crushed by Thanos as his mischievous brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston), watched. But a closer look at stills from the trailer reveals a different possibility: Thor is actually being forced to watch Thanos execute his brother, who finally seemed to become a good guy by the end of “Thor: Ragnarok.” Thor isn’t screaming out in physical pain, but rather emotional pain when the big bad guy holding his head gives the order to kill the God of Mischief once and for all. Or perhaps Loki tries to trick the Stone Cold Steve Austin doppleganger with a fake tesseract, which doesn’t end well for Loki.

We think fans have good reason to be worried about Loki, too. The end of "Thor: Ragnarok" teased the Asgardian brother’s ship being approached by a much larger one, which we assume is Thanos, and then we assume the Guardians of the Galaxy come to the rescue, for Thor at least, since he makes one more appearance in the trailer, with teenage Groot witnessing a lightning shower. (Perhaps a release of rage after his brother bites the dust?)

concept: thanos hurts thor to force loki into giving up the tesseract. once he does, thanos tells loki to side with him to show the avengers a familiar face. loki looks at thor and says “no, i am more than that.” thanos gives midnight the order to kill loki then and there. pic.twitter.com/ZFuJV62gLq

— sebastian barnes (@marvelunsolved) March 16, 2018

LOKI GIVING THANOS THE TESSERACT TO SAVE THOR ?!? WE LOVE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT pic.twitter.com/rXO2hbAXLs

— ً (@TONYANDSTEVE) March 16, 2018

WHAT IF HE’S LOOKING AT LOKI HERE FOR THE LAST TIME pic.twitter.com/LyuI3lHU7y

— melek✨ (@Lokieed) March 16, 2018

IM NOT SAYING THIS IS THOR REACTING TO LOKI’S DEATH BUT IT IS pic.twitter.com/cWQCKfTxmo

— melek✨ (@Lokieed) March 16, 2018

Am I the only one worried that Loki might die trying to save Thor’s life???😨#AvengersInfinityWar #InfinityWar pic.twitter.com/9IV1u3bpxP

— peter parker✨ (@MarkAlcalaStan) March 16, 2018

No, you are not. It appears Loki's fate is a global concern.

if you look at US trending we got Tony Stark, Thor, and Captain America, but if you change it to worldwide it's just Loki – preach it, world, sing it, you're doing amazing

— duke fartknocker (@deadpai) March 16, 2018

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Is This the End of Tony Stark?

But Loki’s death would just be an appetizer for the destruction Thanos will bring to the MCU. Tony Stark — aka Iron Man, who's basically the face of the entire franchise at this point — may also sacrifice his life for the cause. His death would be MAJOR, but we can believe it since Robert Downey Jr. has played the Marvel superhero for 10 years now. Might be time for him to move on as an actor, and Marvel executive Kevin Feige has said that the next phase of the MCU will put new superheroes front and center to anchor the interconnected movies.

Oh, plus Downey already promised death in "Infinity War."

"Believe me, I'm tired of every movie, you know, 'It's the end! It's Armageddon! It's the be-all, end-all forever!' And then it's… not," Downey said in an interview. "This one actually is. They're not kidding. This is a heads-will-roll scenario."

We doubt his PG-13 death would be that gruesome — but how crazy would it be if we look back at that interview in a few months and realize Downey was literally teasing how Tony Stark dies? Either way, there are no shortage of people who suspect Stark is in mortal danger.

I see alot of yall talking bout Captain America but Tony Stark DEF going to die in the Infinity War!

— JR (@JROC_410) March 16, 2018

Tony Stark is pretty much guaranteed to die, I believe.

— Chad Huculak (@northsidechad) March 16, 2018

Tony Stark is gonna die in Infinity War. Just wait, I'm calling it🤷🏼‍♂️

— Tim Mueller (@timothymu13) March 16, 2018

RIP Tony Stark
My fault, I’m just practicing

— Nvm (@boogietweets) March 16, 2018

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Can Cap Take on Thanos?

Along with Tony Stark, Captain America is the other one most fans are worried won't make it out of "Infinity War" alive.

After going into hiding following the events of "Civil War," he pops up in the trailer in Wakanda, joining arms with Black Panther, Black Widow, Hulk, Bucky and Falcon to take on Thanos' army. The second to last shot of the sneak peek shows him battling the Mad Titan with his bare hands, something we wouldn't recommend to anyone who wants to keep breathing.

Evans' contract is one that's coming up on its expiration date as well, meaning Marvel will either kill him off or renegotiate. With a heroic arc under his belt already, it might be time for him to hang up his shield and hand it over to Bucky Barnes.

Please don't kill Captain America
Please don't kill Captain America
Please don't kill Captain America
Please don't kill Captain America
*sees Thanos and Cap face off at the end of the #AvengersInfinityWar trailer*
They're gonna kill Captain America. pic.twitter.com/BH3jlNxVK9

— Brandan Tate (@MarlonBrandan) March 16, 2018

Thanos looks so confused and offended that Captain America would even try to fight him😂😭 #InfinityWar pic.twitter.com/Wb7M2ImKVP

— kylie jenner's chicken (@meezus_christ) March 16, 2018

Me @ Marvel when Captain America or Loki dies#AvengersInfinityWar pic.twitter.com/lsDyXk4pVr

— Lenka Šedivá (@strelenqa) March 16, 2018

How the hell is Captain America battling Thanos one-on-one?! #InfinityWar pic.twitter.com/ULQAtSCW2C

— Damien Woody (@damienwoody) March 16, 2018

Thanos was just playing with Steve. Thanos literally threw a planet at them. If he can do that, I think he handle Captain America lol https://t.co/L2ASQHjmR5

— Geeks of Color (@GeeksOfColor) March 16, 2018

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Where's Peter Parker Get His Hair Done?

Thankfully, the tweets about Peter Parker aren't as life threatening as the rest, as most people are just calling out how adorable Tom Holland is as Spider-Man.

Thanks to a shiny new suit and a new 'do, the web-slinger got himself a makeover that most seem to approve of. Making the stakes a little less dire for Spidey: he has a "Homecoming" sequel scheduled to come out two months after the fourth "Avengers" film.

peter parker hair is so fLUFFY rt if u agree pic.twitter.com/9GfOlhNrnW

— Tom Holland Updates (@tomhupdates) March 16, 2018

peter parker wearing his iron spidey suit is literally the most breathtaking thing i've ever seen pic.twitter.com/19l1TjiN91

— bernice (@stanweirdo) March 16, 2018

peter parker’s hair appreciation tweet pic.twitter.com/oxZJHq2MKe

— ‏ㅤً (@woIvern) March 16, 2018

MADE UP NAME. PETER PARKER IS THE PUREST KID EVER. pic.twitter.com/oXKPEMxaUC

— alexia (@pupdylan) March 16, 2018

No worries y’all, nothing bad will happen to #PeterParker in #AvengersInfinityWar, I took care of it myself. pic.twitter.com/1zngbZyjn4

— 1r0n5p1d3r (@1r0n5p1d3r) March 16, 2018

THE NEW POSTER WHERE PETER PARKER IS AT THE CENTER ITS HIS TIME TO SHINE #AvengersInfinityWar pic.twitter.com/c6qyoryQaa

— al (@pooterparker) March 16, 2018

"Avengers: Infinity War" opens April 27, 2018. Advance tickets are already on sale at Fandango.

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