The Last Avenger

***The Last Avenger***, also known as ***Alpha: The Last Avenger*** or ***Alpha: Eternity War***, is a 2029 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics characters Eternity and Infinity. It is fifty-seventh film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the eighth film of Phase Six. It is a sequel to *Alpha: Rise of the Phoenix Force*, *Alpha: Negative War* and *Captain Marvel: The Darkest Day* as well as a crossover/sequel to *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3*, *Adam Warlock*, *Apocalypse Rising* and *Nova: Marvel Legacy*.

The film was directed by Denis Villeneuve and stars Calum Kelmer as Alpha the Eternity Warrior, Sean Daniels as The Phoenix Force, Christian Bale as Gorr the God Butcher, Emilia Clarke as Omega the Infinity Warrior, Tye Sheridan as Richard Rider/Nova, Glenn Close as Irani Rael with Charles Dance as Eternity and Beyonce Knowles-Carter as Infinity.

## Synopsis

Marvel Studios' *The Last Avenger* finds the Eternity Warrior fleeing from those he has failed on Earth. Unaware of the chaos happening on the planet he faces off against Gorr the God Butcher who seeks Alpha's power, and much more. In order to defeat him, Alpha must confront his past, and face his future.

## Plot

Alpha and Omega are both born millions of years before the day of light from Eternity and Infinity. They are shown growing up under them and witnessing their rules over the Known Expansion. Eternity tells them they will rule one day but in the meantime, he will train them to be the deadliest weapons in the Universe. They become excited over this and prepare to execute a cult leader who has turned against the duo. They do so and both of the Overlords smile down at their children. In the Overspace, the Phoenix Force takes the face of John Grey and screams out in pain throughout time and space.

Alpha meditates on Thanos' Garden planet. He reaches out to Eternity and Infinity to see if they are dead yet but they are alive and are calling out to him to reunite with Omega and free them, Alpha ignores the call, but, they send a shockwave through reality to punish him for his ignorance. He screams out in pain and it is heard throughout the nearby Solar Systems. Following his outburst, Alpha speaks to the Phoenix Force which tells him he has failed him, Alpha tells him he wishes there was something he could do, but not everything works out like its supposed to. Phoenix tells Alpha that there is still time and that he can act before Apocalypse Rises. Alpha questions this but Phoenix disappears.

Gorr the God Butcher hears Alpha's pain and follows it, he finds the planet and attacks Alpha determined to kill him and syphon his power in order to grow closer to his goal of killing Eternity and Infinity. They fight and Gorr gains the upper hand, Alpha reaches out to Eternity and Infinity in a moment of desperation and he manages to temporarily go binary and fend off Gorr. Alpha realises that he cannot rely on his parents to save him without giving them access to the Universe and decides to seek out Omega so they can both kill Gorr.

Nova also senses Alpha's pain and travels to the Garden seeing the aftermath of Gorr's attack. He sees Alpha's helmet and assumes the worst. He leaves feeling saddened about his former friends death. The Phoenix watches him leave and head in the wrong direction towards Earth and it sends a shock of energy through Richards Helment before taking the form of a Phoenix and flying towards Xandar. Richard follows it.

Alpha travels to Xandar where he meets with the Nova Corps where he is told to leave the planet. He questions this and Irani Rael informs him that Nova has reported his crimes against Earth. Alpha pleads innocent but Irani tells him to leave as they do not respect him putting John's life in danger and turning against Carol. Alpha tells them he needs to find Omega but they aim their guns at him and he leaves. In the atmosphere, Sam Alexander stops him from leaving and asks him why he needs Omega. Alpha tells him that a killer is after him and he needs Omega's help to stop him. Sam reveals he and Omega broke up but she remains in contact with the Guardians of the Galaxy and that Thor and Adam Warlock still run with them, he suggested that they may know where she is. Alpha thanks him but Sam reminds him never to return.

On Contraxia, Alpha meets with Peter Quill and the Guardians of the Galaxy, he asks where Thor is but they remain silent. Gamora reveals that Gorr killed Thor when they fought him last. Alpha remains silent, he tells them he needs to know where Omega and Adam Warlock are if he wants to defeat Gorr and save everyone. They tell him Adam also fell to Gorr as he pursued him following Thor's death. Alpha asks about Omega and they tell him that she is alive but wants to be left alone. He reminds them that he is her brother but Nebula tells him that he should act like it then. They tell him she is at Psyrios where the Battle with the Annihilation Wave occurred, Alpha thanks them before leaving.

Richard arrives back at the Nova Corps and Sam tells him Alpha visited them looking for Omega but was sent away. Nova angrily asks why but Sam tells him that he was the one who listed Alpha as an enemy of them. Nova tells them he was wrong and that Alpha is the only hope for them to save Earth now. He leaves setting off to find the Guardians.

Alpha arrives Psyrios to find Omega locked in combat with a local tribe. He stops the battle and reveals himself to her, she attacks him before they stop fighting and hug. He tells her he wishes this was a social visit but Gorr has returned. She looks horrified.

Shorly before the Day of Light, Alpha and Omega trained under their parents. Eternity and infinity in their humanoid forms look proud of their children. Suddenly, Gorr appears and stabs Infinity through the chest before wounding Eternity. Alpha and Omega spring into action before battling Gorr, he attempts to take their amulets which are imbued with the Phoenix Energy. They fight him and wound him enough that he is forced to retreat. They return to their parents and allow their life-forces to be drained in order to heal both Eternity's wound and revive Infinity. This weakens all of them and leaves Infinity without a physical form, the duo return to the over space to syphon energy from the Phoenix. Alpha watches this in disgust while Omega doesn't watch.

Alpha questions why Omega is on Psyrios and she tells him that she wishes to return to the Negative Zone as it is a vast reality and maybe somewhere the Phoenix Force could roam free without fear of anyone attempting to use it. Alpha likes this idea and tells her they need to actually heal the Phoenix first before setting it free. She acknowledges this and asks if Alpha can still sense it. The Phoenix questions Alpha and asks the same. Alpha ignores it and tells her he feels nothing now and that he has failed the Phoenix, along with everyone he loves. She tells him she never let him down but he rejects this.

Nova finds the Guardians and tells them he needs to find Alpha

* Nova tracking Guardians
* Alpha helps Omega with something before she agrees to help
* Gorr murders many trying to get to Alpha
* They travel to the place they released the Phoenix Force
* Gorr finds them and fights them, Omega is killed while Alpha is wounded similarly to what happened to Eternity and Infinity.
* Alpha awakens at Min'Or-Valiyra the access point to the Overspace, where Gorr has made his home, he keeps relics which remind him of his past kills.
* He taunts Gorr and reminds him what happened to him last time, Gorr taunts him as well while Alpha breaks free and they fight in hand to hand combat.
* Eventually, Gorr undermines Alpha and prepares to strike him down but Alpha reaches out to Eternity and Infinity and opens the Gateway to the overspace, but the Phoenix Force stops him and kills him, allowing him to be reborn once he realises his true purpose.
* Being reborn, Alpha is considered pure and manages to summon Stormbreaker, using it to decapitate Gorr, ending his reign of terror once and for all.
* Alpha thanks the Force and promises to return to Earth to finish his mission.
* Alpha seals up Min'Or-Valiyra creating a tomb for Omega while he takes Stormbreaker to return it to New Asgard.
* Nova finds him telling him of Apocalypses takeover and Alpha tells him he's returning to finish what he started.
* In a post credit scene - Adam awakens in Omega's tomb, he finds Gorr's body and escapes before Alpha seals it.

### Flashbacks

* Alpha and Arishem interactions
* Alpha releasing the Phoenix Force
* Living tribunal etc
* Introduce Entropy

## Cast

* Calum Kelmer as Alpha the Eternity Warrior
* Christian Bale as Gorr the God Butcher
* Sean Daniels as The Phoenix Force
* Emilia Clarke as Omega the Infinity Warrior
* Tye Sheridan as Richard Rider/Nova
* Beyonce Knowles-Carter as Infinity
* Charles Dance as Eternity
* Glenn Close as Irani Rael
* Sam Claffin as Sam Alexander
* Will Poulter as Adam Warlock
* Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star Lord
* Zoe Saldana as Gamora
* Karen Gillan as Nebula
* Sean Gunn as Groot (Motion Capture)
* Chris Hemsworth as Thor Odinson
* David Kaye as Arishem the Judge
* To-be-confirmed actor as The One Above All
* To-be-confirmed actor as The Living Tribunal

## Appearances

### Locations

* The Overspace
* The Garden
* Contraxia
* Xandar
* Earth (Mentioned)

### Events

* Alpha's Darkest Days
	+ Attack on the Garden
	+ Battle of Contraxia
	+ Pursuit of the Eternity Warrior
	+ Murder of Omega
	+ Battle over Min'Or-Valiyra

## Production

* Following Jon Favreau's appointment as the head of Marvel Studios, he announced Calum Kelmer's contract would be extended and that Alpha would have a final solo movie, at Comic Con 2026 with production of it underway.
	+ The working title was "Rise of the Eternity Warrior" but this was scrapped as it was too similar to other movies, including the upcoming Avengers movie.
	+ It was also announced that Christian Bale would be returning as Gorr the God Butcher.
* The following week it was announced that Sean Daniels would be appearing in the movie as Marvel Boy as well as portraying the Phoenix Force.
* On September 1st, 2026, Jon Favreau and Calum Kelmer confirmed that the film would feature Emilia Clarke, Beyonce Knowles-Carter and Charles Dance returning in their respective roles.
	+ Kelmer also confirmed that The Living Tribunal and The One Above All would appear in the film in minor roles.
* On September 20th 2026, Tye Sheridan confirmed he was set to return as Nova in the movie and that Will Poulter would make an appearance as Adam Warlock on some capacity.
* On November 8th, 2026, Jon Favreau confirmed that Gorr would be the main antagonist of the film while Eternity and Infinity would be secondary antagonists, he also confirmed the Phoenix Force would play a deuteragonist role and would be far more present in the movie than previously seen.
	+ He also confirmed that Marvel Boy would not appear in the movie and that Sean Daniels will only be playing the Phoenix Force, though, John would be referenced and be an important part of Alpha's story.